Cliq Studios Training Book

SELLING COUNTERTOPS 101 Continued

What are your kitchen requirements? • Do you have an island? • Do you have a peninsula? • Standard Fridge?

• For design and budgetary reasons, you might decide to use two different materials: for instance, if you have an island, it might be where you use an affordable solid surface top while the adjacent counters are in higher priced marble or natural stone. However, please keep in mind there is a 25 square foot purchase minimum per color. What materials speak to you? • Are you of the artistic nature? Do you like clean lines? Do you like consistency or randomness? What is your design style? • For the design-obsessed, aesthetics can’t be ignored. It would, however, be a shame to select a countertop based on beauty alone, only to realize after it’s installed that it’s not the right match for you. Working out why you are drawn to certain materials over others will help you make your final choice with confidence. • Most countertops are made from pure, natural product. As a result, variation in color, shape, pattern, and size are unique traits to be expected of these products. Additionally, small blotches or random distribution of particulates are an inherent part of the overall design and composition and not considered to be defects or product non-conformity. Installation will not be replaced for these unique, inherent traits.