Project description
I am replacing the worktop in my apartment kitchen and I am looking for a fabricator who takes engineered quartz from the first site measurement to the last line of silicone. The run is L-shaped: 3.2 m along the window wall and 1.8 m on the return, a right angle in the corner. The old chipboard top has swollen around the sink and lifted at the joint, so this time I want a 20 mm slab with the edge built up to a visible 40 mm, a straight profile with a small chamfer, no bullnose and no waterfall. Please template on site with rods or a laser rather than work from my sketch: the walls are out of true by roughly 12 mm over those three metres, and I would rather scribe the back edge than fill a gap with sealant.
The sink is undermount, bowl 500 by 400, so the cut-out has to be polished all round and the reveal kept even; I would like a slight fall towards the waste and mechanical brackets under the slab as well as adhesive. The hob opening is 590 by 520 with radiused corners, and I need the thermal clearance kept on every side plus heat tape underneath, because the last top cracked from a tight cut. Tap hole and a second hole for the filter tap can be marked during the dry fit. I would also like to hear your opinion on whether 20 mm with a build-up is sensible here or whether I should pay for a 30 mm slab.
There will be one seam, and it lands in the corner. I care about how it looks: please match the veining so the pattern runs in the same direction across the joint, keep the glue line under 1 mm and tint the adhesive to the slab. Along the wall I want an upstand of the same material, 40 mm high, with a colour-matched silicone bead. The base cabinets need checking before delivery — the loaded top plus the undermount sink will be close to 180 kg, so the run under the seam probably needs an extra rail or a support leg. Removal and disposal of the old top and sink is part of the job.
What I expect from the quote and the schedule:
— a site visit for templating within a few days of agreement, with a signed drawing of every cut-out;
— slab selection where I can see the actual piece and the direction of the pattern before cutting;
— fabrication and installation inside two weeks, with the kitchen usable again on the same day it is fitted;
— protection of floor and cabinets during the fit, and all dust cut outside or with extraction;
— a written note on care: what not to put hot on it, which cleaners to avoid, and what your guarantee covers on the seam.
The sink is undermount, bowl 500 by 400, so the cut-out has to be polished all round and the reveal kept even; I would like a slight fall towards the waste and mechanical brackets under the slab as well as adhesive. The hob opening is 590 by 520 with radiused corners, and I need the thermal clearance kept on every side plus heat tape underneath, because the last top cracked from a tight cut. Tap hole and a second hole for the filter tap can be marked during the dry fit. I would also like to hear your opinion on whether 20 mm with a build-up is sensible here or whether I should pay for a 30 mm slab.
There will be one seam, and it lands in the corner. I care about how it looks: please match the veining so the pattern runs in the same direction across the joint, keep the glue line under 1 mm and tint the adhesive to the slab. Along the wall I want an upstand of the same material, 40 mm high, with a colour-matched silicone bead. The base cabinets need checking before delivery — the loaded top plus the undermount sink will be close to 180 kg, so the run under the seam probably needs an extra rail or a support leg. Removal and disposal of the old top and sink is part of the job.
What I expect from the quote and the schedule:
— a site visit for templating within a few days of agreement, with a signed drawing of every cut-out;
— slab selection where I can see the actual piece and the direction of the pattern before cutting;
— fabrication and installation inside two weeks, with the kitchen usable again on the same day it is fitted;
— protection of floor and cabinets during the fit, and all dust cut outside or with extraction;
— a written note on care: what not to put hot on it, which cleaners to avoid, and what your guarantee covers on the seam.
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