September 2012- Granite Counters

The granite counters were also scheduled for installation during part of the painting work.

The installers were subcontractors of Scott Sheehan and they had three people to move the granite.

The fabricators, J & H Granite in Hutto, were able to get all the counters for my house out of 3 slabs of granite from Pacific Tile and Supply.  They said they had NO stone left from cutting the slabs.

It was good the ground was dry and they were able to back right up the porch to unload the heavy stone.

First pieces are going in and they look wonderful on the darker cabinets.

This is the sink I had purchased previously to be installed in the counter under the sink.  Scott had picked up the sink and ordered the other three sinks so the holes could be cut in the counters by the fabricator previous to the delivery.

Once they put in the counter for the kitchen sink and began to fit the double sink under the counter, they realized the cutout for the sink was incorrect.  Yes, you would think the fabricator would have checked the sink size since they had it right in front of them...but they didn't.  So the counter would have to be taken back to the fabricator to be recut.  

I had nightmares that the counter cracked while they were transporting and recutting the hole.

This is the counter in the second bath and seemed to correct.

Partial install of the counter in the Pantry.

Counter in the Master Bath.

Sinks fit in the other counters so they were installed.

Holes for the faucets were drilled on site.

Second try for kitchen counter. (Two days later.)

Peninsula counter took some work positioning and fine tuning the edges.

This must have been the time the edge of the sheet rock was caught by the edge of the granite and some damage was caused to the wall.  I will have to patch up the sheet rock with some wood trim since the damage appeared to be about 3 inches wide.  

This is Scott Sheehan who is the General Contractor for the granite counters.  He agreed to cover the cost of the damage which shouldn't be more than $50 to fix.

Fine tuning the edges on the kitchen counter.

The final fit on the Master Bathroom.

I was surprised to see the large counter in the dining room fit almost perfectly the first time.