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• Bathtub or Other Bath or Kitchen Surface - Resurface or Reface Includes bathtubs, sinks, toilets & some appliances.
• Laminate Countertops - Install Includes vanities, hobby counters & countertops.
• Laminate Countertops - Repair Most common kind of countertops.
• Solid Surface (Corian, Concrete, Stainless Steel, etc) Countertops - Install Includes vanities, desktops & countertops.
• Solid Surface (Corian, Concrete, Stainless Steel, etc) Countertops - Repair Includes vanities, desktops & countertops.
• Stone Slab (Granite, Marble, Slate, Quartz, etc) Countertops - Install Includes marble, granite, slate, etc.
• Stone Slab (Granite, Marble, Slate, Quartz, etc) Countertops - Repair Realign, augment or reset solid stone surfaces.
• Tile, Brick, Stone, and Grout - Clean and Maintain Enhance appearance & add to longevity & preservation.
• Tile: Ceramic and Porcelain - Install Install new or replace tile on floors, countertops, walls & showers, etc.
• Tile: Ceramic and Porcelain - Repair Repairs or alterations to existing tile work.
• Tile: Natural Stone (Granite, Marble, Slate, Quartz, etc) - Install Install new or replace marble, sandstone, slate, granite tile, etc.
• Tile: Natural Stone (Granite, Marble, Slate, Quartz, etc) - Repair Repairs or alterations to existing tile work.

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In past years, kitchen countertops were generally made of either ceramic tile or laminate. Bathroom countertops were typically cultured marble. Countertops today consist of a variety of materials. If you are remodeling your kitchen or bathroom, sometimes just updated your countertop can transform an entire room. Popular kitchen countertops choices include granite, quartz, natural stone, wood butcher block and even concrete. In bathrooms, people are choosing granite, marble, and stone. These natural materials warm up a room and can blend with many different decor styles and colors. For more budget friendly options, consider using a granite or stone with a thinner depth. You can still enjoy the look and feel of granite without all the cost. Choosing a ceramic tile with natural tones is also a viable solution. A professional contractor can help you select from the multitude of products on the market and ensure that your new countertop is installed correctly. Improper installation can cause a host of problems and pose a safety hazard.

Featured Countertop Articles

"Choosing a New Countertop" Countertops are an integral part of the kitchen. This article talks about the various kinds of countertops available in the market and the advantages of each.

"Why you Should Renovate your Countertops" Kitchen renovations are always popular. An easier and less expensive way to remodel your kitchen is to simply renovate the countertops. Changing the countertops in your kitchen will make the room look new and modern and is a sound investment in your home.

Should You Hire a Professional to Install New Kitchen Counter Tops or Do It Yourself?

With so many options for kitchen countertops to choose from these days, how can you possibly decide which is right option for you to use in your kitchen remodel? And should you try to install them yourself (after all it looks easy on all those home shows) or call in a professional kitchen countertop installer to get the job done?

Modern kitchen counter tops come in a myriad of different materials, colors, shapes and sizes. Prices vary just as much, ranging from as little as $10 per square foot for basic laminate countertops to hundreds of dollars per square foot for the higher quality stone countertop options.

In any busy kitchen, the countertops you choose have to be able to stand up to a fair amount of wear and tear. Even if your only cooking specialty is heating up microwave dinners or take out, there are still bound to be unexpected spills and accidents. How much use you make of your kitchen may be one of the deciding factors when choosing the right kitchen countertops for your home.

Then there is that age-old dilemma – do it yourself or call in the pros? If you are installing new kitchen countertops as a standalone project and have a certain amount of expertise in home renovation, you may be tempted to try and go it alone, perhaps with the help of some of those videos you found on You Tube or by watching that young man in the designer suit on TV, who installed an entire granite countertop before dinnertime.

What these videos and shows do not demonstrate though is what happens when things go wrong. For instance, a homeowner has just bought the perfect granite countertops at their local home improvement store, for a price that could hardly be described as bargain basement, but they are beautiful and granite is a sturdy material that can stand up to all manner of kitchen tasks. The countertops are delivered by the home store employees and placed in the kitchen, ready for the eager DIYer to swing into action.

A few hours (or more likely days) later, after watching hundreds of five minute installation videos Mr. (or Ms.) Fixit believes they are ready to begin. With the aid of a friend, they lift the first section of countertop, find it to be a little heavier than they imagined and it slips out of their hands and crashes to the floor. Granite is relatively tough but it stills chips, cracks and even breaks when dropped.

This is just one scenario. How about cutting those countertops to size, getting around that strange angle that you had not realized would be so tricky. It all looked so much easier on TV...

Kitchen countertops need to be functional, well fitted and attractive to look at. Whatever kind of countertop you eventually decide to buy for your kitchen, spending the extra money to hire a professional kitchen countertop installer will pay off. The job will be finished in a reasonable amount of time and the end result will be the beautiful kitchen makeover you envisioned when you began watching those programs in the first place.