Silestone Store Refurbs, McDonaldÂ’s Canada
By K. Schipper
Most commercial stone jobs are like banquets: the fabricator needs to cook up a large order, often of the same design, but may have weeks before the final product is needed.
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Elegant Stone Products Inc., Viroqua, Wis.
By K. Schipper
VIROQUA, Wis. – Anyone who thinks natural-stone countertops are strictly a phenomenon of upscale suburbs, trendy high-rises and glamorous resorts needs to get off the freeway and head down some rural byways to Elegant Stone Products Inc.
Diamonds & Water: A Good Marriage
By Bill O’Connor
Diamonds, water and stone, in the right combination can be quite profitable. Get them of proportion, and disaster can happen.
Ciciliot & Son, Schnecksville, Pa.
By Cathie Beck
SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. – Henry Ciciliot is an architect by training … but don’t hold that against him.
Inventions On The Fly
By Donny Taylor
Have you ever needed a tool that isn’t available on the market? How about an innovative process to help raise the quality of your countertops? Did you make them yourself, or modify an existing product?
Lesson Plan
By Emerson Schwartzkopf
In every publication, there’s always one regular item that makes its enemies among the staff. It’s tedious to write, always runs long and becomes a bear to fit in the layout.
Cold Climate Housing Research, Fairbanks, Ak.
By K. Schipper
Client/Designer/Contractor: Cold Climate Housing Research Center. Fairbanks, Alaska
Masonry Heater Designer: Solutions to Healthy Breathing, Fairbanks, Alaska
Masonry Heater Installer: Stone Castle Masonry, Fairbanks, Alaska
Stone Fabricator/Installer: Alaskan Granite, Fairbanks, Alaska
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Most of the time when a building client talks about serving as designer and contractor, people in the trades shake their heads and walk away.
The Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) and its Research and Testing Facility (RTF), though, is anything but a normal project.
More In Stone At Carrara
CARRARA, Italy – An intensive worldwide promotional campaign and the attendance of the world’s industry leaders appears to be paying off for CarraraMarmotec 2007, set for May 30-June 2.
NSC Introduces Branding Plan
HOLLIS, N.H. – The Natural Stone Council (NSC) announced the launch of its branding program, including a new logo, in mid-January.
One Or The Other
By Jason Nottestad
Every once in a while, I get a paradoxical question from one of my clients: which do I like better, granite or engineered stone?