Stone countertops are a big hit with Utah homeowners due to stone’s durability and aesthetic beauty. In many ways, even an unprocessed slab of quartz, granite, or quartzite offers advantages you just don’t get from wood and concrete. But quality is still a concern among homeowners, and rightly so. A lot goes into ensuring the […]
Regular readers of the Bedrock Quartz blog know that quartz countertops are not 100% natural stone. They are a manufactured product consisting of quartz minerals, resins, and pigments. Modern manufacturing methods owe a lot to a 50-year-old process rooted in Bretonstone technology. The Bretonstone manufacturing process was invented by Breton S.p.A. in the early 1970s. […]
Laminated countertops are a good option for a certain segment of the buying population. But what if you purchased a house with laminate countertops that are now showing signs of delamination? It seems to us that they are good motivation to make the switch to stone. One of the upsides of laminates is their cost. […]
Part of our responsibility to customers is to keep an eye on kitchen design trends to ensure we have the right products in stock. Leading up to the start of 2025, there were several prominent trends in play. We are now a couple or so months into the new year. Here is what we are […]
Among the many reasons we recommend professional countertop installation is the fact that stone countertops are so heavy. And by the way, this isn’t just a Utah thing. Countertop dealers across the country tend to recommend professional installation as a matter of course. As for countertop weight, customers have asked us why materials like granite […]
Quartzite is one of the materials we offer here at Bedrock Quartz. It is aesthetically beautiful as well as being strong, durable, and fairly easy to take care of. Cleaning up is not a big deal either. In fact, no special cleaner is required for quartzite countertops. But one is still recommended. What is quartzite? […]
Although not the end of the world, investing in marble countertops only to have them discolor can be a real downer. You put so much time and money into creating a beautiful kitchen you can be proud of. But one day you suddenly notice some discoloration in your countertops. Not good. Do you know what […]
We get a lot of great questions from the customers who visit our showrooms throughout Utah. We love getting questions because asking them is the quickest way to learn. For example, is it okay to install identical countertops in both kitchen and bath? The question is asked more frequently than you might think. Technically, the […]
Quartz and quartzite are two separate and distinct materials you will find in Bedrock Quartz showrooms. People confuse them all the time, and that’s okay. We see the confusion manifest itself when talking about colors. Manufacturers determine quartz color. On the other hand, nature provides the color variation found in quartzite countertops. Nature Makes Quartzite […]
Have you ever found yourself in the position of showcasing a home improvement project only to discover that it is no longer the center of attention six months down the road? If things are really bad, you might discover that no one really cares anymore. How disappointing is that? Pretty disappointing, which is why we […]
