Level Granite counter tops

Call the contractor back. It is their responsibility to do it right.

Word. Unhappy campers make poor workers.

A piece of paper is about 4 thousanths of an inch - .004" That should be able to be polished out fairly easily. But it's definitely nitpicking.

Your talking about a piece of rock it's pretty hard to get it perfect. We have the same situation in our kitchen doesn't bother me

I'm willing to live with it. I would just like to know if a reputable contractor would consider this nit picking or a reasonable request. It may be only .004 of an inch but it stands out because everything else is so smooth. I don't work with granite so I don't know what is acceptable and what isn't. Any one have a professional opinnion or had a similar situation?

I already gave you my professional opinion. It can be ground down and it is nitpicking. Be aware that, depending on the skill of the craftsman doing the work, hand work can leave a surface that might have as high of a polish as the surrounding stone, but not be dead flat with that smooth mirror like reflection. As a friend was fond of saying, "The enemy of good is better."

If your cups or glass clunk against the seam, I guarantee that the bump is more than .003-.004 inches or a paper thickness! Without seeing it though, I can't tell you what I'd do. If glasses and cups are stopping, I call them out and demand it be fixed.

I prefer "the enemy of perfect is good enough".

Two sides of the same coin. Trick is getting it to stand on edge where you've done exactly enough work to get it right.

There is also no such thing as perfect.

You are basing your slab-thickness arguments on the assumption that the cabinet tops are perfectly level. I can guarantee that they are not. Lay some flat granite slabs on them and any slight bump will push up the granite when it is installed on the cabinet tops. This will create different levels where the slabs join. The high spots should have been sanded down or the slabs shimmed level when they did a dry test -- or did they even do a test before they glued the slabs down with silicone.

Take a straight edge like a four foot level and lay it on the counter to see how much difference there is. They should be able to get it almost perfect. While you're at it verify that it is level in every direction.

I use this one

Better is the enemy of good enough

cheers Bob

On the granite mismatch.......is it really .004?

Will a sheet of paper placed on the lower slab prevent the "clunk"

I don't think I'd like the clunk, esp if there was a tipping potential.

It is possible to remove the step & make the counter top flat & polish back to near original finish but it will be a lot of work.

Level is going to be what it turns out to be unless you reset the slabs

Granite surface plates used for inspection are polished flat on the order of .0001" per foot.

cheers Bob