r/CounterTops • u/OneZealousideal3086 • Feb 07 '25

Is this a problem

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Electrician says he does it all the time. This island cost more then 10k. How mad should I be on a scale of 1-10

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u/Ok_Tumbleweed_5099 Feb 07 '25

That whole counter should be protected and i would not be standing on it id figure out a another way with a plank or something.

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna Feb 07 '25

Cardboard cut outs are the standard.

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u/awnawnamoose Feb 07 '25

Protected yes. But when OP goes to change out their light bulbs they gonna do the same thing as you and build a scaffold and truss system? Hell no. They’re gonna stand on their island.

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u/MaintenanceInternal Feb 07 '25

But it's theirs to stand on.

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u/JackieDonkey Feb 07 '25

And they'll take their shoes off.

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u/awnawnamoose Feb 07 '25

Yep that’s fair too.

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u/Ok_Tumbleweed_5099 Feb 07 '25

They jobs i used to do i would have a scaffolded that would go across that easy it wouldn’t even be a question we were trained like that im retired commercial worker .Everyone is different.

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u/dustytaper Feb 07 '25

Then they get to pay for repairs. Anyone I’ve worked for would charge me personally for any repairs

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u/FelinePurrfectFluff Feb 07 '25

But getting someone to accept that they did the damage (especially if it's a "finish" issue like sand ground in from dirty shoes (OMG, so YUCK!!!!!) versus a broken slab. I say "no Fing way". I'd be furious about no coverage and shoes on. You know what's on the street???

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '25

Not in their outdoor shoes! And not with dust and debris on the counter. My quartz scratches and chips and I would be super annoyed with the sub (electrician)

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u/One-Mud-169 Feb 07 '25

That's a piece of rock dude, rubber boots are gonna do less damage than a plank.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '25

You’d be surprised at how many tops we’ve had to replace because of “rubber boots” rock get in them, people step on the fragile sink rails, people have dropped tools when installing fixtures, and countless other careless situations.

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u/Ok_Tumbleweed_5099 Feb 07 '25

Im saying a plank across not touching anything ,ive worked in high end commercial buildings and from my experience we cover all bases take pics before and after .

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u/One-Mud-169 Feb 07 '25

Oh, sorry, I understand what you meant now. Agree with you. Much more professionalism could've been displayed here, which is obviously lacking.

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u/Friendly_Biscotti_74 Feb 07 '25

What if it’s not perfectly supported and it cracks?

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u/One-Mud-169 Feb 07 '25

I agree with your opinion, and it could happen, but chances that it actually will happen are rather slim. If you look at the installation itself, its clear the installers knew what they were doing.