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Has anyone had a cracked corian countertop?  I have one that has a crack that is about 6 inches long.  I am thinking that it may get bigger once I start moving down the road.  It is not covered in my insurance.  I have called for a quote and the pricetag of $700.00 is a bit high.  Is it something that I can live with or is it going to get worse?  Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. 



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Once upon a time in one of my varied careers I was a certified Corian installer.  That stuff isn't very flexible and there's obviously some stress on it otherwise it probably wouldn't have cracked.  There's no reason for you to replace the entire top because it can be easily repaired in a similar fashion used when 2 sheets of Corian are fused together.  Done correctly the seam is just about invisible and as strong as the original material.  I'd do a search for a Corian installer in your area and see if they'd do a repair.



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RV Ron...good to know....I have the same problem

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Thanks for the response.

Yes I know how it is repaired, but it would cost $700.00+ to repair it correctly.  Is there any other way to stabalize it while moving? maybe screw it from underneath?



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I don't believe the Heartland Bighorns use Corian counter tops, they use a brand called Hanex. Here is their web site.

http://www.hanwhasurfaces.com/sections/hanex/index.php



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Steve and Nonna are right about Heartland not using Corian now, however a few years ago they did use this material, so look for the small circle with the Corian logo on it to know which one was used.

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The tell tale circle is there.  It is corian,  Mine is a 2007 Big Horn 3670RL.



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nessiekatt wrote:

Thanks for the response.

Yes I know how it is repaired, but it would cost $700.00+ to repair it correctly.  Is there any other way to stabalize it while moving? maybe screw it from underneath?

 Susan, as far as I know you can't put screws into Corian.  When installed it's glued or caulked to the cabinets.  You might be able to hot glue wood blocks to the underside of the Corian and then screw into them or maybe use some kind of clamp if that's what you really want to do.

Have you given any thought to repairing the countertop yourself?  You can get the repair kits for under $50.00 and it's not that difficult.  $700 sounds like a pretty steep price to fix a 6" crack, but granted I haven't seen it.  If I might ask, was that price from a Corian repair person or an RV dealer?



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I've thought about repairing it myself or having my son do it for me.  Maybe screwing something underneath it might be a temporary fix until I can do it right.  I will be going through RV Basic Training later this month and learning how to tow my fifth wheel and would like to do a temporary fix at least for that.



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Ron,

The quote was from a  local repair service, not the dealer.

Thanks for the suggestions.



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Ron is correct, never screw into Corion....G

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Okay!  How about one of those clamps that woodworkers use for when it is moving?     I can live with it for now but don't want it to get any bigger.



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Without actually seeing where the countertop is cracked I'm guessing that it's a stress crack and probably not being caused because the countertop is moving excessively.  Corian does flex a little bit but not much.  If the cabinets to which it's attached move and the Corian can't flex as much then you get a crack.  By attaching the countertop even more securely with clamps or screws you'd probably increase the potential for more cracking, not decreasing it.  The crack is actually the countertop's method of relieving the stress it's under.  I'd just let it go until you can fix it right and perhaps find out why it cracked to begin with.



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My wife works for a cabinet and counter top installer that is a certified Corian installer and service center. Her opinion is that to repair a crack should never run more than $250 -$300 with most running between $100 - $150. Of course a RV shop will charge allot more than that. I would recommend finding a cabinet and counter top shop to look at it that is Corian certified.

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I googled corian countertop repair and called the repair service that came up.  That's where the quote came from.  They are located in Elk Grove CA.  There is a video that shows how it is done.  I wouldn't mind if it were under $200..  I am still looking for another resource in the Sacramento area.   



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