Georgia Granite Association Launches New Web Site
(PRLEAP.COM) The Georgia Granite Association has launched their new web site at www.georgiagraniteassociation.com with information about granite countertops, granite countertop installation, granite countertop care, granite wholesalers, granite countertop installers, and links to many of our granite companies and manufacturers. See over 90 granite slabs in the Granite, Marble, Travertine, and Onyx Slab Galleries at www.georgiagraniteassociation.com/gallery .
The goal of the Georgia Granite Association is to bring you information about the granite industry, provide you with helpful information about granite countertop installation, links to granite suppliers, granite countertop fabricators & installers, granite monument manufacturers and installers and more.
Granite Countertops
Granite countertops are one of the best upgrades you can do to beautify your home. Granite has deep beautiful colors that can not be matched by any other type of countertop material, and adds warmth, character, and value to your kitchen. It is as durable as it is functional. No need to worry about hot pans burning or melting the countertop, and it will not peal, fade, blister and very resistant to stains.
If you already have granite countertops, you made need information aboout granite cleaners or granite sealers. The Gerogia Granite Association web site has granite countertop care and cleaning tips, important information about granite sealers, and recommeded products for your ganite countertops, vanities or other granite fixtures.
Granite Slabs
Want to find a really great piece of granite for your granite countertop project? Granite slabs for making granite countertops are imported mainly from Italy and South America. They come in a wide variety of colors and patterns and are sold throughout the country. Importers of slabs usually do not fabricate or install countertops, but many of them will let you visit their warehouse along with your granite countertop fabricator to select a slab of granite for your project. Some granite slab importers have web sites where you can see many slabs and select the one you want over the internet. Come to the Georgia Granite Association to find links to these importers for the really great pieces of granite.
Granite Wholesalers & Importers
There are many granite wholesalers and importers throughout the country, but most are found in Elberton, Georgia, the “Granite Capital of the World”. Elberton quarries produce most of the granite used for making the country’s grave markers and monuments, as well as import block granite and granite slabs from all over the world. Granite products include Upright monuments, Individual grave markers (flush and beveled), Memorial, Cremation, and Garden Benches, War memorials (civic monuments), Mausoleums, Grave covers (ledgers), Vases (Turned and Tapered), and Granite Signs. What ever you wholesale granite requirement demands are, Elberton dealers of the Georgia Granite Association can supply.
Granite Tool Suppliers
Being the “Granite Capital of the World”, Elberton, Georgia is also home to many of the granite mining tool companies. These companies provide everything from Giant granite saws with 12 foot diameter diamond toothed blades to hand tools for hand finishing monuments and markers. Drill steels, rock bits and other granite mining tools are are available from many dealers and manufacturers and can be located by visiting the Georgia Granite Association web site.
What ever your granite need, the Georgia Granite Association can help you find at www.georgiagraniteassociation.com .
Joe T. Cunningham Interiors Launches Web Site
(PRLEAP.COM) Joe T. Cunningham Interiors, Royston, Georgia’s premiere furniture gallery and home furnishings company has launched a new web site at www.joetcunningham.com .
Joe T. Cunningham Interiors carries high quality, name brand furniture from top manufacturers such as Hooker, Clayton Marcus, Ashley, Stanley, and others.
In addition to a large selection of dining tables, chairs, family room furniture, bedroom furniture, living room groups, occasional tables, artwork, and lamps, Joe T. Cunningham Interiors has a large selection of decorative accessories for your home. These accessories include lamps, silk flower arrangements, vases, artwork, and limited edition prints.
Works of art include limited and open edition frame prints for the home, and Ty Cobb baseball prints, some bearing his original signature.
Choose from a wide variety of home furnishings from names like Clayton Marcus, Ashley, Stanley, Hooker and others. Buy from the showroom floor or special order from these fine companies. Select from the many collections from the top furniture companies of America.
Interior design is a specialty of Joe T. Cunningham Interiors and you will find just the right accessories to fit your dreams. Lamps, framed art, vases, silk flowers from NDI, crystal, and other items await you.
Visit their web site at www.joetcunningham.com or stop by the showroom at 985 Church Street in Royston, GA.
Friends of Barber Creek Meeting Notice
I have reserved the large room (auditorium) at the Oconee County Library from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, for the first official meeting of the a new group called Friends of Barber Creek.
At that meeting, we will:
1. Discuss our strategy for the public hearing to be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, in Winder on the request for a permit by the Barrow County Board of Commissioners to begin dumping treated waste water into Barber Creek.
2. Review the recently released storm water plans for Oconee County. Storm water management is crucial to help alleviate the frequent flooding and erosion of Barber Creek.
3. Discuss the Oconee County plans for a permit to begin dumping treated waste water into Barber Creek.
Oconee County residents received in recent weeks the County Utility Department Spring 2006 newsletter, called The Reservoir. On page 3 is an article about the planned expansion of the Rocky Branch waste treatment facility. The article makes no mention of the fact that the expansion will require the dumping of treated waste water into Barber Creek. In fact, the article suggests that the expanded plant will make use of the existing Land Application Site. This is not the case.
This is typical of the way the County has released information about its plans for Barber Creek. It is why our meeting on May 4 is so important.
Please plan to attend and bring along friends and neighbors who are interested in learning how to help protect Barber Creek. If you want additional information on Friends of Barber Creek in advance, go to www.barbercreek.org.
Thanks
Lee
Lee Becker
lbbecker@mindspring.com
Jason Wech Sculpture & Furniture Design
Jason Wech is a local artist who specializes in Sculpture and Furniture Design. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from The University of Georgia, is currently working on a Masters of Fine Arts in furniture design at the Savannah College of Art and Design, and is a member of the Georgia Sculpture Society.
Mr. Wech’s exhibits have included
Classic Center Art Benefit, Athens Georgia, February 2003, Lyndon House Arts Center exhibits , Athens Georgia, 2003-2005, “Metal On My Mind”, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA, December 16,2003 to January 31, 2004, Classic Center Art Gala, Athens, GA , April 2004-2005, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis Tennessee, May 29-30, 2005, and many others.
Mr Wech’s work has been influenced by industrial design icons from the late 1920s and early 1930s. His works remind us of a time when grace and elegance were factors of design. “Lucifer’s Buick”, a striking red cast iron sculpture, is a tribute to the designers like Duesenberg and provides us with history as well as fine art. His web site gallery at www.jasonwech.com has several of his pieces and is a must see.
Granite Countertops, Quartz Countertops, Wood Countertops
The Granite Countertop Information web site has been expanded to include information and links for quartz and wood countertops, as well as granite countertops. About Granite Countertops
To answer some of your questions about granite and quartz countertops and help you plan your kitchen or bathroom upgrade, they have assembled some helpful information and planning tips for you. These include how to calculate countertop area, a granite colors and patterns gallery, granite countertop fabrication and finishing tips, granite countertop installation tips, granite countertop edge styles, and site preparation tips. .
Did you know granite is sold by the square foot? Granite is sold in slabs to insure the grain and color of all of your countertop surfaces match, but your cost is calculated by the square foot area of your countertop. If the particular slab your countertops were made from measured 54 square feet and you countertop area measured 50 square feet, you would only be charged for 50 square feet. The square footage includes cutouts for sinks or drop-in appliances like some cook tops. Don't forget to count the back splash in your estimate. After you measure the cabinets and calculate the square feet of surface, a fabricator can give you the cost per square foot of the granite you select to figure your cost. The cost of granite varies according to color and pattern chosen.
Several factors affect the price of granite, but the most important are supply and demand. Supply is the affected by the accessibility of the quarry, the uniformity of the stone within the quarry, and the stone's workability. A granite that is exquisitely figured, one that contains rare colors (e.g. blue), or one that is found only in a third world country will be more costly.
Once a customer has selected granite as their countertop material, the next step is to choose a color. The color and pattern for your kitchen countertops is a very personal choice. Most of the time, but not always, the top will be the focal point of the kitchen. Patterns and colors vary greatly so there will always be a piece of granite that will fit in with your decorating ideas. You have over 70 styles to choose from. For more information about granite and granite countertops, follow this link More information here..
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