Author: Countertops101
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The Real Cost of Waste
Let’s take a moment to discuss the amount and cost of waste using cartridge adhesives for gluing up an average countertop. On an average purge to get the adhesive ready you will waste 8 to 10 grams of adhesive. At an average of $0.08 per gram the waste is around $0.56 to $0.80 per cartridge…
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Shadow Line Secrets
This video discusses how to avoid shadow lines in your seams. To eliminate shadow lines, the goal is to get your adhesive to have the same opacity or translucency as the stone you are working with so that the light passes through cleanly. If the adhesive is opaque and the material is translucent, you will…
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Seaming Porcelain Miter Edges
If you’re fabricating porcelain countertops with a miter edge, this in-depth tutorial is a must-watch. In this video, Sam from Countertops 101 breaks down the best practices for achieving clean, strong and visually seamless joints using cartridge adhesives like SeamLock Pro. Whether you’re new to porcelain miters or just want to level up your fabrication…
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WD-40 vs. SeamLock Pro
SeamLock Pro vs WD-40: The Ultimate Countertop Adhesive Strength Test! Can your countertop glue still hold strong even if you forget to prep your surface? Today, we put SeamLock Pro, the industry-leading countertop adhesive, to the ultimate test by gluing solid surface pieces coated with WD-40 and dry lubricant.
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Let’s Talk Caulk 2.0
Are you using the RIGHT single component caulk for your countertop installs? Sam is back with an updated, in-depth walkthrough of construction adhesives, silicones, latex caulks, polyurethanes and polymers; including SinkLock, High-Tack and Substrate Bonder from Big Dog Adhesives. Whether you’re gluing down countertops, setting backsplash, adhering shower panels or undermounting sinks, this guide covers…
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SeamLock – No-Drip vs. Flowing
In this video we will discuss the difference between no drip and flowing adhesives and the advantages and applications for each.
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Quartz and Silicosis – What You Need to Know
If you are in the countertop industry you have most likely heard about silicosis. The issue has come to the forefront since Australia decided to ban quartz (effective July 1, 2024) and Cal-OSHA implemented their ETS in December of 2023. So what is Silicosis? The American Lung Association defines silicosis as “a type of pulmonary…
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Best Countertops for an Investment Property
Our teams have installed countertops in probably close to 1500 investment properties over the last couple decades including at least 10 personal investment properties that belong to our founder and his family. Here are his thoughts and opinions. In today’s world everyone is, or wants, to be a real estate investor as it is the…