A Sad Reminder Why Slab Handling Safety Is Critical

This video put forth by the Marble Institute of America (now MIA+BSI) is a sad reminder of just why following the correct slab handling techniques with granite, marble, quartz or other heavy stones is extremely critical to the safety and health of fabricators and countertop fabrication businesses everywhere. This is … Read more

First Impressions in the Countertop Industry

This video created by Paxton Countertops in Michigan is both amusing and makes a good point about the importance of first impressions, customer service and safety in a countertop business. It shows both the don’ts and do’s for a fabrication business (and many businesses in general) when it comes to … Read more

Video: Repairing a Scratch in a Cultured Marble Countertop / Vanity

This video shows one process used to repair a cultured marble vanity countertop that has been scratched. There is not a lot of information on whose methodology this is or where it is filmed, but it does walk through the various grit changes to get the scratch out of this … Read more

Installation of a Very Large Seamless Copper Countertop

This video put forward by Mini Mansions Moldings and produced by Evision Media shows the installation of a very large copper countertop. Copper is just one of many different materials that have found a niche in the high end countertop market. When the video was released several years ago, its … Read more

MIA+BSI Releases Video On Installation Safety

MIA+BSI released a new video, Natural Stone Installation: Best Practices for Safety and Success. This video is the Institute’s first collection of video modules focusing solely on installation safety. The video highlights the fact that there is a significant difference between shop safety, where the environment is familiar, to being … Read more

MIA+BSI Releases Video On Installation Safety

MIA+BSI released a new video, Natural Stone Installation: Best Practices for Safety and Success. This video is the Institute’s first collection of video modules focusing solely on installation safety. The video highlights the fact that there is a significant difference between shop safety, where the environment is familiar, to being … Read more

Embedded LED Light Pattern in Vanity / Countertop

This video put forward by Digital Ambiance shows a unique embedded LED light project, that is atypical of the standard backlighting for several reasons. First the project was done using wood as the counter material, which isn’t often the subject of a backlighting project.However, the video did state that this … Read more

Video: Repairing an Acrylic Solid Surface Sink

In this video presented by Karran, a sink provider specializing in “seamless” sinks for laminate, solid surface, quartz and granite, repair techniques are shown for solid surface acrylic sinks. While we would never recommend that homeowners or non-professionals do any work on their own sinks or countertops, this video depicts … Read more

Video: Design Milk’s Take on the Best of KBIS 2016

This video was put out by Design Milk, an online magazine for designers, and focuses on what the magazine’s editor thought were the highlights of the 2016 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) held in January in Las Vegas. If you are into design, this is a good online magazine … Read more