<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>I loved ecotop (Kliptech product) and it's easy to install if you don't need a seam and have woodworking tools. I seamed mine and cut out the sink, but I'm a cabinetmaker... It's heavy as all get out. The factory sells "seconds" and I found a piece that worked beautifully for me. </span></div><div> </div><div>Beatrice Dohrn<br>541 746 1919 (h)<br>347 589 9053 (c)<br></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Lynelle Hamilton <lynelle@lahamilton.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Greenbuilding <greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org><br><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, July 26, 2011 6:00 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Greenbuilding] Counters<br></font><br>Again, I ask the list for advice. I am now at the point of installing kitchen counters. I have had plywood on the counters (3/4 overlaid and screwed to 3/8", as a substrate for tile, but have had warping (I'm on the water). I don't trust it for tile. I've been told others in the area have had this problem. They've generally solved it by installing Arborite, something I am loathe to do.<br><br>That places me squarely in a quandary. I can't find reclaimed granite in the size I need--the reclamation folks near me generally sell the counters with the cabinets anyway. The budget will not allow for "new" granite and I want to use something that screws the earth less than other options (particularly given that I've already wasted some otherwise good plywood).<br><br>I am
the installer, so it must be pretty simple.<br><br>Any creative ideas out there?<br><br>Thanks!<br><br>Lynelle<br>-- Effective immediately, please use the following e-mail address to reach me: <a ymailto="mailto:lynelle@lahamilton.com" href="mailto:lynelle@lahamilton.com">lynelle@lahamilton.com</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Greenbuilding mailing list<br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br><a ymailto="mailto:Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org" href="mailto:Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org">Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br><a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org" target="_blank">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br><br><br></div></div></div></body></html>