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Posted by on March 4, 2007, 5:25 pm
My brother and his wife had their bathroom redone recently - more
recently a hairline crack had occurred in their sink, one of thse bowl-
shaped things sitting on a table base. He was wondering what he could
use to seal the crack, not necessarily to make it invisible, just
functional.
I haven't seen the place in ages and I'm not sure what the material is
- he said it's stone, but maybe it's some manmade composite, ceramic
or what...I imagine that would determine the fix.
He's still trying to figure out how the crack got there...doubts
something fell on it, wonders if a recent reroofing job might have
jarred some plumbing - a vent stack or something.
VMacek
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Posted by Charles Schuler on March 4, 2007, 5:30 pm
> My brother and his wife had their bathroom redone recently - more
> recently a hairline crack had occurred in their sink, one of thse bowl-
> shaped things sitting on a table base. He was wondering what he could
> use to seal the crack, not necessarily to make it invisible, just
> functional.
> I haven't seen the place in ages and I'm not sure what the material is
> - he said it's stone, but maybe it's some manmade composite, ceramic
> or what...I imagine that would determine the fix.
> He's still trying to figure out how the crack got there...doubts
> something fell on it, wonders if a recent reroofing job might have
> jarred some plumbing - a vent stack or something.
If it was recent, there might be a warranty.
The roof repair is likely unrelated.
Not knowing any more, it would be impossible to recommend a material or
method of repair.
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Posted by Oren on March 4, 2007, 5:37 pm
On 4 Mar 2007 14:25:33 -0800, vmacekesq@yahoo.com wrote:
>My brother and his wife had their bathroom redone recently - more
>recently a hairline crack had occurred in their sink, one of thse bowl-
>shaped things sitting on a table base. He was wondering what he could
>use to seal the crack, not necessarily to make it invisible, just
>functional.
>I haven't seen the place in ages and I'm not sure what the material is
>- he said it's stone, but maybe it's some manmade composite, ceramic
>or what...I imagine that would determine the fix.
>He's still trying to figure out how the crack got there...doubts
>something fell on it, wonders if a recent reroofing job might have
>jarred some plumbing - a vent stack or something.
>
>VMacek
The crack may have been caused by over tightening the drain pipe
during the install. I barely snugged my sink up. It sits on the
vanity top with only a hole for the drain pipe.
--
Oren
"My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland
and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore
excused from saving Universes."
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Posted by Frank on March 5, 2007, 7:29 am
On Mar 4, 5:25 pm, vmacek...@yahoo.com wrote:
> My brother and his wife had their bathroom redone recently - more
> recently a hairline crack had occurred in their sink, one of thse bowl-
> shaped things sitting on a table base. He was wondering what he could
> use to seal the crack, not necessarily to make it invisible, just
> functional.
> I haven't seen the place in ages and I'm not sure what the material is
> - he said it's stone, but maybe it's some manmade composite, ceramic
> or what...I imagine that would determine the fix.
> He's still trying to figure out how the crack got there...doubts
> something fell on it, wonders if a recent reroofing job might have
> jarred some plumbing - a vent stack or something.
>
> VMacek
If "stone" it is most likely a solid surface product like Corian which
is repairable. I know DuPont warrants all it's materials which
include Corian and granite for 10 years. I would think other
manufacturers would have similar warranties. I would contact the
installer to make repair or replace.
Frank
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Posted by on March 5, 2007, 8:34 am
> On Mar 4, 5:25 pm, vmacek...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
...
>
> If "stone" it is most likely a solid surface product like Corian which
> is repairable. I know DuPont warrants all it's materials which
> include Corian and granite for 10 years. I would think other
> manufacturers would have similar warranties. I would contact the
> installer to make repair or replace.
>
> Frank
Yeah, 'warranty' was my first thought - don't know if my brother
thought the same; I think they'd had trouble getting their installer
to right some other wrong and maybe don't want to go back down that
road, but...
VMacek
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