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+2 on trekkor's comments

the only thing is if your counter is already fabricated with an edge detail it's probably fabricated to have a 5/8 sheet of plywood underneath. The 5/8 sheet will allow the slab to be at the right height in relation to the cabinet's doors after the slab has been set in a bed of sealant and also result in no plywood showing at the cabinet face.

regarding setting the slab trekkor is 99.9% right imho. most slabs you can't break if you tried. other slabs will crack on a vein if you carry them flat. I've seen it happen and it sucks. from the pics it looks as though you have a fiberglass backing so it made me think you may have a stone with veins and since it didn't seem like this was a normal thing for you to do I thought I'd suggest you have the fabricator help you set.

wish you the best of luck with your install and trekkor thanks again for the ride at searspoint.

dale