Dear Doug:
Let's start by taking the “fissure” angle out of the picture. By the way you describe it, that's a crack, period.
Second cracks can be successfully repaired but: 1. Before repairing the crack you must find what caused it in the first place and rectify that. 2. The repaired crack must be invisible and should not be felt.
That is how far I can go with my advice. I can't get involved in the guesswork of whether or not it will never crack again, as I'm sure you can understand. Read my point 1 above. If you don't solve that, all bets are off.
As for the price reduction issue, once again it is something that I'd rather stay out of. It's all about balancing the pros and cons and the different ways different people feel about the same subject.
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:
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, 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:
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Thank you
Ciao and good luck,
Mauri
Article ID: 1328
Created On: Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 9:00 AM
Last Updated On: Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Authored by: Maurizio Bertoli [mail@mbstone.com]
Online URL: https://marblecleaning.org/knowledgebase/article.php?id=1328