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06-05-2008, 02:45 AM
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| mother of all granite cracks!
wondered if someone here might have some suggestions about what to do about a major crack in the granite in my kitchen. the crack is located right in front of my sink. i've seen other similar problems reported here, but from the photos, my crack takes the cake. the crack is about 32" in length and 1/4" wide at the widest point. the crack narrows as it extends out in both directions with the 1/4" width extending for about 20" of the 32" crack.
any suggestions?
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06-05-2008, 10:23 AM
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| Re: mother of all granite cracks!
Hello Chris,
The good news is that the crack can be fixed. You need to call an NSRA member that can service your area. Personally, I like to work on bigger cracks than smaller ones. The adhesive to fill the crack can be color matched to the surrounding areas, so it won't stand out.
I am sure that one of the members from this forum will contact you soon.
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06-05-2008, 10:48 AM
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| Re: mother of all granite cracks!
chris, this crack can be fix. It looks like your fabricator cut the groove a bit too deep when he roded your sink.
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06-05-2008, 10:56 AM
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| Re: mother of all granite cracks!
sounds encouraging so far. after sifting through the forum, i found a reference to a "tam tran" in the boston area. googling didn't turn up any way to contact him. do you have contact info for him or any references for NSRA members in the massachusetts/new hampshire area who might be able to help me?
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06-05-2008, 12:02 PM
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| Re: mother of all granite cracks!
The steel rod in that top will need to come out. It is the rod rusting that caused the crack and if it is not removed completely it will continue to expand and re-open the crack again and again. In the right hands it is not difficult to hide but a pita to fix properly. This will not be a cheap repair if done right.
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06-06-2008, 02:15 AM
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| Re: mother of all granite cracks!
couple more questions . . .
if this is a costly repair, i'm wondering if replacing that section of the granite would be a cheaper alternative?
also, is there an easy way to locate an NSRA member local to me (massachusetts, new hampshire)?
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06-06-2008, 02:22 AM
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| Re: mother of all granite cracks!
sorry but we do not have and active member in your area. TopShop is the nearest to you.
you can try these guys htran62@verizon.net acousticsatisfaction@yahoo.com
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06-06-2008, 11:26 AM
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| Can you post a pic or pics of the whole top and give me dimensions of the top? I am not oposed to coming up to you but fuel is getting costly and I can figure out of it may be less expensive to build a new one vs fix this one.
Is that stone Luna Pearl, Rosa Beta, or one of the Chinese stones? 2cm or 3cm? It is difficult to tell the color by the lighting of the pic.
BTW - Htran is an excellent repair guy too. We just have not heard from him for a while.
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