Today's Featured Product: Natural Marble

Marble colors are extremely beautiful and come in a wide range and variety of colors. We've worked with marble that was pure white, as well as marble that was green/white mixed and it also had sparkly silver flecks in it. You never know what kind of beautiful marble you may come across. Which is why I would recommend taking a trip to your local slab warehouse. The closest slab importer to our location is Pental Granite and Marble. They're about 10mins down the road from us, located in Fife.

FAQ#3: "Do you fabricate Corian?"

Answer: Corian is actually a product that we do not fabricate. It is comprised of mostly plastics, and is usually molded using extremely hot water. We do not have a hot-water bath, and our saw and hand-tools are not equipped to do any fabrication on Corian. The disadvantages of Corian is that it scratches easily, can be damaged by chemicals, and is not heat-resistant. So if you put any pots or pans directly from the hot stove on the countertop, it will melt.

Today's Featured Product: CaesarStone

CaesarStone is one of the many products of engineered stone. CaesarStone is 93% crushed quartz, one of nature's hardest minerals. The quartz is combined with high-quality polymer resins and pigments and then compacted under intense vibration, vacuum, and pressure into dense, non-porous slabs.

Photos Of Granite

Here are some pictures of granite that are on our MySpace page. We do not stock any granite at our location, we are only a fabricator and installer. We get our granite from slab importers (ex: Pental, Meta, Dal, Import Stone, Michelangelo's, CaesarStone, etc.). The granite in this photo slide is just some of the more common materials. There are so many colors to choose from, and the importers are constantly getting in new material, so it's best to go to the importer and browse the materials that they have in-stock.

**Commercial Install** Sarku Japan

Today our install crew is going to the Westfield Southcenter mall to install Black Galaxy countertops at the new Sarku Japan Restaurant. Here at Johnson Stone Countertop, we always comply with the safety standards of Washington State. When installing a commercial job, our crew wears all of the necessary safety equipment. They wear hardhats, safety jackets, boots, and goggles whenever at the job-site. We hope that you will visit the new Westfield Southcenter mall once it's complete and that you will notice the excellent craftsmanship that went into the completion of the countertops at Sarku Japan. As soon as I am able to enter the job-site safely, I will take photos of the install to share with all of you.

We look forward to completing this job, and will continue to provide excellent service for all of our commercial vendors.

FAQ #2: "Are your remnants only $10-$15 per square foot?"

This is a common misconception. They do only cost $10-$15 per square foot, but only if you want to purchase the material as it is. We will not do any cutting or fabrication on the remnant. You must also provide the transportation for the remnant.

If you want us to cut a small countertop for you out of the material, then the remnant costs $50-$65 per square foot, and may be more costly for the expensive stones.

Also, it's important to note that you are only being charged for the fabricated portion of the remnant. We aren't going to have you purchase the whole remnant if you're not going to be using the whole remnant.

FAQ #1: "We are purchasing the whole slab, aren't we?"

Answer: This is actually one of the most common questions that we get. You are actually not purchasing the entire slab. Johnson Stone Countertop is purchasing the whole slab. We are only charging you for the fabricated portion of the slab. Therefore, once the job is completed, any remnants of the slab that are left become property of Johnson Stone Countertop, and we re-sell it as remnants. If you want the remnants from your slab for a possible future project, we can most certainly hold the remnants for you.

Johnson Stone Countertop Starts Blog

Welcome everybody to Johnson Stone Countertop's first blog. We invite everybody to ask any question that they may have concerning countertops. We will do our best to answer your questions. We will also try to maintain a weekly update with interesting facts or helpful hints for countertops.

We hope you enjoy this blog and take advantage of the information that we can provide for you!

Thank You,
Kevin Fox
Johnson Stone Countertop
www.johnsonstone. com
ph: 253.460.1585
fax: 253.460.3571