Friday, March 19, 2010

Cheaper than Replacing

Most products or services that are 'green' or have an eco benefit come with a 20 to 40% premium over comparable items or services. Many people are surprised to hear that we can refinish a countertop cheaper in most cases than a renovator can replace it. We had a local renovator give a quote on replacing an average sized countertop that was L-shaped plus 2 seperate small section with a good quality countertop. The reason we specified a good quality countertop is because the cheap countertops being sold in most big box stores is hardly worth putting in your home. We see 5 year old countertops that are worn out and already wearing through the laminate. His quote to replace was $1250 and if there were plumbing issues, backsplash damage or cabinet damage, the real price would be higher. Our price to refinish the same countertop was a firm price of $675.00. That was a couple of years ago and as some renovators are short on work, the replacement cost has come down, in some cases, a few hundred dollars.
Save money, help the environment and get a warranty!

http://www.EcoRefinishers.com/

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Opportunities

Last year about this time, I posted the dealers that had joined the EcoRefinishers team. There have been some additions since that time.

Gaston Methot is from Surry BC and is handling part of the lower mainland. His email is themethots@EcoRefinishers.com

Matt Harris recently joined him from Mission BC also working that area. Matt's email is matt@EcoRefinishers.com

Doug Motz and his boys are covering Red Deer down to Calgary Alberta. Their email is calgary@EcoRefinishers.com

Noel St Laurent has taken the area from Dufferin/Halton Hills to Guelph in Ontario. His email address is noel@EcoRefinishers.com

Ray Menard has set up 2 sub-dealers on Vancouver Island. Contact Ray for any needs on the island at ray@EcoRefinishers.com and he will be pleased to look after you.

We have a couple of others that should be joining shortly. Please contact us to discuss the possibility of joining our team to represent your area.

http://www.EcoRefinishers.com/

phil@EcoRefinishers.com

Thursday, March 11, 2010

New Website


We have spent the last 9 months making the transition from ecocountertops to EcoRefinishers. The logo had to be reworked and Josiah Jost of Siah's Designs, www.siahdesign.com is credited with the original leaf design which we used with ecocountertops, and modified the text to become EcoRefinishers. Kimberley Dawson of Blue Banana Marketing, www.bluebananamarketing.ca worked on the text and layout with us. Jesse Barton and his team from Divine Designs.ca did the design and layout of the website. Gabriel Hounsome of Beebo Enterprises, www.beeboent.com did the coding and worked with Jesse to make it all come together.
All of the artwork has also been redesigned so that we have a new streamlined look.
Thank you to each one who was involved and the dealers for their patience as the changes were taking place.
Check it out at www.EcoRefinishers.com