On Apr 27, 9:22 am, "Toller" wrote:
"fishcakes" wrote in message

oups.com... Hello - We got about a quarter inch round chip in our Uba Tuba Granite
when a glass salt shaker fell from the top cabinet. Does anyone have
any suggestions or home remedies that the do it yourselfer could try
to fill the chip. I noticed there may be some professional granite
fill products, but they seem complicated. I'm not too worried about
an exact color match, just looking for something to fill the hole as
it is unfortunately in a very noticeable section of the counter. I
was thinking like clear silicon, but then thought that may not stick
to it or be good for a food prep area. What is generally done about
chips of this size, or is the answer simply leave it alone and live
with it.

Can't help you, but you made me feel better about not getting granite when
we redid our kitchen.
Granite was beautiful, but corian just seemed more practical. Sorry about
your problem, but thanks for sharing.

Toller - thanks. We were struggling with granite vs corian or
silestone as well. There really wasn't that much difference in price,
granite a tiny bit more, but the deciding factor was certainly the
appearance but also the contractor told us that granite is also
virtually indestructible and that it just needs to be sealed
occasionally. Well, we learned our lesson, any natural stone is prone
to cracks or chips if hit in the right/weak place. I don't know if
there are different grades of granite, if there is, maybe just got a
bad piece. The contractor wants no part of fixing the problem; said
there is nothing to do about it except replace the piece.....at OUR
expense! I don't want to pursue it with them anyway, I can't imagine
ripping out our entire counter to replace it again and upset
everything else in the kitchen which is brand new. Next kitchen, 30
years from now..Corian or silestone...