Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Caesar stone join on island bench :-( 82Jul 04, 2012 8:59 pm Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Caesar stone join on island bench :-( 85Jul 04, 2012 10:29 pm Is Join 2 running straight through the bench? Your return should be one piece from wall to full length. If it is an L shape in any way, shape or form your warranty from the stone supplier (ie: Caesar or Quantum) is void. I'm only asking as where you've added your text it looks a little away from the internal corner. I hope what I've written makes sense... Most stonemasons, if you don't ask where your joins will be they will be placed where the stone mason wants them, but generally they would be centered. Re: Caesar stone join on island bench :-( 88Jul 05, 2012 7:18 am Actually the L doesn't VOID the warranty, it is just that any crack appearing where the L shape is is not covered by the warranty, there is a bit of a difference. The same also goes for sink and cook top cut-outs too. Refer to para 2, XII of the Caesarstone warranty. The reason L's can be bad is because if you have a sufficiently long section any movement towards the end could result in mechanical stress at the corner of the L thus forming a crack. Now looking at this one however from a mechanical perspective the bit to the right towards the sink is so short that it is hardly going to produce any mechanical stress that may in the future form a crack. If the join was say 1-2m to the right then sure the possibility would be there. But as it isn't I wouldn't be too worried about the L. Caesar stone join on island bench :-( 89Jul 05, 2012 8:23 am I wonder why they did that join there instead of straight along the return. They didn't even give us the warranty paperwork. Shall I grab it from online and fill it out? Someone from the stonemasons is supposed to be coming out for a look soon. Also because there is a stain in one spot that looks suspiciously like a coffee cup ring to me. Our cabinet maker has contacted them with our concerns. Renovating our 1970s home Re: Caesar stone join on island bench :-( 90Jul 05, 2012 8:38 am Yes you register online. As to why they put the join where they did rather than in-line I would say because it looks a lot nicer to have the corner rounded out like that. With a join straight on it is not possible to get the corner as gentle, although yes they can still make it look nice. Re: Caesar stone join on island bench :-( 91Jul 05, 2012 3:28 pm Thanks AJW and everyone else for your opinions. We have our cabinet maker and the stonemason coming tomorrow to check it out. Our cabinet maker is keen to get it all sorted for us. We're more worried about this yellow stain than the joins at this point in time. Renovating our 1970s home Re: Caesar stone join on island bench :-( 94Jul 07, 2012 1:40 pm The two yellow rings came out!!! They used Gumption and metho (?). They were concerned about too much rubbing though as obviously it will affect the finish. We weren't sure if the stain was under the polished finish but seeing they came out I guess not! I only noticed last night though that I can tell where they rubbed. This was looking across the bench from a distance away and with the lights on. When I'm standing at the bench looking at the area I cannot see any dullness where they rubbed. I am happy with that outcome. They also scraped out and refilled the join I was unhappy with and it is so much lighter now. Not sure why it just wasn't done correctly in the first place! Here's a before and after pic - different lighting but it's a definite improvement. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ As for why they placed the joins where they did... they did not want a join through the sink cut out (this position would have been a full 3.06m slab). Right beside the sink is our dishwasher and they said they don't like a join above dishwashers either - due to the heat and also the fact that the bench is unsupported (ie no cabinetry carcass). I was pretty happy with this explanation and combined with the lightened join mark, all is good and we can move on. Glass splash will now be installed next week and then I can share some proper photos in the kitchen thread! Thanks so much for your help and also coming back to ask how it went. Renovating our 1970s home Thankyou for your advice. We do have Caesar coming out and hopefully resolve the issue for us. 4 19789 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Are you going to have the frame exposed or are you cladding it with something. Usually if you are making an exposed frame you would use solid legs around 100x100 or… 3 7384 Well, it was the default we got with our deign, walking through the build last week felt ok, based on drawings on the floor, it is basically a metre, which is quite a big… 3 1026 |