It looks good to me. The smaller cut near the sink is a favored place to put it. I’m not sure why you don’t like it - because it’s not where they originally said they would put it?

IMO a good place for the seam compared to the cooktop and the usual place too.

Its really perfect. Breathe. Kitchen renovations are stressful. Your sink is beautiful.

Looks good to me, it was never going to disappear.

Where is the faucet going? I hope not on top of the seam.

Thank you all, my concern is that I will keep seeing it and so will everyone else as it is in a high traffic area.. also I spend so much time at the sink…and it will keep bothering me.. I know I am being too picky (for some
Of you) but I appreciate your critical and kind comments. I know it’s “me!” But I am just wired that way.. can u pls help me with alternate suggestions where it can be etc.. I can send my kitchen layout pics just to see my options here.. thank u again for your time 🙏

This is incredibly common and the place that makes the most sense. It looks really good to me. You don’t want the seam at the cooktop where grease will degrade and stain it.

Yes @plf12652: faucet will be on the seam at the back 😳

Ok so if not cooktop and sink (as I don’t like ot there) then where else?

Well if the faucet is on the seam that disguises it…..and the seam is really fine anyway. I assume it’s not a problem installing a faucet on the seam…

The seam looks really good. Honestly, once you get everything in working order you won't even notice it.

Seam? What seam? It's nearly invisible. NO ONE that walks into your kitchen is going to see it.

This placement is where I typically recommend it. And they did a great job with it. Do you want to pay for new countertops to put it somewhere else where it would be even longer and more visible? Trust me when I say you won't even think about it once the kitchen is finished.

"Ok so if not cooktop and sink (as I don’t like ot there) then where else?"

Not on top of the dishwasher either.

That is an excellent seam. You should be ashamed of this post.

You’ve lost sleep over this ??? Really? You must have lived a charmed life. I think the seam is in a perfect place, looks good.

The seam is fine. You can have a custom apron sink retrofitted and eliminate it.

I honestly cannot see a seam in your first and third photos. I do see it in the second, but it's very innocuous.

Our seam is at the sink as well, and it is virtually invisible (like yours). It has been there for almost 14 years, and there have been no issues whatsoever...I never ever think about it, unless someone on Houzz worries about a seam, then I take a look at mine again and feel thankful that it is so inconspicuous and small. I truly think that having it anywhere else would require a long seam that would interrupt the continuity of your countertop. It seems that your fabricator/installer did an excellent job.

This is not criticism. That seam is great. No one will notice it or care. Your concern seems to stem from some extreme need for perfection. You will be the only one that this bothers. If you put that seem somewhere else, it will be worse. Practice letting it go, it will be good therapy. (I’m a psychologist BTW). You do not want these little imperfections causing you so much distress. BTW I love your sink

Thank you all, my concern is that I will keep seeing it and so will everyone else as it is in a high traffic area.. also I spend so much time at the sink…and it will keep bothering me.. I know I am being too picky (for some
Of you) but I appreciate your critical and kind comments. I know it’s “me!” But I am just wired that way.. can u pls help me with alternate suggestions where it can be etc.. I can send my kitchen layout pics just to see my options here.. thank u again for your time

Sorry but you're being way too critical. That is an excellent seam and no way you'll get better. Believe it or not, in a few weeks it will not bother you at all. You won't even notice it. How can I say that? I'm a fine artist and my students call me eagle eyes. My work is tight and precise and I see every flaw normally.

I have a seam that isn't quite as good as yours at my prep sink and kept staring at it when it was first put in. I've been in my house now almost 5 years and I can tell you after about 2 weeks in the house, I stopped noticing it and haven't given it another thought in these five years.

And no one who comes in will walk by your sink and notice the seam.

You mentioned that the quartz is going to also be your backsplash? I hope it's not behind your cooktop!

I have a seam at the cooktop, and another at the sink, with the faucet on it. It's been over 10 years, and they are all fine.

The seam has to go someplace, and that looks great. They did a good job, in my opinion.

It is barely noticeable so I don't think you need to worry about it being noticeable to others but it would bother me too so you aren't being over critical.

The seam is well done. In time you may forget about it.
Hindsight is always clearer. I read so many posts about people being unhappy with their countertop seams. When I had my kitchen renovated I chose to have seamless quartz countertops. My kitchen designer also had “seamless countertops” written in the fabrication order.

I've been a designer for many years and have never heard of someone notating "seamless countertops". Was the kitchen designed in a way that seams would not be required? That's the only way I can think that a quartz countertop would be "seamless".

Seams are dictated by layout and slab size. Your designer can change her design, but she can't order "seamless" if the math doesn't work.

If you have a small kitchen chopped up by 4 doors like mine you can have seamless countertops! ;) be grateful you have a kitchen big enough for seams and that one looks great! agree you’ll forget about it no time.

It is more than acceptable and what 90% of us have in our kitchens. The other 9.5% have apron front sinks. There might be 0.5% that have a seamless sink installation.

(The percentages are guesses based on projects I see on the forums!)

Maybe you would be happier with corian where the seam will be invisible

Kristen Petro: I have a modified galley kitchen. On one wall I have a 96” long seamless countertop. On the other side of my kitchen: the seamless L shaped countertop (that includes my sink) is: 74” long and the part that buts up to my refrigerator is 33” long. Then, on the other side of my range, the countertop is 26” long. My countertop is Silestone quartz, no seams.

It is seamless because the 74"x33" piece could be fabricated from one slab. Returns do not necessarily need a seam if A. the slab is large enough, B. the installers can transport it, C. there are no obstructions that would prevent the installers from maneuvering it in place and D. enough slabs were purchased to allow for the l-shaped countertop and the rest of the surfaces. Seamless is not a feature or a special upgrade available from Silestone. But I respect your designer for making sure the fabricator did not put in a seam unnecessarily.

I've used your Silestone quartz on a couple of jobs...beautiful material!

"Maybe you would be happier with corian where the seam will be invisible"

At DuPont's required Corian school, students are instructed that seams are "inconspicuous", never "invisible".

I was always told never to put a seam at the sink because of structural integrity meaning it has a greater chance of cracking/flexing etc. And the staining of the seam glue near all the water, etc. The seam doesn’t seem so bad. I would be uneasy of its location

It would be a real shame to redo the quartz in search of a better seam placement and end up with something which makes your current seam look great by comparison and that could happen.And I just have to add that your install is one of the best seam placement matches I've seen posted here.

Joseph's idea of an apron front sink would eliminate the seam.

We would be thrilled if our seam looked half as good as yours

The only thing better would be no seam, which you can't get. I'm picky on details, too, but this is too minor to spend time perseverating about. As I've gotten older, I've tried to focus on the truly important things that I can change; not the minor frustrations that actually make no difference. In situations like this, I consider my problems in terms of an ultimate test; i.e., how important is it to my life? And the ultimate test is this...would you like your gravestone to say: "Her life would have been better if she had only been able spent more time and attention on resolving her countertop seam"?

"I was always told never to put a seam at the sink because of structural integrity meaning it has a greater chance of cracking/flexing etc. And the staining of the seam glue near all the water, etc. The seam doesn’t seem so bad. I would be uneasy of its location."

This is myth. A strapped sink becomes a truss which holds up a countertop very well.

True, Joseph. I consider the OP’s seam inconspicuous. So, for me, Corian is practically invisible. But maybe not to the OP

Zanky. You say your eye keeps going there. We can’t see your view from your photos, but just try really hard to focus your brain to enjoy your view. I spend a lot of time at the sink too, but I can assure you I never examine my sink. I just enjoy the view outside. Your seam is very acceptable and once you stop looking at it, it will be forgotten.

Once you start using that kitchen you won't even see it. I obsessed over not getting a straight line between the ceiling and wall while painting the dining room. I can't even tell you where I thought the issue was after a few weeks.

However, if it really bothers you, then go ahead and take the chance of them mucking it up to put it where you will be happy.

The only way to avoid seams is to have the counter runs smaller than the size of the material.

Almost everything has joints or seams in it. Nobody expects seamless wood floors. Nobody expects seamless clothing. EVERYbody expects seamless countertops no matter how large they are or how unlikely it would be a single block of stone (like a waterfall island). It's really gotten quite ridiculous. And it's the fault of photoshopped perfect images from the industry itself.

I had Pergo flooring a long time ago that I hated because each panel was made up of several fake boards. When the light hit that flooring, it was very bothersome to me because the seams did not align with the boards. I would have been much happier with a Pergo product where the boards and seams aligned. I think seams are an important consideration. For me, I agree with the OP, I would rather have the seam located at the cooktop not the sink where I would want continuity around the circumference of the sink. However, I think the contractor did a beautiful job with the sink seam. Most every construction project will have regrets, but in the end, its the whole of the project that counts. The OP's awesome workstation sink is the star--no one will notice the seam after looking at that beauty!

I'm very much of an outlier here but one reason I didn't choose quartz for our new kitchen was the seaming. The ones on display at the countertop dealers didn't look great which they told me was because they were old and had seen heavy use. My eye went right to those seams every time. I went with Corian solid surface and while they may have to say the seam is "inconspicuous," I have yet for someone to be able to find it.

I think your seam looks as good at it gets. I'd live with it for a while before making any changes. Hang in there, a remodeling project is tough.

Thank you folks.. for your guidance and support! I really do appreciate it..

This is the first time I did something like this.. asking on a public forum, so I am very touched that so many people took the time to respond. 🙏

Albeit an old post... but I am just coming on here to chime in and tell you that it is untrue that no one would notice this seam. I am one to tell you I would notice it LOL. I wish I wouldn't but....It is just how we are wired, we are who we are and we need to be PROUD of that haha! I am doing a new build and had the same question about seams and felt a seam at the sink would be more noticeable to me (maybe others too - who knows - but I am the one doing the dishes LOL), and/or difficult to keep clean versus a corner or other area where a coffee pot can hide it. In our old home it was in the center of the sink like this (10+ years old) and the seam still appeared fine! It is all the little things that go into reno and building! Wishing you the best of luck!