[ChristineBudd]

I just had Delirium granite installed in my kitchen. After the installers left, I noticed a crack in the 4 inch piece of granite in front of the kitchen sink. It starts under the bullnose and runs up and over the top to the inside edge to the sink. Delirium granite includes a gray quartzy material with natural fissures. There is quite a bit of this quartzy gray in front of the sink with some fissures and the crack. The fabricator/installer has offered 2 options to fix this problem. Replacing it is not an option as we have looked nationwide in the USA for other Delirium with the same look. Ours is very light colored. Others are darker. Option 1 is in our home to use an epoxy to glue it together and buff it to be smooth. Then they would support it with shims underneathe all across in front of the sink area between the cabinet and granite and silicone on the underedge. Right now the shims are only on the left, right and center. Option #2 is to remove the piece to take back to their shop to repair. As well as using epoxy to fix the crack and polish, they would route out a channel on the underside and put in a metal rod for support. That's supposed to help with the integrity of that area. Option #2 runs the risk of that section cracking. If it cracked, they would replace the entire kitchen with a new granite. It would not be with Delirium as there's no more. I LOVE the Delrium granite we chose! However, I don't want problems down the road. My questions are-

-Would the rod cause rust as I read in another of your forum discussions? If so, can this be avoided?
- Given the detail above, am I running a BIG risk of cracking that area if I have them take that piece out and take it back to the shop to repair? Routing sounds rough on that delicate area.
-If they do fix the crack at my home, do you think that quartzy gray part has less integrity in general as it has fissures in it now? They would only be fixing the current crack. Does that quartzy part need extra support?
-Which option would you suggest?
-Do you have a granite doctor that you can recommend in Northern Virginia? I live in Herndon, VA in Fairfax County. I might need an outside local source to come give me advice.

I am so happy to have found your site with Google! It's the site I needed to help me understand my issue better.

Christine