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Countertops: high design at lower prices.(Buyers Guide)
Falling prices for granite and other tony materials mean that you can now get a custom-look countertop for about what you'd pay for solid surfacing like Corian. You'll also see new products as high-end options hit the mainstream.
Retailers such as Home Depot and Lowe's now offer granite and resin-based engineered stone for as little as $50 per square foot. Indeed, last year as prices dropped, granite sales climbed 12 percent and engineered stone, 25 percent. But even these luxury materials may not be distinctive enough for some design-conscious homeowners. Concrete, which is made to order, is one way to get a custom look. Another trend stainless steel, appeals to ...
- Wilsonart(R) Solid Surface Brings Nature Indoors With Earthstone(TM)...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 28, 2002 700+ words
...of its distinctive design and performance, Earthstone provides the marketplace with a true alternative to natural and engineered stone," said Mike Weddington, director of marketing, Wilsonart Solid Surface. "Design options are unlimited because Earthstone...
- Sleek surfaces: solid surfacing seeks to expand its reach as prices tumble and...
- Magazine article from: Building Products Miller, Stephani L. July 1, 2004 700+ words
There's good news for fans of solid surfacing. During the past few years, prices...Scott, vice president of Swanstone solid surfacing by Swan. Builders and remodelers...customers don't like the plastic look of solid surfacing," comments Chris Riddle, owner...
- Solid surfacing used on everything and the kitchen sink.
- Magazine article from: Wood & Wood Products December 1, 1994 700+ words
...is wet wall applications. The use for solid surfacing in shower walls and tub surrounds is growing...Marketing Manager, Wilsonart/Gibraltar, Solid Surfacing. Jensen adds that solid surfacing can be found in many commercial applications...
- Fresh looks in solid surfacing.
- Magazine article from: Wood & Wood Products Dunne, Beverly December 1, 1992 700+ words
...Fashionable and maintenance-free, solid surfacing materials are expanding in the traditional...are the most popular applications of solid surfacing materials, say the experts. Because...company publicist. "The use of solid surfacing materials has grown because burns...
- Counter offers: aesthetics and budgets make stone, solid surfacing, custom...
- Magazine article from: Professional Builder (1993) Orekovich, Mark March 22, 1997 700+ words
...grades are widely available." Solid surfacing also provides durability and good looks. Sherri Wilt, a solid surfacing specialist with Carefree Solid...by market and by design, but solid surfacing generally starts at $47 a square...
- Texas Woodworking Show Expands with Solid Surfacing Pavilion.(Texas Industrial...
- Magazine article from: Wood & Wood Products December 1, 2000 700+ words
...live demonstrations for fabricating solid surfacing materials. Overflow demand for exhibit...exhibits, the ballroom will house a new Solid Surfacing Pavilion stocked with displays of...techniques by a master craftsman. "Solid surfacing is a natural fit for our show...
- Great cover-ups: laminates and solid surfacing. (Directory)
- Magazine article from: Wood & Wood Products October 1, 1991 700+ words
GREAT COVER-UPS: LAMINATES AND SOLID SURFACING Manufacturers of laminating and solid surfacing materials leave no stone unturned in...contacted a number of laminating and solid surfacing material manufacturers in researching...
- Solid surfacing panels sport decorative designs.(Manufacturing & fabricating:...
- Magazine article from: Kitchen & Bath Design News February 1, 2005 700+ words
Swanstone solid surfacing from The Swan Corp. comes in four decorative panels for tub and shower walls, wainscoting and kitchen backsplashes. The panels...
