The Home Remodelers 5 Steps to Dream Countertops
A step by step guide for the home remodelers or builders to getting started with their custom stone countertops in Utah.
Home Remodelers 101: Countertops
This is a great place to start if you have never ventured into the home remodelers space, We completely understand that remolding or building can be daunting especially if you don’t have an experienced contractor or designer helping you through the process. We want to make it is easy as possible for you as well as making sure you know all the information we, as your countertop fabricator needs to know so we don’t miss any important custom details. This is an easy to follow 5 steps to getting your dream countertops. Please reach out if you need any follow up information and check out our blog for really helpful info regarding What countertop material to use or Quartz VS Quartzite: What’s the difference?
Step 1: Cabinet Dimensions
Take dimensions of your cabinets or send your cabinet plans. This is important to keep in mind when picking out your countertops for seams and island size.
A standard size for Quartz if 126 X 63 but some run smaller, some run larger. Natural Stone varies largely. Slab count will vary on size however, we may give a better idea of how many you will need by sending them in before picking out your stone.
Step 2: Pick out your Natural Stone or Quartz
Call us to set up an appointment to visit our showroom or visit one of the many stone distributors to see full slabs and natural stone. Visiting our showroom is ideal if you are wanting to look at quartz since we have so many distributors in one spot! Natural stone however, varies so much the best option is to visit distributors.
Northern Utah Stone Distributors:
- Arizona Tile (Della Terra Quartz)
- Daltile
- Easy Stone (Moda and Radianz)
- Cosmos Surfaces
- GS Marble and Granite
- Stratus Quartz
At any of these distributors, if you find a stone you love, place it on hold under “Unique Stone” or “ITS Countertops” and we will be able to get all the information we need for an estimate.
To learn more about different stone types read our blog “Which countertop Material to use.” by clicking here.
Step 3: Pick out your sink
Find a sink. Our sink distributor are Hive Sinks and Faucets and Chariot Plumbing and Supply, visit their store or website. You can provide your own sink it will just need to present at the time of template. We will need to know whether the sink is top or undermount for estimating.
If you choose to have an Apron front sink which is also known as a Farm sink, it needs to be installed (placed in the cabinet as you would like) prior to template incase any cabinet adjustments need to be made to correctly fit. We template an apron sink as if it is a cabinet.
Step 4: Home Remodelers Final details
Send in your cabinet plans, stone and sink hold orders. At this time to get you an estimate we will also need to know your preferences on edge styles, corners, backsplash, cooktops and any other specifications for your project.
Step 5: Sign and Get your Dream Kitchen on the Schedule
Once we send your estimate, if everything looks good sign and return. After we receive the signed estimate, we will send a contract with information for a 50% deposit (we take cash or check). If everything is cleared, we will order the stone and work with you to schedule template.
Typically we are able to get into template within a week or two and we give a 1-3 week timeline from template to install for most jobs.
