Cutting Quartz Countertop

 Cutting a quartz countertop after it is installed? Can it be done? This has been my question for the past 4 1/2 years. 

Several years ago we had our kitchen renovated. I wanted a beautiful white kitchen with dark hardwood floors and that is what I got. It was beautiful. 

Until I realized that the sink we agreed to was way too small for our 10' island. It was only about 30" wide! Their mistake or ours not sure but the "sink that came with the install" was definitely not what I would have chosen. Seriously small sink. 

Don't mind the mess... there was about to me even more! 

The sink was so small that I had to buy a silicone protective piece for the edge of the sink just so my cast iron pan wouldn't chip the edge of our under mounted sink. Which was an afterthought because it had already chipped. 

I researched for several years and found most that people said cutting the quartz in place couldn't be done. Including our local high end countertop store. 

After multiple complaints to my son-in-law, the original job foreman, he took action. He had subbed out the cabinets and countertops to a local company. He went back to them, and they agreed to try cutting the quartz countertop in place. 

To say that this was a stressful process is no lie!  We were very afraid that this was not going to turn out well for the 10' quartz island. 

The men from the countertop company looked puzzled when they got here... not a good sign. They didn't seem to think this was a good idea either. Did I mention that they did not speak English? 

After some encouragement on the phone from their boss, they agreed to try. 

They began by wrapping the entire island in plastic sheeting to protect the house from quartz dust. 

This is when my husband and I fled to the deck and prayed. 

After what seemed like hours of a dental drill kind of sound, we were told it was finished! 

Phew!!!

They removed all the plastic sheeting and remarkably the plastic contained all the dust to just the island area which they quickly cleaned up. 

We installed the Glacier Bay drop in sink in black stainless steel from Home Depot. We had to go with a drop in sink this time around or the cost of grinding the edges for an under-mount sink would be even more! 

The final step was to get a plumber to re-attach the plumbing and install the faucet. 

Doesn't matter to me, I love my new sink!!! 

To be sure this project was not without a high cost but to have a large sink was worth every penny! 

With 8 grandchildren we finally have a sink that can handle the load! 

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Would you have taken a chance? What kind of sink would you have installed? Please email me with any questions!