Chemical Concepts Offers Chem-Set Stone Repair Kit

Chemical Concepts now offers the Chem-Set UV Chip Repair Compound for natural and engineered stone. The adhesive is used when a fast, permanent repair is needed to fix scratches, chips, gouges, holes, cracks and nicks on natural or engineered stone. It incorporates a proprietary curing sheet that ensures a tack-free … Read more

Formica Adds New Laminate Colors

Formica Corporation added seven new laminate patterns that address three major trends in the residential market: soft stones, white stones and non-traditional materials. In the soft stones category it has added Sand Flow and Lava Flow, both with a fine granular sandstone design that features subtle veining. In the white … Read more

Formica Adds New Laminate Colors

Formica Corporation added seven new laminate patterns that address three major trends in the residential market: soft stones, white stones and non-traditional materials. In the soft stones category it has added Sand Flow and Lava Flow, both with a fine granular sandstone design that features subtle veining. In the white … Read more

Seieffe Offers the OKITE Veined Collection

Seieffe offers the OKITE Veined Collection, a line of quartz surfacing colors that features four veined colors: Bianco Carrara; Crema Marfil; Crema Botticino; and Giallo Michelangelo. The material contains more than 90 percent quartz combined with polyester resin and is available in slab sizes of 120 by 55 in. The … Read more

Seieffe Offers the OKITE Veined Collection

Seieffe offers the OKITE Veined Collection, a line of quartz surfacing colors that features four veined colors: Bianco Carrara; Crema Marfil; Crema Botticino; and Giallo Michelangelo. The material contains more than 90 percent quartz combined with polyester resin and is available in slab sizes of 120 by 55 in. The … Read more

The U.S. Has Granite, So Why Aren’t We Buying?

I recently returned from a camping trip in Northern California’s Trinity Alps and was awestruck by the natural beauty of these lands located north of Weaverville and southwest of sprawling, ominous Mt. Shasta. As I hiked up the cliffs overlooking the aptly named Granite Lake, it struck me that the … Read more

The U.S. Has Granite, So Why Aren’t We Buying?

I recently returned from a camping trip in Northern California’s Trinity Alps and was awestruck by the natural beauty of these lands located north of Weaverville and southwest of sprawling, ominous Mt. Shasta. As I hiked up the cliffs overlooking the aptly named Granite Lake, it struck me that the … Read more

StoneTalk Episode 1: Aaron Crowley

The first episode the StoneTalk podcast, produced by Moraware, features an interview with Aaron Crowley, founder of Crowley’s Granite Concepts in Oregon and Fabricator’s Friend, and the author of the book Less Chaos, More Cash. Listen to this episode to learn: How adopting a fixed production time between template and … Read more

Fabricator Profile: Premier Countertops

Brian Waddell first had the idea to start a countertop fabrication business when arranging for the delivery of a CNC router for the furniture store he managed. After he saw a demonstration of a stone CNC machine, he went back home and conducted some research to find that a gap … Read more

Fabricator Profile: Premier Countertops

Brian Waddell first had the idea to start a countertop fabrication business when arranging for the delivery of a CNC router for the furniture store he managed. After he saw a demonstration of a stone CNC machine, he went back home and conducted some research to find that a gap … Read more