Clients joined us February 21st here in Bryan, OH. Many suppliers were on hand to share the latest products and innovations. Clients thoroughly enjoyed the facility tours! Our guest speaker Bryan Driscoll of Murray Associates shared great insight on hiring the right talent in your business. The food was awesome and we can’t wait to do it again!
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Read MoreTami wraps up her (Up)Date Night story, telling about the great change the new Wilsonart HD Countertop and undermount Wilsonart Stainless Steel sink made to her kitchen. Tami also sends kudos to L.E. Smith Company and Bryan Building Center for their contributions.
Read MoreFlipping a house is nothing new to Tami Roushia. However, flipping a house and getting to enjoy it, well that’s why she’s participating in Wilsonart’s (Up)Date Night series. In this video, Tami gets to see how her countertop is made by the pros at The L.E. Smith Company in Bryan, Ohio.
Read MoreWe partnered with Wilsonart and the Bryan Building Center to converge on Tami Roushia’s lovely home for a mini kitchen makeover.
Read MoreUseful tips for your customers to have after installing a solid surface countertop or sink in their home. Most dirt & Residue – Use soapy water, ammonia-based cleaner (not window cleaner), rinse and wipe completely dry. Preventing hard water marks – Rinse and wipe completely dry after cleaning; clean up spills before they dry. Removing hard water marks – Use a cleanser formulated for removing hard water marks such as CLR or Lime-A-Way. Difficult residue – Spray residue with Deep Cleaner for DuPont Corian® from Stone Care International. Follow instructions on the bottle. Wash area with soapy water, rinse and wife completely dry.…
Read MoreBy Marci Hummel Bryan Times Business Editor Coming soon to viewers everywhere: Tami Roushia and her new kitchen. The Bryan resident will soon be featured on “(Up)Date Night,” a kitchen makeover video on the Facebook page of countertop-maker Wilsonart International. The video also features the L. E. Smith Company, which fabricates Wilsonart countertops, and the Bryan Building Center, local retail outlet for the countertops. Andrea Bredow, a spokesperson for Wilsonart, said this is Wilsonart’s third video for “(Up)Date Night.” The others were shot in Minnesota and California. She said the company’s goal was to create a three-series video and that…
Read MoreGranite comes from the Latin root word, granum that means “grain.” It is from igneous rock. Wiki tells us, “Igneous rocks are rocks that have been formed from the cooling of flowing magma from a volcano or crack in the earth with lava beneath it. Igneous may or may not form crystals in there composition, and most of the rocks are from the mantle or the lower crust.” So, we also know that it cools slowly and when it does cool, it actually forms crystals from four key minerals; quartz, feldspar, mica and usually hornblende. And, the composition can vary…
Read MoreIt’s composite material and it’s made of crushed stone from the ground, sand or in rocks in nearly every geological environment around the world. Quartz is a number one component of engineered stone. Quartz is crystallized silicon dioxide and it’s typically white or transparent. It can be found in other colors if it comes in contact with impurities during its formation. Quartz is EXTREMELY hard, with unusual depth, clarity and radiance. The stone is mined, ground up and blended with acrylic. Sounds pretty eh? It is! This radiance is diamond-like and it makes a favorite choice for countertops. There are…
Read MoreAfter you install a laminate countertop, share with your customer some simple do’s and don’ts so they can preserve the beauty of their top for a long time. Do: Clean regularly with mild soap and water Use enough water to properly clean and rinse without saturating the countertop for a long period of time. For tough, dried food or grease, gently scrub using a sponge/fiber pad and mild soap. Don’t: Don’t set hot appliances or pans directly on the laminate. You can burn and scar the surface. Instead, have a handy supply of trivets or hot pads to create a…
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