Dear Laura:
You're asking the impossible of me.
There are not – and there could possibly be not – any industry standard on the placement of the seams. It all depends on the shape of the kitchen, the size of the slabs, and the type of “granite”. This is something that you have to work out with your fabricator. The only thing that I can tell you is that a 45o mitered seam in a corner is incredibly beautiful, but also incredibly risky to execute. If you insist that your fabricator to do that – assuming that the right size slabs are available – you should take full responsibility for the risk.
By reading your report your fabricator comes across like a person that's trying to accommodate your wishes at his best, without having to lose his shirt at doing things that could turn out to be too risky. It is the most that you can expect from a decent professional.
Now remember, it's never too early to think about the proper maintenance of your stone. The issue of what you'll be doing day in and day out to your stone is – as it should be intuitive – vastly more important than its sealing
(if and when possible and/or advisable) and it's all too often neglected. As you can tell by reading many of this site's postings, you're not likely to get good information about routine care from your dealer or installer. Don't become another statistic! By logging into the Helpful Hints section of our website at:
http://www.mbstone.com/HH_promo/helpful_hints.htm
, you will be able to get the short version of our maintenance guidelines at no charge. The full version of it – a 7-page document considered by many as an industry benchmark – is available in pay-per-download format in our Educational Literature section at:
http://www.mbstone.com/literature/literature.htm
.
And remember, every single penny of the cost of the literature will be used to support this site and its cause: your cause.
While you are in the “Helpful Hints” section, do spend some time reading all of the interesting FREE articles you'll find in there!
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By spreading the word about this valuable site among your friend & family and the stone trades' people you've been dealing with, you will be rendering everybody a valuable service!
Thank you
Ciao and good luck,
Mauri
Article ID: 1118
Created On: Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 11:42 AM
Last Updated On: Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Authored by: Maurizio Bertoli [mail@mbstone.com]
Online URL: https://marblecleaning.org/knowledgebase/article.php?id=1118