Fixing an uneven granite countertop

Q: I have granite countertops in my house, and in one area where a seam runs from front to back, the slab near the sink seems to have settled about a 16th of an inch lower than the slab on the other side of the seam. Can this be fixed?

A: That’s a very difficult situation. Someone might be able to fix it, but that repair person really has to be an expert or the countertop could break. Workers can’t grind it down; they probably have to push one side up instead. It would be easy to damage the slab, however, in trying that.

If the counters are fairly new, you need to get the original contractor in to look at it. Whoever works on it has to know what they’re doing.

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An Arizona home building and remodeling industry expert for 25 years, Rosie Romero is the host of the syndicated Saturday morning Rosie on the House radio program, heard locally from 8-11 a.m. on KNST-AM (790) in Tucson and KGVY-AM (1080) and -FM (100.7) in Green Valley. Call 888-767-4348.