Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Benchtop colour consistancy 4Aug 31, 2015 9:20 am Colour samples do not really represent the actual colour of the benchtop. They do come close. But it’s always best to find out whether your cabinet maker has cut out pieces of the actual benchtop that he can show you as a sample. This will help you visualise what your benchtop colour will look like when it’s done. Re: Benchtop colour consistancy 5Aug 31, 2015 10:33 am Unfortunately it seems to be a batch problem with Silestone, they are replacing the whole lot so it was obvious enough to them to that the sample and actual product were significantly different. They are sourcing product from interstate that is hopefully a closer match with the samples. One of the reason I chose them was that that they said they have great consistency of colour with their products.....not this time, the white stone had a definite pink tinge to it made more obvious by white tiles right next to it!! I'll be going and checking the stone slab before it goes to the stone mason just to make sure its close to the sample I've chosen tiles and cupboard colours around. Pretty frustrating, we were supposed to have handover 10 days after the benchtops went in, I had removalists, cleaners for the rental, power and ph final readings all organised and had to cancel it all, now it looks like it'll be an extra month before handover, so although they are replacing it, it's costing me a months extra rent!! Re: Benchtop colour consistancy 6Aug 31, 2015 2:15 pm mike100jobstodo But it’s always best to find out whether your cabinet maker has cut out pieces of the actual benchtop that he can show you as a sample. This will help you visualise what your benchtop colour will look like when it’s done. Not really. Especially if its man made stones like CaesarStone. Colour can differ slightly from batch to batch. Also cabinet makers and kitchen companies out source the stone. It is most often done by a stone mason! Your best of actually going out to a stone mason and looking at there large format samples! Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Re: Benchtop colour consistancy 7Aug 31, 2015 4:01 pm CuttingEdgeKitchens mike100jobstodo But it’s always best to find out whether your cabinet maker has cut out pieces of the actual benchtop that he can show you as a sample. This will help you visualise what your benchtop colour will look like when it’s done. Not really. Especially if its man made stones like CaesarStone. Colour can differ slightly from batch to batch. Also cabinet makers and kitchen companies out source the stone. It is most often done by a stone mason! Your best of actually going out to a stone mason and looking at there large format samples! The stone was supplied by a distributor that then went to a stone mason, it was labelled correctly so the stone mason received the product in good faith from the distributor that it was correct. There is a certain tolerance allowed and I can understand that (the sample I collected from the distributor and the sample my cabinet maker had were slightly different and either would have been fine) The distributor did have large pieces available to see that were the same as my sample, but not at all representative of what they carried in stock. What I see the issue as, was that no one actually checked the incoming batch against the large or small samples they had on display. It actually goes right back to the manufacturer, if they had any standard procedures to check for colour consistency, they would have known that this batch was significantly different and should have sent new samples with the batch and informed the distributors. It's so demeaning when sales people tell you that 'this is the first time that something like this has ever happened' ??!! Do they think I was born yesterday?? Re: Benchtop colour consistancy 8Aug 31, 2015 5:53 pm Building15 [ It's so demeaning when sales people tell you that 'this is the first time that something like this has ever happened' ??!! Do they think I was born yesterday?? I can understand that, but. I might be the first time it has happened to that sales person. I have never had any come backs on stone colour. I think you were very unlucky. Normally the colour consistency is pretty good. Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Re: Benchtop colour consistancy 9Aug 31, 2015 8:16 pm CuttingEdgeKitchens Building15 [ It's so demeaning when sales people tell you that 'this is the first time that something like this has ever happened' ??!! Do they think I was born yesterday?? I can understand that, but. I might be the first time it has happened to that sales person. I have never had any come backs on stone colour. I think you were very unlucky. Normally the colour consistency is pretty good. Yes you are probably right.... Still, am feeling a bit jaded and let down, as is my cabinet maker It is not something I would be in a rush to recommend that is for sure And the lesson is, Buyer Beware!! 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