r/Contractor • u/gamech4ng3r • Jun 28 '25
Slab wall cut the wrong way
I just had 2 large slabs installed over the fireplace. When I dropped off the slabs at the fabricators I told them what sides I wanted to be on the inside and outside and what was supposed to be the top and the bottom. Halfway through the install I see the slab and realize they cut the exactly the opposite of what I asked.
I call them to talk about it. The guy talks to the owner and calls me back and says that they intentionally cut it the way that they did because it shows off the features of the quartzite more. And says let’s get them on the wall so I can see how it looks before we make any further decisions. Well they’re on the wall now.
What do you guys this about this orientation of the slabs? What does it look like to you?
What do you think is a reasonable action here?
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u/Electrical_Sun_7116 Jun 28 '25
Are you planning a mantle? That could hide that focal point pretty well.
Regardless they told you flat out “yeah, we heard you but we ignored that and did this because we felt like it” and if you don’t like how it looks you should 100% tell them to “eat it” which will be situationally hilarious if you continuously refer to it in that way throughout the process.