Lamination seam?

[Bharger]

Hi,

I recently had a local contractor fabricate and install labrador antique granite in our kitchen. The question I have is in some of his laminated edges (bullnose edge) that the seams are very noticable. Is this something that I should fight to get fixed? I mentioned it and he wasn't too concerned.

Also, is it common when doing the laminated edges to use several scrap peices to do the full run. I have a high bar that is about 7' long that has many peices glued together for the laminated edge. Some look good, others are noticable. thanks for the help

Brent

[Huligar]

WoW, did you see this before they install it?
You may be able to find a restoration guy that could make this look better.
It looks like you got a hack job.

[J Koessler]

Hi Brent

Normally the laminations are book matched. The glue joints should be almost invisible.

[cheesedog]

certain materials will always show the seam, BUT if they wouldve made any effort, they couldve made it a lot less noticeable. if youre talking legal action, i dont know that youd win, but they definitely could have done a better job.

[Bharger]

Thanks for the reply. Funny you bring up if I saw it before installation. Yes, they sent me to Dal-Tile to pick it out, but 1) I was not given the opportunity to see it before installation 2) My wife and I both agree that the contractor did not purchase the slabs from Dal-tile - where he had told us to go. When looking at the slabs at dal-tile, there was really no big black spots nor green veins (fissures). When it arrived at the house, we have a lot of smaller black spots, a few large black spots and several green veins, which I have read all could be signs of a 2nd (labrador antique), but I don't know. It just makes me think he did not get what we picked out from Dal-tile.

Also, I have noticed that there are several spots on the surfaces that look like water spots when the light hits it, and they are not as smooth as the rest of the slab. Do you think that it has to do with them not polishing it correctly, or just a part of the stone?

Thank you for your time and help. I am brand new to granite and am trying frantically to do my research before I give this contractor his final draw.

Brent

	Polishing Polishing: This is the final stage, which leaves the surface with reflective characteristics.

[Topshop]

Lab antique is one of the most beautiful stones in the world. I have it in my own home. The reason you see the lams is because the contractor may not have ground the rough surface of the lam area before setting the lams together. This is common with lazy fab contractors who are only out there to make a buck. Lab antique will get a light area at the cut edge from micro fractures in the stone caused by the cut. The lams can be colored with black and brown sharpie to darken the fracture area. John is right when he says that the lam should be book matched and one piece if at all possible but if the job was tight to the slab size sometimes this is not possible. I would try to color the lams first and see if they dissapear. If they do not go away (hide) and the job has to be replaced I would have it made out of 3cm and you would not have this happen again.