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Straight answers to what people ask before they buy.

Written from the questions we get on the first phone call. Each one opens with the short answer, then the reasoning behind it.

  1. Quartzite, quartz or granite: which countertop suits a Texas kitchen?

    Quartzite, quartz and granite compared on heat, stains, sealing, seams and looks, by a Plano remodeler that buys all three from the yard every week.

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  2. SPC, engineered oak or porcelain plank: which floor for which room?

    SPC vinyl plank, engineered oak and porcelain plank tile compared on water, feel, installation and refinishing, room by room, for DFW slab homes.

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  3. How to pick a countertop slab at the yard.

    What to bring to the stone yard, what to look at on a slab, how to tell a fissure from a crack, and what happens after you tag it. From a Plano remodeler.

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  4. How much tile to order, and why it should all come at once.

    How to work out square footage, how much overage to add for each layout, how to round to cartons, and why the whole job should come from one dye lot.

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  5. How to read a materials quote, and what to ask before you sign.

    What an itemized kitchen materials quote should list, what allowances and 'starting at' prices hide, and how to compare two quotes line for line.

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