As promised, the counter tops arrived today. These are Cambria® counter tops, which are a manufactured quartz product. They are made of crushed quartz with some pigments and resin added to hold it together. Since the quartz is not porous like granite, they do not need to be sealed and molly-coddled like granite, just used. They are made in the good ol’ U. S. of A. (LeSueur, Minnesota). The color of our counter tops is “Bradford”.
Because they are made mostly of stone, they are very heavy, so it was quite a chore to install them. I will let the photos speak for themselves.
Here’s the sink hole.
And here’s a man who really gets into his work!
Slicing off a piece of stone makes a bit of dust.
The biggest piece is the peninsula, which is 9 feet long.
They wrassled it up the front steps.
… and into the kitchen….
where they glued it down to our gorgeous legs.
So here is a quick tour of the kitchen as it is now. The stove goes here.
Here is the view out of the kitchen window over the sink.
Our stone wall is still there, chipmunks and all. We will move the paving blocks out of view next Spring. They will be used for some creative landscaping later.
Looking into the kitchen from the dining area, here is what we see.
A slightly different view, showing where the refrigerator will go (on the right).
And finally, looking toward the dining area from the kitchen floor.
The dishwasher goes in the hole next to the sink.
I guess the appliances go in next. Or maybe the track lights… or the faucet. I’m not sure. Wow! It’s like Christmas in December!……… um……….. well… OK……… that gag didn’t work.