Adding Seam Granit After Being Laid

You can save stone while minimizing the size of the seams.

Adding seam granit after being laid.

Aligning the seam and adding clamps 1. Judging from your photo the sink run looks to be way longer than a standard slab then add the fact that you chose the super fragile volga blue as your stone there looks to be no way out of a seam. Cooktop cutouts are good seam locations. It s best to place granite countertop seams in areas that aren t seen much.

Stick each pair of suction cups on either side of the granite seam. Then they will use an epoxy at the seams to cement the pieces of marble granite soapstone or quartz to each other. Butter the edges of your granite with your activated epoxy. Lay the 2 pieces of granite side by side.

You can put seams in sink cutouts but this may make the seams more obvious and constantly under use and stress. Both 2cm and 3cm have these characteristics. After all the thicker the stone the stronger it will be and the less susceptible to damage. Once the cabinets are found to be within the permissible levels our installers will lay the pieces of the granite in place on the counters.

For a granite countertop apply an even coat by a paint pad brush or roller and allow the sealer to penetrate the surface for 15 to 30 minutes. The seams dont look perfect but volga blue is a very brittle stone that chips easy in fabrication so this seam looks acceptable from that stand point. But they harden quickly after being mixed. If the sealer has been absorbed by the granite after the first coat simply repeat the first step.

Note that some stone is more porous than other and might require a second application. The weakness in granite and any natural stone comes from its veins and dry seams.