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I have turned this over to my service manager to handle. I'll post the final results once completed. He is actually at Coverings this week.

Joe,

I just read my own post and realize I mistook feet for inches. I was confused. Got it now. 80" is less than 10'. Duh!

Thanks for your help.

So, I read this as we ARE within standard tolerances at 1/8" off over 80". Am I missing something? Or, do you agree that we are within tolerance according to this standard?

Thanks again for your quick responses.

Jerry G.

Joe, thanks for the quick response. What is the source for the 1/8" being out of tolerance? Since the post, I discovered the following verbiage from an MIA document for countertop installations: Slab Flatness and Levelness. Individual stone slabs are to be flat within 1/16" (1.5 mm) when measured wi...

Can anyone tell me what is the industry standard for granite countertop being considered level? We have an installation run of 80" that is 1/8" difference over the entire run. The customer is stating that it is not level. We are wondering if there is a published tolerance level for this? Any help wo...