File this under tooting our own horn, but our Pedra modular granite countertops have appeared on TV recently. The show is Movin’ Up, which is featured on TLC (the Learning Channel), and of course we’ve got on a clip our News Room. Watch it here.
The couple you see in the clip, figured out what they needed for their project by choosing colors of granite tile countertop kits that most interested them. They sent in their plans, which outlined the layout of their kitchen, and we built an order around what they needed. After that, they completed the installation themselves with little guidance.
Part of what made things easy was the Pedra planning guide, which builds out various pieces of the countertops according to floor space and kitchen cabinets. From there, the guide provides a direction as to how many end sets, intermediate sets, and corner pieces that are needed for a medium to large-seized kitchen installation.
There were actually two couples involved in this episode. One chose the Tan brown granite countertop. The other (featured in the clip) chose Desert Brown.
One of the things which makes this product one which I’m most proud of, besides the fact that it’s patented of course, is that the countertop tiles can be butt joined (no grout line) thus making it look like a solid surface when completed. The seam can be sealed by a thin coat of clear kitchen grade silicon applied on the butt joint sides of the tile. Also, each kit is smartly packed so it is easy to carry to job site without the same risks of breakage, which is a traditional problem with slabs.
So, that’s a little bit of product placement for our Pedra line. But, it’s not every day that we get on TV!
Have any of you seen the program? If so, what did you think of the results of the installation?
I am often asked by customers if our granite is 1st quality and free of fissures, pin holes, so I decided to share this information for the benefit of those who are buying granite.
Fissure
A fissure is a natural formation within a single intact mass of stone. Fissure is not a defect, so no need to panic if you see one. The fissure was formed when two separate flows of hot magma merge into a single mass. The fissure was there when it was quarried, when the factory cut the block into a slab, and it will always be there deep in the stone.
Pin holes
Pin hole is also natural to stone formed due to trapped air or foreign particles in the stone, during the cooling and solidification process.
Resin Treatment
Resin is used to fill the fissures or pin holes before polishing the surface. Thanks to the vacuum, the resin filters deeper through the narrow fissures of the stone and the granite, thus ensuring a better renewal of the slabs. The vacuum resined slabs gain a better polish as every fissure, even the narrowest one, is filled with resin.
Granite being hard and brittle, the edges can get chipped if not handled gently on work tops. Small chips on counter top edges can be restored to its original beauty in an inexpensive way. Many products are available in the market and Bonstone Natural Stone Repair Kit is one of them which I would recommend for natural and engineered stone. This small kit features our UV stable Last PatchTM Gel repair compound and three basic colors for tinting. This kit features easy repair and color matching for granite, marble and limestone surfaces. Remove unsightly chips and scratches on stone surfaces.
Kit includes:
2 oz Kit of Last Patch Gel
1 oz of each: Buff, White and Black Tint
.5 oz of Last Patch Accelerator
Mix Stick and Razor Blades
Please visit Natural Stone Restoration Alliance website for further details.
