http://www.ecofabulous.com/green-building/glass-act/ Stylish, Sustainable, Living. Mon, 21 May 2012 15:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ecofabulous.com/green-building/glass-act/#comment-3969 Anonymous Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.ecofabulous.com/?p=10653#comment-3969 Two years ago, we installed a Vetrazzo countertop in our $200+K kitchen remodel.  After the first 6 months the little glass pieces started chipping out of the filler especially around the edges.  Now the top is stained in two places and the Vetrazzo website says this just adds to the beauty.... wrong…  it just looks stained.  The surface, in many places is rough where the filler is breaking down.  The original company was located in California, but it has since been sold to a company in Georgia.  We went back to the manufacturer and got nothing but nasty emails telling us it was our fault for not maintaining the surface properly. This is NOT the case, everything in our kitchen is BEAUTIFUL... the Vetrazzo countertop will have to be replaced.  It's definitely NOT sustainable! Two years ago, we installed a Vetrazzo countertop in our
$200+K kitchen remodel.  After the
first 6 months the little glass pieces started chipping out of the filler
especially around the edges.  Now
the top is stained in two places and the Vetrazzo website says this just adds
to the beauty…. wrong…  it just
looks stained.  The surface, in
many places is rough where the filler is breaking down.  The original company was located in
California, but it has since been sold to a company in Georgia.  We went back to the manufacturer and
got nothing but nasty emails telling us it was our fault for not maintaining
the surface properly. This is NOT the case, everything in our kitchen is
BEAUTIFUL… the Vetrazzo countertop will have to be replaced.  It’s definitely NOT sustainable!

]]> http://www.ecofabulous.com/green-building/glass-act/#comment-2302 Gail Kelly Mon, 17 May 2010 17:24:38 +0000 http://www.ecofabulous.com/?p=10653#comment-2302 Why not use the Icestone instead. The factory is cradle-to-cradle GOLD Certified and AMAZING!! California distribution: SpecCeramics, Inc. Why not use the Icestone instead. The factory is cradle-to-cradle GOLD Certified and AMAZING!! California distribution: SpecCeramics, Inc.

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