Countertops · Nashville, TN
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What we learn at the template and the install: seams, overhangs, sink cutouts, and how quartz and stone actually wear in a working kitchen.
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From the shop and the install
Written by Michael Blair, owner of Nashville's Countertops, from the trade’s own practice.
October 19, 2026
Is It Really Quartzite? What to Check Before You Buy
Quartzite and quartz share half a name and almost nothing else. The label on a slab in a stone yard is a trade name, so the stone is worth testing before it becomes your kitchen.
Read itOctober 12, 2026
Granite Vanity Tops: What to Settle Before Cutting
A bathroom vanity top is a small piece of stone with a large hole in it and a few small ones behind. Most of what goes wrong with one was decided before the slab was cut.
Read itOctober 8, 2026
Countertop Overlays Over an Existing Counter
An overlay skips the tear-out by bonding a thin top over the counter you have. It suits some kitchens well and is the wrong job for others, and the edge tells you which.
Read itSeptember 28, 2026
Four-Inch Splash, Full-Height Slab or Tile
The backsplash is decided at the template visit, not after install. A short splash, a full slab and tile each ask different things of the wall and the electrician.
Read itSeptember 21, 2026
Undermount or Drop-In Sink With a New Countertop
On a new stone or quartz counter we usually recommend an undermount sink. The cases where a drop-in is the better choice are specific and worth knowing before the template.
Read itSeptember 14, 2026
Countertop Overhangs and When They Need Support
The bar overhang is where people lean, sit and set the groceries down. It is also the one part of the countertop with nothing under it.
Read itSeptember 7, 2026
Repairing a Chipped or Cracked Stone Worktop
A chip at an edge is surface damage we can fill in place. A crack running across the stone is a symptom, and filling it treats the wrong thing.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Where Countertop Seams Go and Why
Slabs have a maximum size, so a long run of counter has a seam. Where it lands is something you can influence.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
From Template to Installation, Step by Step
The wait between cabinets going in and countertops arriving catches people off guard, and it cannot be skipped.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Choosing a Countertop Edge Profile
The edge is the part you touch every day, and it is usually chosen from a small sample in a showroom.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Sealing and Maintaining Stone Worktops
Quartz and natural stone want different care, and a cleaner that suits one is not automatically safe on the other.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Living With a Wood Countertop in a Kitchen
Wood is one of the few worktops you can sand and refinish where it sits, and water left standing on it does real damage.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Matching Worktop Material to How You Cook
Choose for how you actually cook rather than for how the showroom looks, and the decision gets much easier.
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Kitchens and baths we template across the region
Our fabricators template in Nashville and in 64 other towns over 12 counties, and any Middle Tennessee kitchen roughly an hour or less from Nashville is on our schedule.
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