We have all seen the cheap granite countertop signs along the roadside and have heard about poor workmanship, but this video shows granite at its worst. After seeing this video, it is very hard to believe that a customer would find this acceptable, and even more difficult to believe that … Read more
Here’s another great video by L.E. Smith, a large fabricator of laminate and solid surface, showing the process for undermounting a Karran sink to a laminate countertop. The step-by-step process walks viewers completely through the process. Although there is no sound in this video, it does explain each step … Read more
This video showing how Wilsonart, one of the largest manufacturers/suppliers of laminate, was brought to our attention, here at CountertopResource.com, and we checked it out to find a very insightful piece. Anyone working with laminate material, probably has some idea of what the material is composed of, but this shows … Read more
Here is an interesting video produced by the Discovery Channel and posted by Quality Tile and Marble, a fabricator located in Grimes, Iowa. The video, titled “Granite – How it’s Made” shows the process of extracting granite blocks from a quarry. I then shows how the granite blocks are cut … Read more
While more of a novelty than a serious countertop option, we ran across this video showing off a bar top covered with pennies and were intrigued by it. So, we decided to share it with our audience in hopes you might get a kick out of it (or be inspired … Read more
A series of videos produced and released by Trinic LLC sheds light on some of the mystery surrounding the fabrication of concrete and GFRC countertops. Trinic is a respected concrete specialty company in Windsor, N.Y., co-owned by Bob Chatterton and Mark Celebuski. Celebuski holds free concrete training sessions for Trinic’s … Read more
From what we have heard here at CountertopResource.com, the 2013 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) had a lot of interesting things to see. Several presentations provided guests with valuable information concerning countertop fabrication, design and sales. One of the presentations that garnered favor with attendees was Showrooms of the … Read more
After watching this video, I wonder if all of the solid surface tops are built from such thin solid surface in Europe? I’ve heard there were major problems with solid surface veneer (SSV) in the United States, many years ago. However,this video from the United Kingdom shows the fabrication and … Read more
While solid surface material is not as hard as some of its counterparts (granite, quartz surfacing), one of its selling points has always been its renewability. Anyone familiar with the material knows that if it is damaged, it can be repaired, usually to where the damaged area cannot be detected … Read more
Here’s another interesting video we ran across, posted by Premier Countertops of Omaha, Neb. This one, however, isn’t a tips sort of a video, but rather an outright sales pitch. While it doesn’t really educate the viewer on any particular aspect of countertops, other than maybe how not to treat … Read more
