QuartzoStone
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| 09 May 2009 01:35 PM |
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Do you guy think is possible to install solid surface sink with quartz surfaces?
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Nick Henry
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| 09 May 2009 02:26 PM |
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we did a quartz vanity top with a solid surface undermount sink welded together. It looked good. would I do it again? ah no  |
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Wags
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| 09 May 2009 03:33 PM |
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It's been tried many times, ive never seen it done sucessfully over time. Good Luck. |
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Karl Crooks
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| 09 May 2009 11:31 PM |
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We have replaced solid surface sinks that where hard seamed to Quartz and Granite counter tops. So someone has been doing it.
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Brian Stone
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| 11 May 2009 02:55 PM |
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We will install solid surface sinks on quartz or granite tops. We don't hard seam them though. We have the counter top material overhang into the sink too. |
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Adam Nelson
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| 11 May 2009 03:59 PM |
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I am in the same boat as Brian, we have done many but none that are "seamless". We try to get them as flush as possible and tend to err on the side of an overhang. I will say that seamless sink installs in quartz is still a pipe dream at this point.... |
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Karl Crooks
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| 11 May 2009 04:02 PM |
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Posted By Adam on 11 May 2009 10:59 AM
I am in the same boat as Brian, we have done many but none that are "seamless". We try to get them as flush as possible and tend to err on the side of an overhang. I will say that seamless sink installs in quartz is still a pipe dream at this point.... Why is it a pipe deam ??? We have seen this done by Granite and Quartz fabs.... I'm lost. |
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Guy Robertson
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| 11 May 2009 07:32 PM |
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Nope, not a pipe dream. We have done probably about a dozen...both vanities and kitchen sinks.
Is it ideal...no b/c of the expansion contraction differences in the stone or quartz and the ss. One of them we have had to go back to and glue it. It didn't drop, but it did get a crack at the seam. They were ok with the crack vs the smooth transition trade off. Whenever we install one this way, we educate them on this possibility and that there may be no long term way of eliminating it. Most of them are ok with it.
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| 12 May 2009 02:36 PM |
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Posted By Guy Robertson on 11 May 2009 02:32 PM
Nope, not a pipe dream. We have done probably about a dozen...both vanities and kitchen sinks.
Is it ideal...no b/c of the expansion contraction differences in the stone or quartz and the ss. One of them we have had to go back to and glue it. It didn't drop, but it did get a crack at the seam. They were ok with the crack vs the smooth transition trade off. Whenever we install one this way, we educate them on this possibility and that there may be no long term way of eliminating it. Most of them are ok with it.
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Guy: Chad will probably kill me for suggesting this, but I would tint some Integra Composite Bonder to match the sink (it's fairly clear) and use it instead of hard inflexible adhesive for sink attachment. "You have to try this to believe how strong and flexible it is. It's uses are unlimited." If the back of the quartz were milled to dead flat and the sink flange checked for flatness before bonding, there would be little adhesive line exposed anyway. Joe |
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Andy Graves
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| 14 May 2009 12:37 AM |
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This is just another warranty problem waiting to happen. Two different expansion rates equals failure.
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QuartzoStone
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| 14 May 2009 01:04 AM |
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But i have seen the SSM Vanity bowl mount seamless into quartz.
it been few year. i Didn't notice anything wrong. Just like SSM.
I will try to get the picture and post it up. |
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| 14 May 2009 01:48 AM |
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Posted By Andy on 13 May 2009 07:37 PM
This is just another warranty problem waiting to happen. Two different expansion rates equals failure.
Just my opinion. Andy: That's why you use flexible adhesive, to accommodate the different expansion and contraction rates. Joe |
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Norm Walters
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| 14 May 2009 03:00 AM |
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Joe, I've used the composite bonder, it don't think is all that flexible. It's like saying liquid nails is "flexible". |
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Karl Crooks
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| 14 May 2009 03:53 AM |
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Posted By Andy on 13 May 2009 07:37 PM
This is just another warranty problem waiting to happen. Two different expansion rates equals failure.
Just my opinion. Andy the ones that we have replaced did not fail at the seam. |
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Andy Graves
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| 14 May 2009 05:24 AM |
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They said SSV was going to be great too and that failed. I guess I am just leary of gluing two different materials together. I do not have any direct experience with it. |
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QuartzoStone
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| 20 Jun 2009 02:07 PM |
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  Check this out. quartz surface with solid surface bowl |
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Karl Crooks
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| 20 Jun 2009 03:05 PM |
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Man someone did a bad sanding job on that, no wonder the finish looks so bad.
Or the cleaning people are useing pumice stones to clean the sink with 
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Linda Graves
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| 20 Jun 2009 03:13 PM |
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I like the decorative mold between the splash and the countertop. |
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Steve Mehan
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| 20 Jun 2009 03:31 PM |
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The material color looks to be close to the other pic you posted Just For Sharing. But much dirtier.
I hope the kitchen top is better taken care of.
It looks like a commercial aplication.
Sg Buloh Is that in Maylasia? |
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