How are Granite Countertops Made?

 Granite is a naturally occurring igneous rock that is often the foundation of mountains around the world. It comes in a wide range of colors from dark gray to silvery tones and even rosy reds. It gets it speckled appearance from flecks of quartz or mica. The look of your piece of granite depends on the geology on where it originated. Explosives are used to blast giant cubes of granite the size of a large Delivery van from the mountainside. These massive blocks are transported to a nearby cutting shop for the next step in the process.

Depending on the size of the initial block, enormous saws at the mill cut it into gigantic slabs that are approximately four feet by ten feet in size. The slab has a polished side. To a producer of granite countertops like the Countertop Shop, several slabs are packaged and transported. You can choose the slab you want to utilise for your kitchen or bathroom renovation from those we have on show in our yard. Although no two slabs are exactly alike, it is advised to use slabs from the same block when trying to match several counters.

Our installation staff must make a template before your slab is cut down for installation. The template is created by placing flexible material strips on top of your cabinets in their final position. To obtain the exact proportions required for your counters, the strips are adhered together and cut to size. The template is brought back to the shop, where it is scanned into our CAD and used to precisely mill out your countertops, including the edging of your choice, using a robotic stone saw.

Installing your granite countertop is now possible! It is still incredibly hefty even though it was cut from that large rock that was removed from the mountain. The countertop must be placed in its final location by multiple employees. If there is a seam, it is made virtually unnoticeable using coloured resin. Finally, your undermount sink is installed, and holes are dug on site for your faucets. The counter is joined to the cabinets from below using blocks. Every granite countertop we install is made especially for that job because no two kitchens have exactly the same dimensions.