12/23/2010:
The crew (5 in 2 trucks) arrived at 8:15 in the morning, after covering the floor with paper and cloths, they moved the larger piece (which houses the sink) into the kitchen carefully. Cements are used to secure the granite to the cabinets below. The window and back splash pieces were carefullt measured and made right outside of the garage, ot tookk a while to get use to the 8-inch back splash; the window piece was made so beautiful that it blended the window and the countertop nicely. The sink was first fitted to sit on top of the cabinet (with some trimming of the cabinet top) then glued and secured underneath the countertop.
After finishing the sink piece, the crew left to get the cooktop piece and would return the afternoon but didn't say when, we later found out (John from UMG called) that the cooktop piece was broken so they had to remake it. The crew returned at about 4:00 with the cooktop piece, it was about 1/3 of the sink piece and thus easier to handle. Jose (the head crew) measured carefully (with my input) where and how much to cutout for the cooktop, it took only 5 minutes to make the cut, the rest was gluing the back splash and caulking, they were very very focused on doing a good job, their attitude and workmanship absolutely surpass that of you know who. The cooktop was tested and it fitted well. Because of the thickness of the countertop was only 3/4" but the metal supports were 1", I had to find a way to make the supports fit well. Glue and additional wood pieces were needed.
The kitchen looks nice with the new countertop even though we still have the old cabinets.
They even hauled away our old sink (after getting OK from their boss) after we inquired the possiblity, the old sink was really heavy for me to handle, now I don't have to worry about how to get rid off it.
Need to get glue/epoxy to install the induction cooktop, also need to get Granite sealer as well cleaner to make the countertop last.
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