We asked Pete to bid on replacing the 25+ year old laminate countertops in our kitchen. They had held up well, but were showing their age. We decided to go with laminate again due to its longterm durability, warm and slightly forgiving 'feel' ( especially as opposed to stone or tile), easy care, great new patterns and surfaces, period look (1948 ranch house) and relatively low cost.
After examining our kitchen, Pete noted that he had probably installed our old countertops - perfect mitered edges and seams that never faltered over their long run. We got to talking about the durability of formica when it's treated well - no scorching pots, no cutting on the surface - and found out that over the past decades he has installed formica at many of the restaurants as well as doctors and dentists' offices (easy to clean and keep sanitary) around town. Turned out he had just worked on remodeling our periodontist's office and her countertops are beautiful and elegant. She gave him a sterling recommendation. His bid was about the same as others we received and we saw that his craftsmanship and attention to detail was clearly superior.
He and his crew are professional and finished our project on time for the bid price.
We are very happy with our new countertops.
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