By Jason Nottesta
Now that the sink is picked out, the cutout done correctly, and the method of mounting decided, it’s time to put everything together. The final step in the process, adhering and securing the sink to the stone, is a relatively easy and methodical task – most of the time.
WINDSOR, N.Y. – The doors are open to architects and other building-industry professionals at Devonian Stone of New York Inc.
• Aro Granites Industry Ltd., Hosur, India, recently purchased four ARCO DI TRIONFO M594 cutting centres from Pedrini S.p.A. of Carobbio degli Angeli, Italy; the new machines feature an additional productive potential that can range from 1600 m² (17, 222 ft²)to 2000 m² (21,527 ft²)of semi-finished products per day, depending on the block quality and granite hardness class. The company has been equipped with Pedrini technology for a long time in its factories, including several frame saws, three Pedrini slab polishing lines, a quartet of four-column block cutters and two tile-polishing lines
• The Marble & Granite Gallery hires Jeanne Zamojski as a showroom consultant for the Southfield, Mich.-based stone company. She previously worked in interior/exterior design sales in the home-building industry, and also worked independently doing home-design consulting.
By Tom McNall
In this modern age, communication is everywhere. With the click of the button, you can get information on thousands of topics, including stone.
There’s a set of stone-fabrication machines in the market that might be called the Rodney Dangerfields of the industry … in that they really don’t get the respect they deserve.
While trade-show audiences gawk at the impressive automation of CNC production models, relatively few folks stop to look at their cousins: the manual-assist assist machines. And yet these machines can use many of the same tools and perform the same tasks –not automatically and not as quickly, but with relative ease – for a tenth of the cost of their robotic relations.
By Emerson Schwartzkopf
Somewhere in the onrush of last year, I went through a gallery of fine stone in Southern California and came across several slabs of stunning exotic granite. “Nice, isn’t is?” noted someone on the staff. “It’s going into Sharon Stone’s kitchen. She came here and picked it out herself.”
By Jason Nottestad
While the wide variety of sinks in the market today can create headaches for the templater, fabricator, and installer, the basics of mounting one to a countertop remain the same. While some new sinks fall outside the norm – making installation a special situation – the vast majority can still be dealt with using time-tested methods of sink mounting.
By Tom McNall
We all hear the stories of customers so tight with the dollar that they could grab some coal and turn out diamonds. Do we just dismiss them as being tightwads and cheapskates, or do we try to understand their mindset and work with what we know?
By K. Schipper
Client: Air Force Memorial Foundation, Arlington, Va.
Architect: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, New York
Contractor: Centex Construction LLC, Dallas
Stone Contractor: Lorton Contracting Company Inc., Springfield, Va.
Stone Fabricator: A. Lacroix et Fils Granit Itee, Saint Sebastien De Frontenac, Que.
Stone Carver: Marcel Machler Inc., Twin Peaks, Calif.
Stone Suppliers: Granites of America, Esmond, R.I.; M+Q Italia S.p.A., Marina di Massa, Italy
ARLINGTON, Va. – Befitting the service it honors, the Air Force Memorial sweeps up to the skies … but its foundation is solidly in stone.