March 9, 2006 - Thursday - Today Trisha from
Contour Countertops came by to
make the templates for our counter tops. We couldn't be happier with our
decision to use Contour. They are one the of most professional outfits we
have ever done business with. The cabinets must all be permanently
installed before asking Trisha to stop by, and making sure they are level is job
one. Not only must the cabinets be installed, but the corbels for our bar
must also be installed. Here you can see Trisha working on the template
for the bar. She uses what looks like corrugated plastic to make the
templates. As you can imagine, the job of the templater is possibly the
most important job in a counter shop. If she screws up and the job calls
for quartz or granite, it could be a real costly mistake! Thanks goodness
she is one of the best in the business! Speaking of quartz countertops, we
wanted something high end but different from all the home we see with granite.
To that end we chose the Zodiac product
line made by DuPont. We chose the "Lunar Pearl" color for the bar and the
kitchen counters, and the "Cloud White" for the bathrooms. Quartz counters
are typically easier to maintain than granite and because they are nonporous
quartz is much more immune to bacteria growth than granite. Check out the
website with the link above for more benefits.
March 9, 2006 - Thursday - This shot shows Trisha's good template work in the
kitchen.
March 9, 2006 - Thursday - Vanity light are installed. This picture shows
the unit in the master bath.
March 9, 2006 - Thursday - Here is the vanity light shown for the guest bath.
March 9, 2006 - Thursday - A very good friend of the company's and a jack of all
trades when it comes to building and construction, Dale Erickson lends a hand
every now and again. He cut our wonderfully wide window sills out of solid
hemlock. Since we want to show the natural color of the wood, we finish
the window sills in
Polycrylic
by Minwax, which is a water based, clear protective finish. This picture
shows two of the window sills in the dining area. Since we don't want any
nail holes in our beautiful sills, we glue them down with
Liquid Nails.
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