Comment by Victor Gonzalez on October 8, 2009 at 9:00pm

How is this doing after installation , on the shirestone mix.. I had afew people who had it installed here in Fort Worth and regreat having it .. I had to do a grinte countertop that had it installed and it looked bad .. to many cracks... maybe installer error ..

Comment by Nathan Giffin Vertical Artisans on October 9, 2009 at 2:49pm

You guys do great work...you are tempting me to try my hand at counter tops :)

Comment by David Driggs on October 22, 2009 at 12:52pm

Cracks are always a possibility. I'd say 75% or more are a result of workmanship, but I will also say that I have serious questions regarding quality control of their mix and most everything else in their system. I am in the process of switching to a much superior method and product, and am very excited about it. It is not an overlay, however, and is a different system to learn. It will be possible to re-create any Shirestone look, but even more realistically "Old World" and much stronger, with better feel and durability. Did I mention more affordable too?

Comment by David Driggs on October 22, 2009 at 12:54pm

Jump in! There's always room for one more of us.

Comment by Ed Warren on October 22, 2009 at 1:37pm

Dave, did you do that tub back in July? I missed seeing it. Beautiful surface colors and texture. Not too grainy for a wet area. Did you set the tub too.???
Soooo, who are you going with for a better mix?

Comment by David Driggs on October 22, 2009 at 1:46pm

Hey Ed, that tub deck is a few years old by now, and the builder set the tub. I am most impressed with the mixes of Picassacrete. Check out Bobby Leatherwood's work right here, or his website, picassacrete.com. Great work on the stairway waterfeature, by the way.

Comment by Ed Warren on October 22, 2009 at 5:56pm

Roger on Bobby's process. I thot that was where you were headed. I just ordered the DVD. Should be here tomallie.

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