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Originally Posted by Noah930
For quartz, is the material strong enough that that extra step is not necessary?
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I always ask for it even many say quartz does not need the steel reinforcement, its cheap insurance. For my fabricator to do that, its a walk in the park because they have the right equipment unlike many fabricator in town. They run a small shop with limited equipment just for cutting. Think about it, that section in front of the sink its only 3 inches wide and it sits on a two inch wide subtop. All it takes is for you to lean on it at the wrong angle, the stone will jsut break. (certain type of granite usually)
I know you are working on your kitchen. Talk with your contractor about the stone fabricator. ASk to visit the shop and see for yourself. If you are concern, I will help you out and you can hire my fabricator. Just let me know because I have to make arrangements for you because they do not deal with the public. Those guys have two water jet machines (about 150k each) along with a bunch of other computer control machinery just for working on granite tops in a 40,000 sq' building. They are not your hand cutting and polishing guys. Pricing is extremely competitive. They did Jim's kitchen. I think you have seen it.