What The Granite Counter Tops Offered Can Do For Your Home

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By Olivia Cross


A solid surface, in a kitchen or bathroom, is critical for food preparation and maintaining a clean space for make up and other cosmetics. There are a lot of different opinions about what this surface should be, however, no one disputes that, in Concord NC, granite counter tops are on a very short list of the best ones. Part of this is based on the fact that that the largest open faced granite quarry is located just down the road, in Mount Airy, NC.

The work to get this material out of the ground will entail using many pieces of heavy earth moving equipment and the appropriate amount of explosives. The skills needed for this work has been trained into a team that only wants to provide this stone for your counter tops as well as for other construction purposes. A lot of noise and dust accompanies the dragging of these very large pieces into an are where they can be inspected.

When these very large chunks of stone are uncovered and moved into the initial processing areas, they must then be cut into smaller pieces that can fit into the large trucks. Many of these pieces are further sized by cutting or blasting them so a reasonable size can be achieved for delivery to the next step of getting it to you.

At some point, the pieces can be hauled away and delivered to the stone cutters who will be machining them into the size you can use in your kitchen. This is accomplished by cutting, with special bits and saw edges built for this work into approximate sizes. These are stacked, at the shop for future inspection by the home owner or the construction personnel.

When you are looking for just the right piece, there will be many things to consider. The first may be the color. There are naturally occurring blacks, browns, and all the way into whites of various brightnesses. The natural gloss, or lack of it, can be ascertained, although the enhancement of this feature is taken care of later in the process.

The very specific and, occasionally, exciting grain patterns are also something to think about. You can find many variations of patterns, such as the straight line or the whorled pattern. You need to have an attractive pattern as you will be living with this piece for as long as you live there. Many professionals will have computer programs that will help you visualize the effect these patterns have on the whole room.

Exacting measurements are taken and cutting, grinding and polishing will begin. These tasks will take that piece that is only slightly larger than you need and end up exactly the size and shape you need. All holes that need to be cut for sinks, faucets and trash disposal will be done and preparation for installation will begin. This is usually not a do it yourself project for the home owner.

Since the finished granite top can make or break your kitchen or bathroom, polishing to the proper finish is vital. This job is begun in the shop before being delivered to you and finished before final installation. It is finalized after that installation to the appropriate level of sheen, whether that is high gloss, matte or even textured.




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