One of our previous blog posts discussed how the size and weight of stone countertops makes their installation challenging. Truth be known, stone is heavy. But there is another side to the weight coin, a side we want to explore in this post. What is this other side? The fact that stone countertops can support […]
One of the benefits of working with Bedrock Quartz is the fact that we install everything we sell. Moreover, we encourage our customers to choose professional installation over DIY. Materials like marble and granite are extremely heavy. The combination of weight and size makes installation challenging – even for experienced installers. DIY installation isn’t recommended. […]
Visiting a Bedrock Quartz showroom and picking out a stone slab marks the beginning of revitalizing your kitchen with new marble, granite, quartzite, or quartz countertops. Schedule permitting, and the installation date could be sooner than you anticipated. But between your visit and actual installation, there is an intermediate step known as templating. Fabricators in […]
Stone countertops are a beautiful addition to any kitchen. Materials like granite, marble, and quartzite can make an already beautiful kitchen absolutely stunning. But whenever you are working with natural stone, you need to ensure that installation is done correctly. That includes the use of structural supports. Proper structural support is critical for materials like […]
Wood has been a staple building material in the U.S. for as long as most of us can remember. As a result, it is easy to assume that humans have always built structures primarily with wood. That would make stone countertops a relatively new concept by comparison. But it turns out that the stone countertop […]
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 […]
Concrete countertops are fairly common in the American southwest. They are also making their way into the midwest region as well. Durability and customization are their appeal. But are they better than natural stone countertops? That is a matter of perspective. We prefer natural stone materials including quartzite, marble, and granite. Quartz isn’t a bad […]
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. […]
If anything positive came out of the COVID pandemic, it is the greater awareness everyone seems to have about germs. We have noticed this greater awareness among customers concerned about their countertops harboring bacteria. Bacteria is a real concern in the kitchen. After all, the kitchen is the place where we prepare our food. The […]
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. […]
