Austin Granite Yard Tours: Shenoy on 183 – The Granite Biz Series

February 6, 2012 By 2 Comments
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Want A Big Stone Selection? Add Shenoy Granites and Marble (SGM) to your list when you go look at granite slabs. If you remember from another … [Continue reading...]

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Corner Sinks and Granite Countertops

February 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Do We Cut Corners? Well, how nice of you to ask! We come across a lot of kitchens with sinks in the corners, usually on an angled cabinet. The … [Continue reading...]

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Austin Granite Yard Tours: Young Stone on Rutland – The Granite Biz Series

February 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Picking Stone for Your Custom Counters? We can turn fabulous stone into fabulous counters, but first you need to find the right material. And … [Continue reading...]

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Austin Granite Yards: What to Expect – Getting Ready for Granite

February 1, 2012 By 2 Comments
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Need to Pick Your Granite and Don't Know What to Do? When you get new granite or marble counters, you get to pick the stone you want! Here are the … [Continue reading...]

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Golden Bordeaux Granite in Austin Texas

January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Ah, Yes, Another Bordeaux Granite. Today I did a happy dance, then held my camera up high and tried to stop wiggling for long enough to get a clear … [Continue reading...]

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Is Granite Recommended for Selling a Home in Austin?

January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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What Would You Expect a Granite Company to Say? What we want to say: heck yeah, you gotta put in granite! What we're actually going to say: … [Continue reading...]

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Bathroom Vanity Top: Round Rock Texas Remodel

January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Remodeling Your Round Rock Texas Home? Did you know you can have nicer granite vanity tops for less than you might imagine? We have had the honor … [Continue reading...]

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Blue Stone

January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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What is Blue Stone? We had some material delivered to the shop today on North Lamar in Austin that knocked our socks off. It's called Blue Stone … [Continue reading...]

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Uba Tuba Granite Bathroom Vanity: Enduring Style

January 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Got an Old Bathroom? If you live in Austin, Texas, chances are your house is a little, um . . . older. Older house means older bathroom vanity tops, … [Continue reading...]

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Neptune Bordeaux Granite: Awash with Movement and Color

January 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Ahhhh, Neptune Bordeaux. Some granite slabs are evenly colored, some have tight little speckles. Others are dark and stormy. And then there is … [Continue reading...]

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Santa Cecilia Granite: It Ain’t All the Same

January 27, 2012 By 3 Comments
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Want Santa Cecilia Granite like Your Neighbors Have? You'll need to go pick out the exact material for your kitchen to make sure you get just what … [Continue reading...]

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Fitting a Kitchen Faucet on a Granite Countertop: Getting Ready for Granite

January 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Replacing Older Counters with a Granite Countertop? If your faucet is old, you might not be able to re-use it. Many older counters are thinner … [Continue reading...]

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Granite Seams: The Granite Biz Series

January 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
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Getting New Granite Counters? Want seams all over the place, running here and there and everywhere? Didn't think so. Some Granite Seams Are … [Continue reading...]

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Granite Fabrication Explained: The Granite Biz Series

January 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
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Confused by Granite Fabrication Terms? In the Austin granite biz, the people that transform granite slabs into granite countertops are called … [Continue reading...]

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A Granite Tabletop Turns a Cheap Table into a Custom Table

January 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This is a cheap table. As in, a few hundred dollars for the whole set, purchased at a discount furniture store in Austin in 2010. Doesn't look so … [Continue reading...]

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Vintage Austin Kitchen Makeover: The One That Got Away

January 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Want to See a Vintage Kitchen Makeover? So did we. This vintage kitchen is from a house built in the late 1950s in the Wooten area of Austin, … [Continue reading...]

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