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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc
The wife and I went to Crowe Custom countertops today in Acworth Georgia . This place must have 500 slabs of granite on hand if not more ! We walked around for a while just taking it all in . Spoke with a very knowledgeable gentleman and he stated sealers have progressed a lot in the last 5 years . He said they apply a 15 year sealer as standard business . They also have a 25 year sealer . So that eased the wifes mind on granite . We eventually came across a steel gray color that was stunning . We both liked it as soon as we saw it .
A little more than we wanted to spend at $45.00 a s.f. installed but you only live once 
I asked the salesman how they installed their under mount sinks . He stated they go the extra mile and route a groove in the stone so standard under mount sink clips can be used in addition to adhesive caulk . I liked the sounds of that . He stated they fix competitors sinks all the time because they do a crappy job and don't route the groove for the clips .
We haven't signed a contract yet mainly because we are moving this coming Friday plus we want to shop around some more but we liked what we saw at this retailer . |
We never use their clips. Here's how we install our sinks. The sink (rim part) actually sits on the sub top (cut out sub top using sink's template that comes with the box). this way the sink will never fall out if clips should rust or break (they rust all the time) When sink's filled, that's a lot of weight with just a few epoxy plugs and a screws, glue or no glue. This works for stainless sinks. For cast iron, we have a double sub top just for the sink. We built our cabinets with a solid top, then cut template out to fit sink. Cut sub top around the sink so it sits flush with the rim. Granite or quartz fits perfectly flush on top of that. I would not do it any other way because if that sinks should fall, someone will lawyer up. There's no way this or any sink will rip through 3/4" plywood even if you or my fat ass jump on the sink.
Our lil' bathroom sinks are installed that way too.