Shirestone Countertops: I like my Job!!!

Nightwing · 04-06-2007, 10:40 PM

Ok. So many months back I started a company that does Faux stone products. Well... finally it's taking off! And I'm really enjoying it. I always liked construction because it helped me express my artistic side but still make a living. Well... this takes it one step further. I get to do Faux finishing on every Job! I now represent a full line of undermount sinks, and many other fixtures, plus a few stone products that I love. Not everyone loves it, but people that are sick of Granite but don't want concrete seem to love it. I know I do!
Thought I'd post some pics for OT to see some jobs I've done recently. Here are some clips out of a promotional packet I'm putting together from pictures of my work.

avk · 04-06-2007, 10:42 PM

First! Very nice. How much?

tardypizza · 04-06-2007, 10:43 PM

Those look really good. Congrats on your success.

I'm going to be doing my first concrete countertops next month and I'm looking forward to the challenge and learning curve.

Nightwing · 04-06-2007, 10:45 PM

It ends up being about 80-85 a sqft installed cost. Small demo fee, and my sinks are way cheeper than you can typically find them anywhere else.
You can get really crappy granite for like 35 or 40 a sq ft but it's got tons of glue in it, I guarantee. Decent granite is much moe expensive, plus for cool edges like I offer (double concave with captivated bullnose) you pay a fortune to have that routed in granite. I include an edge like that for free. Pluss I have no color limitations since it's faux finished! Granite really limits you in color, until you start spendgina lot of money.
I used to install and fabricate granite... I'll never do it again. This stuff is so much cooler! And... this stuff is seamless. I could do 1000 SQft totally seamlessly. HOORAY!

Nightwing · 04-06-2007, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tardypizza

Those look really good. Congrats on your success.

I'm going to be doing my first concrete countertops next month and I'm looking forward to the challenge and learning curve.

Ok.... go to Home Depot and they have a book in their do it yourself section called something like "How to make decorative concrete countertops". It's a great step by step tutorial for concrete. Really good tips in there. I suggest you get it. Good luck to you man! And make sure you reinforce the cabinets and floor beneth the kitchen if you can, since concrete is so heavy. I've seen base cabinets colapse after a few months or floors start to bow.

GOOD LUCK MAN! HAVE FUN DOING IT!

nqwan · 04-06-2007, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avk

Very nice. How much?

avk · 04-06-2007, 10:58 PM

That's right.

incorporeal · 04-06-2007, 11:04 PM

I work for Diamante and Danze

FTW

A-Train · 04-06-2007, 11:19 PM

Nightwing-- I have seen several posts in the past about your work and enthusiasm. It is impressive to me. Good job for starting on your own company. Good luck with it. By the way, do you have a website I can look at some other work you have done. I love the idea or a surface like this or concrete. I am so sick of granite. It is so boring to me...not to mention retardedly expensive.

Andrew

Nightwing · 04-06-2007, 11:27 PM

^ Yo Andrew. I'm partners with my Dad. He's getting older and needed to get in on something lucritive that he could get out of in a few years and know that I ould take care of it, so... my mother makes the website. I used to do web design, but I just don't want to do the website, so... be warned... it's a little wierd but it does give some good information. It will be getting majorly renovated soon, but there is a gallery and some information on there.

www.StoneInOvation.com

PM me for more info, or PM me and I'll give you my E-Mail address

A-Train · 04-06-2007, 11:30 PM

thanks man...I am going to check it out tonight.

KnightWRXRider · 04-06-2007, 11:40 PM

Lord of the Rings countertops FTW!

Nightwing · 04-06-2007, 11:53 PM

I know. I actually hire hobbits to put in the plumbing cause it hurst my back to work that low down to the ground. LOL

Bonzo · 04-06-2007, 11:59 PM

a place next to my shop does a boatload of Silestone.

looks the same. izzit?

Nightwing · 04-07-2007, 12:02 AM

no. Silestone is a slab product. It is fabricated the same way that granite is. It's always smooth
This has some texture to it so most people think it real stone! Like.. a real hunk of raw rock. Also mine is poured so it's totally seamless. Silestone will have seams just like granite.

Bonzo · 04-07-2007, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightwing

no. Silestone is a slab product. It is fabricated the same way that granite is. It's always smooth
This has some texture to it so most people think it real stone! Like.. a real hunk of raw rock. Also mine is poured so it's totally seamless. Silestone will have seams just like granite.

interesting and that makes since as I see trucks bring in raw slabs for cutting and tons of grinding. They do push quite a bit of product through as I believe they supply Menards and others.

Nightwing · 04-07-2007, 12:34 AM

yah. but people are getting sick of it. I like silestone better than plain ol granite though!

IneedOTshelp · 04-07-2007, 12:42 AM

Well since i need an anonamys (sp??) name for help, i will respond to some random threads.

I think the counter tops look great. Thats awesome that a project yo uhave picked up is panning out, financially for you.

Cjchaps · 04-07-2007, 01:06 AM

My wife and I were thinking about concrete... I did a test section and it was cool looking but super heavy as you said. We ended up getting a nice blue Zodiaq brand quartz composite countertop which we really like. We also got a great deal on it(rebates + friends and family savings) so it was only 2500ish to replace the countertops.

So I take it your product is similiar to concrete as in it is poured but weighs a lot less? What is it made out of?

EDIT: One cool thing I saw in the concrete books was that they put metal trivits(sp?) directly in the countertop. You might want to do something like that and take a pictar for advertising.

incorporeal · 04-07-2007, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cjchaps

My wife and I were thinking about concrete... I did a test section and it was cool looking but super heavy as you said. We ended up getting a nice blue Zodiaq brand quartz composite countertop which we really like. We also got a great deal on it(rebates + friends and family savings) so it was only 2500ish to replace the countertops.

So I take it your product is similiar to concrete as in it is poured but weighs a lot less? What is it made out of?

EDIT: One cool thing I saw in the concrete books was that they put metal trivits(sp?) directly in the countertop. You might want to do something like that and take a pictar for advertising.

great indoors right?

FTW

Cjchaps · 04-07-2007, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by incorporeal

great indoors right?

FTW

How did ya know?

incorporeal · 04-07-2007, 01:28 AM

friends and family day....

FTW

Nightwing · 04-07-2007, 12:08 PM

huh? what are you talking about?

skateboy16 · 04-07-2007, 12:14 PM

looks good.........plus you get to do inside work. i'm a mason (not the secret kind) and waiting for this damn snow to go away. ahhhhhh!!

enozto · 04-07-2007, 01:15 PM

finding a job where you can make a living and enjoy it is freaking awesome!

04-06-2007, 10:40 PM	#1
Nightwing Scooby Newbie Member#: 45007 Join Date: Oct 2003 Vehicle: 94 Toyota, Lnd Crz CHAMPAGNE BEEOTCH!	Shirestone Countertops: I like my Job!!! Ok. So many months back I started a company that does Faux stone products. Well... finally it's taking off! And I'm really enjoying it. I always liked construction because it helped me express my artistic side but still make a living. Well... this takes it one step further. I get to do Faux finishing on every Job! I now represent a full line of undermount sinks, and many other fixtures, plus a few stone products that I love. Not everyone loves it, but people that are sick of Granite but don't want concrete seem to love it. I know I do! Thought I'd post some pics for OT to see some jobs I've done recently. Here are some clips out of a promotional packet I'm putting together from pictures of my work.

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04-06-2007, 10:42 PM	#2
avk Scooby Specialist Member#: 17252 Join Date: Apr 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ Vehicle: '95 GF6 340; No Cash on Board	First! Very nice. How much?

04-06-2007, 10:43 PM	#3
tardypizza Scooby Newbie Member#: 20122 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: mayheeco! Vehicle: 2004 KTM950Adventure GO!!!!!!!	Those look really good. Congrats on your success. I'm going to be doing my first concrete countertops next month and I'm looking forward to the challenge and learning curve.

04-06-2007, 10:45 PM	#4
Nightwing Scooby Newbie Member#: 45007 Join Date: Oct 2003 Vehicle: 94 Toyota, Lnd Crz CHAMPAGNE BEEOTCH!	It ends up being about 80-85 a sqft installed cost. Small demo fee, and my sinks are way cheeper than you can typically find them anywhere else. You can get really crappy granite for like 35 or 40 a sq ft but it's got tons of glue in it, I guarantee. Decent granite is much moe expensive, plus for cool edges like I offer (double concave with captivated bullnose) you pay a fortune to have that routed in granite. I include an edge like that for free. Pluss I have no color limitations since it's faux finished! Granite really limits you in color, until you start spendgina lot of money. I used to install and fabricate granite... I'll never do it again. This stuff is so much cooler! And... this stuff is seamless. I could do 1000 SQft totally seamlessly. HOORAY!

04-06-2007, 10:58 PM	#7
avk Scooby Specialist Member#: 17252 Join Date: Apr 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ Vehicle: '95 GF6 340; No Cash on Board	That's right.

04-06-2007, 11:04 PM	#8
incorporeal Scooby Newbie Member#: 1820 Join Date: Jul 2000	I work for Diamante and Danze FTW

04-06-2007, 11:19 PM	#9
A-Train Scooby Newbie Member#: 18682 Join Date: May 2002 Location: 914 2.1 ready to hit the	Nightwing-- I have seen several posts in the past about your work and enthusiasm. It is impressive to me. Good job for starting on your own company. Good luck with it. By the way, do you have a website I can look at some other work you have done. I love the idea or a surface like this or concrete. I am so sick of granite. It is so boring to me...not to mention retardedly expensive. Andrew

04-06-2007, 11:27 PM	#10
Nightwing Scooby Newbie Member#: 45007 Join Date: Oct 2003 Vehicle: 94 Toyota, Lnd Crz CHAMPAGNE BEEOTCH!	^ Yo Andrew. I'm partners with my Dad. He's getting older and needed to get in on something lucritive that he could get out of in a few years and know that I ould take care of it, so... my mother makes the website. I used to do web design, but I just don't want to do the website, so... be warned... it's a little wierd but it does give some good information. It will be getting majorly renovated soon, but there is a gallery and some information on there. www.StoneInOvation.com PM me for more info, or PM me and I'll give you my E-Mail address

04-06-2007, 11:30 PM	#11
A-Train Scooby Newbie Member#: 18682 Join Date: May 2002 Location: 914 2.1 ready to hit the	thanks man...I am going to check it out tonight.

04-06-2007, 11:40 PM	#12
KnightWRXRider Scooby Newbie Member#: 10233 Join Date: Sep 2001 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Western MA	Lord of the Rings countertops FTW!

04-06-2007, 11:53 PM	#13
Nightwing Scooby Newbie Member#: 45007 Join Date: Oct 2003 Vehicle: 94 Toyota, Lnd Crz CHAMPAGNE BEEOTCH!	I know. I actually hire hobbits to put in the plumbing cause it hurst my back to work that low down to the ground. LOL

04-06-2007, 11:59 PM	#14
Bonzo Scooby Specialist Member#: 2307 Join Date: Sep 2000 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: West of Rd Am Vehicle: 02 KTM 640adv I fling mud	a place next to my shop does a boatload of Silestone. looks the same. izzit?

04-07-2007, 12:02 AM	#15
Nightwing Scooby Newbie Member#: 45007 Join Date: Oct 2003 Vehicle: 94 Toyota, Lnd Crz CHAMPAGNE BEEOTCH!	no. Silestone is a slab product. It is fabricated the same way that granite is. It's always smooth This has some texture to it so most people think it real stone! Like.. a real hunk of raw rock. Also mine is poured so it's totally seamless. Silestone will have seams just like granite.

04-07-2007, 12:34 AM	#17
Nightwing Scooby Newbie Member#: 45007 Join Date: Oct 2003 Vehicle: 94 Toyota, Lnd Crz CHAMPAGNE BEEOTCH!	yah. but people are getting sick of it. I like silestone better than plain ol granite though!

04-07-2007, 12:42 AM	#18
IneedOTshelp Scooby Newbie Member#: 145588 Join Date: Apr 2007	Well since i need an anonamys (sp??) name for help, i will respond to some random threads. I think the counter tops look great. Thats awesome that a project yo uhave picked up is panning out, financially for you.

04-07-2007, 01:06 AM	#19
Cjchaps Scooby Specialist Member#: 3181 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Chicago Burbs Vehicle: 02 2005 Saab Aero Black	My wife and I were thinking about concrete... I did a test section and it was cool looking but super heavy as you said. We ended up getting a nice blue Zodiaq brand quartz composite countertop which we really like. We also got a great deal on it(rebates + friends and family savings) so it was only 2500ish to replace the countertops. So I take it your product is similiar to concrete as in it is poured but weighs a lot less? What is it made out of? EDIT: One cool thing I saw in the concrete books was that they put metal trivits(sp?) directly in the countertop. You might want to do something like that and take a pictar for advertising.

04-07-2007, 01:28 AM	#22
incorporeal Scooby Newbie Member#: 1820 Join Date: Jul 2000	friends and family day.... FTW

04-07-2007, 12:08 PM	#23
Nightwing Scooby Newbie Member#: 45007 Join Date: Oct 2003 Vehicle: 94 Toyota, Lnd Crz CHAMPAGNE BEEOTCH!	huh? what are you talking about?

04-07-2007, 12:14 PM	#24
skateboy16 Scooby Specialist Member#: 137902 Join Date: Jan 2007 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: upper lower MI Vehicle: 94 leg2.2t Yore harshing my mellow	looks good.........plus you get to do inside work. i'm a mason (not the secret kind) and waiting for this damn snow to go away. ahhhhhh!!

04-07-2007, 01:15 PM	#25
enozto Scooby Newbie Member#: 32122 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: nj Vehicle: 09 Kuota	finding a job where you can make a living and enjoy it is freaking awesome!