Posted By tgorse on March 18, 2010
slabs?
A coat of epoxy resin is either rolled on by hand or applied by high
tech machinery, then heated to harden. The slabs are then sent
through a series of diamond and synthetic abrasive lines that remove
99% of the resin, leaving a highly polished product virtually free of
defects. This enables consumers to have colors of stone not available
in years past, as well as a product unmatched by man-made solid
surface products.
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Tags: Colors, Consumers, Diamond Abrasive, Epoxy Resin, Glue, Granite Epoxy, Granite Slabs, Marble And Granite, Marble Granite, Marble Slabs, Solid Surface Products, Tech Machinery
Posted By tgorse on March 15, 2010
There are many factors that drive the cost of each material:
Materials that come from countries with extreme temperatures like
parts of Norway, Newfoundland or Africa are more expensive because
the quarries are only open certain times of the year; material that
contains Labradorite, Lapis, or other semi-precious stones can also
be more expensive. There are many other factors, but the cost of
natural stone is directly affected by how much effort it takes to get
the material to its final destination; transportation cost; and the
value of the US dollar.
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Tags: Africa, Extreme Temperatures, Final Destination, Material Materials, Newfoundland, Norway, Quarries, Semi Precious Stones
Posted By tgorse on March 11, 2010
Your project is determined by many factors other than the material
cost: How many polished edges; how many cutouts; if you have a top
mount or an under mount sink; if your material has movement, and the
waste factor. Every job has a waste factor. Slabs come in all
different sizes so square foot costs can be deceiving. The waste
factor may be higher on a less expensive per-square-foot material
than it is on a more expensive material. On an average, the material
cost ranges from 15-25% of the overall cost of the project. A similar
analogy is comparing the cost of cabinetry. You may know that one
type of wood is more expensive than another, but what you really want
to know is the cost of the finished cabinet that has the details you
prefer.
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Tags: Analogy, Cabinetry, Cutouts, granite, Job, Slab, Slabs, Square Foot Costs, Waste Factor
Posted By tgorse on March 8, 2010
The actual fabrication and installation might take seven to ten days
from start to finish. All the customer selections must be complete
prior to starting fabrication.
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Posted By tgorse on March 5, 2010
The minimum size granite job is 25 sq ft if a slab purchase is
required. You are only charged for the square footage used if the
color is a level 1 or level 2. If a level 3 or above is selected,
then it is a more rare color and remnants are not likely to be used
again so you will have to buy the whole slabs.
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Tags: granite, Job, Level 1, Level 3, Rare Color, Remnants, Slab, Slabs, Sq Ft, Square Footage
