If you can't find the Florestone, look at Aquaglas. The Aquaglas I have been looking at is acrylic instead of fiberglass and is at a kitchen and bath store. I have seen Aquaglass at Lowe's but not the quality (one piece, no seams, thicker). My acrylic choice is based on past history. It seems to be much thicker, feels more solid, etc. I have one that is 20 years old and looks like new - but it is Harvest Gold:).

Julie- We are located in western Loudoun Co. and we are considering soapstone as well. We are looking at having Bucks County Soapstone in Perkasie, PA build us a sink, and fabricate and install countertops and a beaded backsplash in our new construction kitchen in September. We visited their showroom on a family trip about a month ago and loved everything we saw. Bucks County offers unique finishing techinques that no other fabricators that I have researched are offering. They offer a "Franklin edge" for countertops that is softer looking than a traditional edge and gives the appearance of being worn over time. They also use the same technology to offer a "scooped" edge on their slant front sinks, and can also provide a recessed drainboard that looks worn in, in addition to the runnels that you see more frequently. They offer other unique carving/engraving services as well. Scott does have a minimum dollar figure for it to be worthwhile to have his people make the trip twice, once for templating and once for install. He also offered to fabricate from drawings and to package the stone for DIY pickup. After seeing the lovely work that they do, we're willing to consider having him come do the install. I know that you asked for more local sources of soapstone than Bucks County is, but I thought I would mention what we are doing, on the chance that you would want to have them do your install on the same trip as ours. I'm sure it would save us both money. Something to consider, anyway. They are about three and a half hours away from Purcellville, VA. Best of luck with your kitchen. Here is a link that might be useful: Bucks County Soapstone

I see I'm a few years late but hopefully the wesite sends you an email notifying you of a response. Your issue/claim seems to be with the carrier/shipper/definintely the trucker in the pictures. Glass is fragile, NEVER EVER lay glass flat! The tempered glass I'm sure was a mess. It voids any warranty from all manufacturer's. I see a couple that have been mulled but laying flat. They look more like your roof's gable end than a double DH window. I think it's illegal to triple mull because it eliminates the reason for the impact and ratings. Besides the fact that it would weigh a ton. Hoping you got it all worked out to no expense, or very little to yourself.

I would advise you avoid doing business with AZ tile and Dean Jessup specifically. We had a horrible experience with them. Don't expect them to act with integrity or stand behind their product. We used a fabricator that was a personal referral from him. When we had discoloration and fingerprints that wouldn't come off of our Della Terra quartz he informed me I must have "scarred" it by cleaning with a paper towel. ( I called him within an hour of the fabricator leaving). We paid beyond stone to buff it with a cleaner at their recommendation. It mostly resolved the issue although as a result of the buffing the gloss and sheen no longer match our perimeter counters. Best we can figure out the fabricator applied turtle wax or something similar to disguise striations around the sink cutout. Which is why fingerprints couldn't be cleaned off. We still have some smudges. Bottom line rather than try to help us resolve the issue he was hostile and accusatory. He said the fabricator (a friend of his apparently) said it was fine so we must have done something. Do business with them at your own risk.