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Installing a Soapstone Kitchen Counter
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" Now we're getting to the stage is setting in the countertops. And we're using a product that's a very New England product -- soapstone. This is something that was used extensively in the nineteenth century it's a sedimentary stone millions a year old. And it's very soft that's what's called soapstone you can work it. With power tools right here on site cut it shape it doing you want to it and it's really beautiful. Like -- this yeah it's really beautiful when you boil it which is what will be happening here because it takes on this kind of gray green. Look. This court -- dry in a minute but. The way we're installing it you can look here on the on the island portion is it sits on top of a layer of this plastic material which is called sand -- And right now they're not permanently installed we're just on the fitting -- we've got that proved to create the reveal here but let's talk with Todd Allen who's done all this beautiful working here. And you've already shaped all of this right time that's correct and the how do you cut that material when you're creating a whole person who actually can cut it with a Saber saw and -- as -- had mentioned this get a power tools yet and then this clean it up with a belt -- yet. And now we're getting ready to install our moen kitchen faucet. And let's watch you cut that -- so are you drill right through with a whole that's correct. I've got half the -- The hole yeah. But generally the public doesn't want to feel -- idea -- the finished product right you want to the responsibly Atlanta this stuff is about fifty dollars but. Now you have I noticed got a scene there and another when he why haven't you finished the routing here what we do is wait till after -- need to give -- the final edge. And then that once it's in place and set OK if you epoxy where these two butt together."
" I -- coming here to get started with our faucet I don't I don't. Like these nice time real nice -- well you have with the first step well the first step is to discuss formal discussion on. And then the rubber gasket. There underneath the outcome. This goes out. -- In Minnesota patches to the bottom of the doctors correct we'll just tighten up -- not so -- let me put it through here on hold yet could you please. They've gotten can't hold it firmly formula. But on the second hole that we've put here for so Fitzpatrick didn't. Okay John can we just it yeah go ahead -- testing."
" Not bad idea that what I like is is this feature you can fullest out. Which and give us. Thanks for our rents and it works very nicely. Right next to we've got another will be added that the soap dispenser we'll put liquid dishwashing soap in their notice where we getting this wet. And we'll let me explain this this is a very absorbent stone and this is more or less what it's gonna look like when it's treated with a mineral oil and that's the key you don't want to put any kind of harmful electorally and -- or anything like that in the kitchen counter that's going to -- food products around it. But when this is finished and property maintain every few months with. With the mineral oils and always have this kind of look but it's so absorbent -- mean -- just did this over here a minute ago and it's already dried out. There's some backsplash sections still to be put in here which will be used to using three quarter inch stone."
