EcoTop is composed of a Forest Stewardship Council-certified 50/50 blend of bamboo fiber, a rapidly renewable resource, and recycled wood fiber salvaged from demolition sites.

Cambria recently subjected their quartz material to test for radon gas emmission.

Concrete countertops are manufactured in two very different ways: cast in place and precast. Cast in place is similar to the types of concrete most of us are familiar with, such as...

What it is. Radon is a colorless, odorless radioactive gas that results from the natural decay of uranium in soil and rock. The gas moves up from the ground and can diffuse into the air or enter a home, typically through cracks and...

The earlier years of my being a solid surface warranty agent closely led the years that the large home center stores were reinventing ways to work the kitchen market. They had advantages that other outlets couldn’t...

Surface Fabrication & Design Expo 2009 to Host Concrete Countertop Industry Conference at the Orange County Convention Center,  February 19-21 , 2009

Solid surface edges are typically double stacked face to back to create the 1 1/2" edge height.  But there are times when you need a taller edge when the stack method is not the bet choice.

Do you have any employees that drive their own car while doing business for your company, even if it’s just an errand? If they’re involved in an accident in that situation...

As with so much in the natural stone industry, there is a fairly large amount of confusion regarding the actual geologic classification of most commercially available slab materials. The amount of misinformation is astounding and often quite discouraging for the average Sally and Joe Consumer trying to decide...

Betterly coving routers are an indespesible tool for the solid surface shop.  The cove router has been overhauled from its original design to be a powerful, well designed tool for any coving application.

Do you have a problem keeping the cuff attached to the end of your Festool Vacuum hose? Although you can't merely screw it back on, there is a way to fix it.

Back in April, Mr. Tom Stoffel, President of Betterly Tools, offered to send a Betterly Stacc-Vac Router Base to a fabricator for review. I took him up on his offer.

There are a number of challenges you may run into as a fabricator involving adhesives and seams. Many of them can be easily solved through double-checking manufacturer instructions and checking the adhesive for correct...

How to sand a solid surface top and what type of paper to use are probably the most controversial subjects in this industry. Every one seems to have an approach that works for...

Stickers are probably the last thing on your mind as a countertop fabricator.   Placed on the "Save Material" and the Trivet set, you can keep your customer prepared and your company name in front of satisfied customers.

Using modern seaming clamps requires a certain amount of space to attach the device . But, when space is limited, such as when seaming a 3-in. piece of solid surface to an edge or economics do not afford the use of such a device, using “seam chips” is a good alternative that our shop continues to use.

Refresh Gene has created the ultimate, custom grout inlay in a solid surface countertop.  Not only is it unique, but this idea might just spark your interest to give something like this a try.

What to do with all the plumbing parts during the countertop removal?  A local fabricator clued me in a few years ago and this 25 cent item come in real handy.

Many times during the fabrication process, you will run into situations in which you can’t use a clamp to glue a piece of solid surface. Sometimes the clamps that you have are either too big, or...

Moraware announces availability of JobTracker v2.4 .  Scheduling and job management software Moraware JobTracker version 2.4 is available with new features that enable communication between more people...

Park Industries, the largest manufacturer of stone working equipment in North America, recently launched a new website...

The Marble Institute of America has announced the conclusion of a four-month study of thirteen of the most popular granites used for...

Domain Industries is proud to announce their expansion to a new 65,000 sq. ft. facility. The company is considered a one stop shop supplier, stocking everything...

The Park FASTBACK flat edge shaping and finishing machine is ideal for backsplashes for natural stone and quartz surfaces materials.  The machines’ vertical stone flow-through design is efficient

All granite is not created equal.  Many materials are not well suited for the kitchen.  The "Lemon" and "Porosity" tests can let your customers know what they have before making a final slab selection.

Integra Adhesives Inc. introduces Surface Bonder Xi, a newly formulated adhesive for Solid Surface, Engineered Stone and Natural Stone surfaces.

FabNet Member Directory (Map) is finally here.  After almost two years, the member map is ready for use.  Check it out to make sure your information is current.

Smooth, luminous, durable and capable of being fashioned into almost any shape, Dupont’s Corian is an extraordinary product. Concocted out of acrylic polymer, aluminum trihydrate filler, and pigment, it is one of...

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Are your countertops insured during delivery and installation? Your business auto policy won’t cover...

Here is a little trick I stumbled onto for hand sanding the inside of a cove corner.
By Andy Graves

Plenty was going on at the 27th annual KBIS Chicago this year, held at the McCormick Place on the lake shore of Chicago. Around nine hundred vendors and an expected 40,000 attendees were packing the show isles.
By Al Gerhart