If you're planning a kitchen or bathroom remodel, chances are you've come across three names again and again: granite, quartz, and quartzite. They sound similar, they're often displayed side by side in showrooms, and honestly, the names alone don't tell you much about how each...
Favrstone has invested in advanced stone fabrication equipment for our Ozark shop, and it is already changing what we can do for customers across southwest Missouri. The upgrade means more precise cuts, faster turnaround, and the ability to take on more detailed work. What the new...
A finished countertop looks simple once it is installed. Getting there takes a series of precise steps, and small errors early in the process show up as gaps and bad fits later. Here is how a raw slab becomes the countertop in your kitchen. Templating Templating is...
By the time installation day arrives, most of the work is already done. Your slab is selected, the templating is complete, and your countertops have been fabricated to fit your space. Installation day is where it all comes together. Knowing what to expect makes the...
The edge profile is one of the last decisions you make on a countertop, and it is easy to treat it as an afterthought. It should not be. The edge shapes how the counter feels under your hand, how it reads in the room, and...
General contractors working in Springfield and the surrounding area run into the countertop conversation on nearly every project. Residential remodels, commercial buildouts, multifamily developments, medical and professional office spaces; the surface material is almost always a decision point, and whoever is managing the job needs...
Budgeting for commercial countertops is different from budgeting for a kitchen remodel. The square footage is usually larger, the use case is more demanding, and the decision has longer-term implications for maintenance and replacement costs. Getting the number right at the planning stage matters. This is...
Springfield has a real coffee scene. Between downtown, Battlefield Road, and the neighborhoods around Missouri State, there are independent cafes and established roasters operating at a level that competes with any mid-size city in the region. The surfaces in these spaces work hard. A coffee bar...
Republic and Nixa are in a building cycle. New apartment communities have been going up in both cities over the past several years, and the pipeline isn't slowing down. Families relocating to the area, young professionals who want something newer without the Springfield price, people...
Friday night Downtown or on Commercial Street, the bar top doesn't get a break. Drinks go out, glasses come back, surfaces get wiped, and it starts over. The bar top is one of the most abused surfaces in a restaurant and one of the first...