Anyone NOT oil their soapstone countertops?
Kim Ladin
7 years ago
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Comments (1)Hi, try going to the search box (bottom of page, not top) and enter "beleza". you'll find quite a few posts discussing this variety, I suspect, as I know I've read about it many times here Anita...See Moresoapstone or slate tile countertops anyone?
Comments (3)I did go out today and look and in terms of slate that would be suitable for counters (in my opinion), it was described as "honed." Unlike the use of the word "honed" with regard to marble, honed slate is almost polished looking and its main feature is that it is perfectly flat, unlike other slate which is not. One sales person said that sun on slate counters can cause it to "separate" which it has a tendency to do because of how it was created (layers of sediment). So...I think I'm back to the idea of soapstone tiles....See MoreHas anyone bought slate or soapstone counter long-distance?
Comments (22)You'll pay a sight more than $15 a foot to have a stone professional who actually knows what he is doing do your install. It's not "just" putting the slabs on the cabinets and epoxying the seams. That's not a "just". That's everything. (Secondary to a good template and a level cabinet install.) With as many conniption fits as have been posted on here about bad seams, you want to hire some unknown person do that for you? :) No reputable shop will do it without increasing their regular fee to account for the fact that they have no idea if the stone is sound and level, and if the cabinets are sound and level. That's two very important checks that a local fabricator does for you when he templates and fabricates stone. I'm not saying it's not DIYable. In fact, that's the only situation where you will save enough money to make the risk worth taking. If you have enough experience with woodworking tools to order the slabs and fabricate them yourself, you can save a good amount of money. Plus have the satisfaction of the DIY job. Ordering them fabricated can even save a small amount of money if you don't have a good local source for soap. But, ordering them fabricated and then trying to pay someone to take the risk of installing them themselves? That's going to be more expensive than going local would be, that's for sure. Talk to your local wholesale stoneyard about importing from MT themselves. If they buy a bundle of slabs, their pricing will already factor in the shipping, and you can use a local stone professional whose feet you can hold to the fire if he messes it up. The biggest thing they have to know is to not over polish it and have both black and white epoxy on hand to deal with the vein flow in the seams. Other than that, it's pretty easy to deal with to work. The big thing for you as a buyer to know is that you won't get "perfect" flow seams like is possible with granite unless you buy a whole lot of bookmatched slabs and have overage. Most of the slabs are too small for that....See MoreMumbai Gray soapstone - has anyone used it?
Comments (2)Thanks senator. I did find this one, but I wish there was a closer view of soapstone. I read it's a quieter stone with some veining, but i wonder how quiet, and what color is the veining. I'm waiting for pics, but the person at unnamed place of business said their camera was broke. Really? Your camera's broke and this is your business?? Frustrating!...See MoreKim Ladin
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