Beautiful Refinished Countertops!

There is now no reason to live that that out-dated, ugly, or damaged countertop. Some people call us because they have accidentally damaged their counter. Some are changing their decor, or want to get rid of a look from a previous decade. Some have bought a home and wondered ‘what were the previous owners thinking. It’s sooo UGLY!!’

Damaged, ugly countertop

Here are some of the benefits of having an EcoRefinisher reface your countertops.

1. You are reusing your old countertop, keeping toxins out of our landfills and ground water.
2. You are preventing the needless manufacture of a new countertop with the Volatile Organic Compounds and Hazardous Air Pollutants that are associated with the manufacturing process. Toxins in your new countertop can take 3 to 5 years to flash off.
3. It usually costs less than 1/2 the price of replacing with a new countertop.
4. We only use low VOC products to minimize the impact on the environment.
5. Your home is not a construction zone. We are usually done in 4 to 6 hours, leaving nothing behind but a beautiful countertop.
6. We come to your home with about 40 color swatches so you can see what works in your home when you receive a free consultation. No need to go shopping around. Custom colours are possible.
7. Friendly knowledgeable dealers that will work with you to make the process from quoting to finishing a great experience for you.
8. We can usually do your countertops within days of you booking your countertop reface.
9. If your countertop is damaged in the future, we can usually repair it with an invisible patch so that it will look like new again. Heavy impact damage is the exception.
10. Our dealers back their application with a 5 year warranty against fading, chipping, peeling or blistering.

After refinishing the countertop and backsplash!

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Toxic Countertops

HAZARDOUS, WATER DAMAGED COUNTERTOP!


This post is going to get more technical as we are going to look at what makes up a countertop. Countertops have always been considered disposable items, and few of us have stopped to consider the effects of replacing a countertop on our environment. Here are some of the toxic effects of disposing of an old countertop and manufacturing another one.
Danger # 1. Your existing laminate working surface is adhered to a Medium Density Fiberboard, also known as MDF. MDF is made by mixing wood fibers with Urea Formaldehyde Resin. By the time it reaches your home, the worst of the toxic fumes have flashed off, although the toxins take from 3 to 5 years to totally flash off. When MDF is sent to the landfill, the water breaks down the board and the Urea Formaldehyde Resin ends up polluting our groundwater. If your countertop has water damage, you should call us to assess the damage, and to see if it can be repaired. Formaldehyde is very toxic by inhalation, ingestion and through skin absorption. It is listed as a probable human carcinogen, mutagen and is very toxic by inhalation, ingestion and through skin absorption. It is very destructive of mucous membranes, upper respiratory tract, eyes and skin.
Danger # 2. The laminate is adhered to the MDF with a solvent based adhesive. The manufacturer claims that it is a necessary tool to use with melamine covered boards, also known as countertops. They claim that the adhesive they are using now has less VOC's, (Volatile Organic Compounds) and HAP's, (Hazardous Air Pollutants) that those they used a few years ago. They have also added filtering systems to capture some of the emission, but many poisons still end up in the atmosphere.
Danger # 3. The laminate sheet is made up of three layers. The bottom layer is a brown paper coated with phenolic resin, the second layer of paper has the decorative pattern on it, and the third layer is a clear protective sheet. The second and third layer is coated with melamine resin. Phenolic resin is readily absorbed through the skin, highly toxic by inhalation, and prolonged contact may lead to death. Melamine resin is similar in its hazardous rating to the other resins. The laminate manufacturer takes the waste resins, inks and paper and sends them to be used as substitute fuel to fire rotary kilns at cement plants, creating more HAP's.
We have a proven system giving the homeowner an opportunity to reuse their existing countertop. We are accepting applications for people who are eco-conscious to become dealers of our processes. To check out our worldwide dealer and distributor opportunities, go to http://www.sprayoncountertops.com/

Countertops Replacement Problems

BURLEYWOOD ULURU

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The counters in our homes are working surfaces that have also become an integral part of the kitchen decor. Countertops generally run from about 20 square feet to 60 square feet so they have become a prominent part when decorating. Because the surface is so hard, there have been few alternative to throwing them out. The problem with ripping it out is that there is generally other damage that takes place when your kitchen becomes a construction zone. The backsplash, cabinets, floor and plumbing are all in danger of being damaged and the cost can quickly climb. Some have tried painting with melamine paint which is oil based, needs to be redone yearly, and usually looks like a poor paint job. There is also the reality of what happens when the old countertop reaches the landfill site, but that will be for another post.

A countertop that has been refaced with our process is usually done in 4 to 6 hours, looks beautiful, is ready to use the next day, fully cured in a month, can be repaired to look like the original if damaged, and costs a fraction of replacing. We presently have about 50 colours and are adding more all the time. The colours samples page on our website will be updated in the next few weeks to show the wide range of new colours. Check us out at http://www.EcoRefinishers.com/

Eco Friendly Green Refinishing Blog

Before being Eco Refinished


After being Eco Refinished


It's amazing to see how fast the world changes. Whether positive or negative, we seem to travel at break-neck speed. The use of petroleum products hurled us forward without regard to our fragile environment. We seemed to think that our world was indestructible and could take all that mankind threw at it. This has changed dramatically in the last while and there is a shift that is quickly gaining momentum to protect our world and care for its' natural resources. This blog will be dedicated to revealing ways to reuse and refinish surfaces with our green or Eco-friendly coatings services and topics surrounding the use of green products. I am the Distributor of EcoRefinishers, and will reveal over the next few posts the possibility of reusing counter tops by have them sprayed with eco-friendly products. The website is http://www.EcoRefinishers.com/