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Our solid surface countertops are in! As you can see in the photos, they are the finishing touch, the "crown" to the cabinets. Our "Kitchen to Die for" is really coming together.

Our homeowner, Mr. and Mrs. C wanted a solid surface countertop for their kitchen. Solid surface countertops have become very popular in kitchens today because they have a clean look, long durability, and ease of cleaning. There are a variety of materials available for solid surface countertops. In our "Kitchen to Die for" Mrs. C. chose granite. She liked the look and elegance of this natural stone.

SELECTION
In selecting her granite, Mrs. C went to Stone Channel Inc., which is a distributor for granite and marble, slabs and tiles. First, she went through the warehouse at Stone Channel to look through the hundreds of 5' x 10' slabs of granite for color selection. The granite she chose is called Paradisio Classic and is imported from India.

FABRICATION
Now that we have our slabs, they will need to be cut to fit our kitchen cabinets. Our fabricator, Global Stone Inc., meets us at the kitchen site, measures our cabinets, center island, and bake center. We are using "under mount" kitchen sinks which means openings will have to be cut and polished for our kitchen and vegetable sinks. For the edge detail on the granite (front edge of the countertops) Mrs. C wanted a straight polished ¾ edge.

Once the tops are cut and polished, they are then installed on our cabinets. Because we used under mount sinks, holes are drilled into the granite so that our faucets can be mounted directly to the tops.

"Kitchen to Die For" was produced by Chris Miles and HouseTalk. If you have questions on this project please click here to e-mail Chris: chris@remodelingshow.net