Friday, October 24, 2008
A Solution to Protect Your Granite Countertops
Those of you who have visited the mothership cityhammer site this month may have noticed banner ads from our new sponsor, The Granite Shield. We wanted to take a moment on the blog to discuss what Granite Shield Protection is and why you may be long overdue to check it out.
The Granite Shield is essential for both aesthetic and health reasons. It is a lifetime sealing product that was invented in 2002 in California and it's recently been catching on in the New York and New Jersey area.
Unlike most of the commercial sealers on the market, which penetrate your granite countertops and are absorbed into the porous stone and away from the surface, the Granite Shield actually seals and protects the surface itself. Olive oil, acidic juices, water...all of the liquids that are regularly splashed onto the counter must be protected against. The Granite Shield forms a protective barrier to guard against these potential stains.
In addition, the health risks of allowing bacteria, mold, or other toxins to infiltrate the stone are reason enough to seal and protect a surface area where your families food is going to be in contact.
To Contact The Granite Shield, Click Here: Granite Shield Countertop Protection or Call Toll Free 1-800-594-8057
Labels: Granite Countertops, Granite Shield, Kitchen NY, Protecting Granite
Sunday, June 1, 2008
NY Home Improvement Blog Patrol
Our new buddies over at The Home Crowd, a great new home improvement blog out of California, have great pictures up of a granite countertop with an illuminated blue river running through it. Classier than it sounds, the pic's are fantastic. Using fiber optic lighting, the Serafini's of St. Louis have created a "model" of the Mississippi River with crushed glass from blue bottles and resin...just go see the photos already, too hard to explain!
A River Runs Thru It
We spend most of our time discusssing the building or making of things here at the cityhammer blog, but sometimes, you just want/ need to tear something apart. Charles & Hudson put up a list of the best wrecking and destroying implements on the market. Here, they rhapsodize about the Fubar Utility Bar from Stanley:
Our top demo tool is the Stanley FUBAR (Functional Utility Bar). It's a 4-1 tool for prying, splitting, board bending, and striking. It's manufactured from 1-piece forged steel and Stanley offers a limited lifetime warranty. The FUBAR also comes in a mini-version that may be more comfortable for some and is better for working in tighter spaces.Top 5 Demolition Tools
On a sadder note, the entire city of New York, especially the construction community, is both horrified and shocked at the news that a second crane collapsed on the upper east side this past Friday. We're following the story on the City Room blog section of the New York Times.
NY Times Crane Coverage
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Labels: Demolition Tools, Granite Countertops, Upper East Side
