Comments on: Acceptable Flaws? http://tomcordova.com/83/acceptable-flaws/ The Rock Blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:31:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: john adams http://tomcordova.com/83/acceptable-flaws/#comment-127 john adams Tue, 03 Oct 2006 22:33:20 +0000 http://tomcordova.com/83/acceptable-flaws/#comment-127 We purchased a granite countertop, call Uba Tuba, and had the retailer install the countertop. After installation and our inspection, we found what I call cracks, 3 of the cracks are where the sink was cut out, and 2 of the cracks where in the back splash. The back splash is 4" high and approx. 8' long. The installer is telling us that those are not cracks, but "fissures", that naturally occur in nature. We don't know if they are being completely honest with us. We have not checked with any other dealers, as yet. Could you help explain what these "cracks are". <blockquote><em><strong>Tom's Reply:</strong> See the answer to your question under "<a title="Fissures or Cracks?" href="http://tomcordova.com/88/fissures-or-cracks/">Installation Issues</a>". </em></blockquote> We purchased a granite countertop, call Uba Tuba, and had the retailer install the countertop. After installation and our inspection, we found what I call cracks, 3 of the cracks are where the sink was cut out, and 2 of the cracks where in the back splash. The back splash is 4″ high and approx. 8′ long. The installer is telling us that those are not cracks, but “fissures”, that naturally occur in nature. We don’t know if they are being completely honest with us. We have not checked with any other dealers, as yet. Could you help explain what these “cracks are”.

Tom’s Reply: See the answer to your question under “Installation Issues“. 

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