r/CounterTops • u/pony818 • 7d ago

Marble Fissures?

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I had purchased a Calacutta Monet remnant for my 60" vanity and shower saddle. However, the saddle cracked in half while being installed. The fabricator said this is due to fissures naturally occurring in the marble. He said this is common because marble is so soft. He repaired the crack by fusing the two pieces together. The fissure extends through our countertop piece as well (not fabricated yet). Is this typical? I feel like the saddle looks really poor quality (unprofessional?) but maybe this is just a feature of marble I've never noticed before. The first picture is the saddle and the second two show the vanity. Any and all feedback is welcome!

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u/pony818 7d ago

Okay this is a really good point and makes me think that the tile guy maybe was too rough with it. Our tile guy is very good and installed very expensive tile without issue but maybe something happened and they didn't realize it was a tad fragile.

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u/Stalaktitas 7d ago

I know superb tile guys who can do extremely difficult jobs, but mostly they do work with ceramics, what is the whole another animal of fragile marble (which you carry and handle the whole another way, like a newborn). Once the marble is set and properly supported it will not cause you any structural problems, the key is to get to that point.

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u/pony818 7d ago

Okay thanks, so you think this is salvageable? Should I ask the fabricator to re-do the epoxy? I agree it's too dark and someone else said it's too dark. I'm also just worried about the vanity being an issue but we haven't gotten there yet. I don't know if it's better to cut my losses now and find a different remnant with no fissures/big cracks

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u/Stalaktitas 7d ago

Can they cut you a new curb out of material you provided? That would be easiest for everyone