The high cost of cheap granite countertops

As the price of granite drops we are seeing more fabricators cutting corners to save money on fabrication including using mismatched slabs, rushing and not installing workmanlike seams, bad bracing and second quality granite. Here are a few examples of what you might get with your cheap granite countertop. ANO has an employee who had granite coutertops installed in their kitchen a year before they came to work for ANO. Recently they had a granite bar and granite vanity top installed in their basement. They came to work the day after the second project complaining not about the new project but the first. This employee used a fabricator recommended by ANO for the second job and they had not realized how bad the first project was until they saw how good the second was.

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About Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson is Director of Business Development for ANO, Inc. an Independent distributor of plumbing accessories - sinks and faucets - primarily to countertop fabrication and installation industry. The are the exclusive distributor of Eclipse Stainless products in the Midwest. Tom is a former home builder. Past President of the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago, winner of eight key awards for design and construction and he created over $200 million in new real estate.
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