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Chip in a Leathered Quartzite Countertop Edge, Filled in Neponsit, Queens

A chip in a leathered quartzite kitchen countertop, a small flake off the top edge, where the flat top turns down into the front edge. The countertop was a new installation. The owner had the piece that flaked off and asked me, can you put it back? On the day it didn’t fit, so I filled the chip with colored epoxy in two colors and polished that area. The job was in Neponsit, Queens, NY 11694, on the Rockaway Peninsula, between Belle Harbor and Jacob Riis Park, in Queens County.

Why quartzite chips on the edge

Quartzite is a natural stone, and a very hard one, much harder than marble. It takes knives and hot pans better than marble does. But hard also means brittle. A knock on a thin edge doesn’t dent quartzite, it breaks a flake off. That is how a chip in quartzite looks: thin, shallow, sharp on the sides, right on the corner of the edge.

When the saved piece doesn’t fit

I said yes to the piece, with one warning: filling the chip with colored epoxy only may even fit better than setting the piece back. That is how it went here. A small flake off an edge has thin faces where it broke, and they can be worn or crumbled. Then the piece sits a little proud or leaves a gap. When the piece fits, it goes back in, like a nick off a Caesarstone counter that was glued back. This one didn’t.

Epoxy has nothing to line up, it fills the whole space. I cleaned out the chip and filled it with epoxy in two colors, to follow the white and the tan veining of the stone. Then I took off the excess and polished the area around it. The yellow tape keeps the polishing off the top.

What a filled chip on leathered quartzite looks like

Here is what the owner heard before the work:

• A patch with colored epoxy can be visible, and it may not last long.
• The newly polished area by the chip can look a little different than the factory finish around it.

Leathered quartzite makes the second one more noticeable. A leathered finish is textured, with raised ridges and a soft sheen, no high shine and no matte. A filled and polished spot is smooth. Up close it can look and feel different from the texture around it. Here the patch sits in a tan vein, which helps it blend. The same limits come with engineered stone, like a chip on a quartz waterfall edge. On the Rockaway Peninsula I also did an onyx pedestal in Rockaway.

Questions people ask about a chip in quartzite

Can a chip on a leathered quartzite countertop be repaired?
Yes. It is filled with colored epoxy and the spot is polished. The patch is smooth while the leathered finish is textured, so it can still show up close.

I have the piece that flaked off, can you put it back?
If it sits flat and the faces are clean, yes, it goes back with colored epoxy. If it doesn’t fit, like on this job, colored epoxy fills the chip instead. Keep the piece and don’t glue it yourself first.

Is quartzite the same as quartz?
No. Quartzite is a natural stone. A quartz countertop is engineered, made of crushed quartz and resin.

If your quartzite or marble countertop has a chip, send me a photo of it, your zip code, and tell me if you still have the piece. I’m based in Brooklyn and work in Queens and all over New York City. Email info@marblerestoration.us.

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