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Old 03-13-2012, 04:29 PM
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Default Allstar Granite

I too warn to stay away from Allstar. Not only did they destroy the woodwork under my upper counter upon removing my previous counter, but they sloppily tried to cover up extensive damage with wood putty. They did not measure my sink template correctly, their edging was poor and the quality of the granite from their supplier (Ultimate Granite) was not properly fabricated. It shows a lot of etching and is not smooth and glassy as I have seen in other homes and in my own previous home with a Home Depot installation. The owner claimed that sealing would help that issue, but no it did not. Also, the only really experienced installer called in sick on the day of my installation and instead of postponing the job, they went ahead and sent the back up crew who left a huge gap where the granite was pieced together, right on my top front counter...the most visible area. To their credit, after several complaints, calls and cancelled appointments, they did improve this gap, when they sent their experienced person out, and my salesperson there, who tried to help, finally had the woodwork repaired under the counter. I ended up having to pay for the drywall damage and repainting of the woodwork. Although I loved the granite brownish/gold shade, the obvious etching, which they tried to cover with some resin type repairs, resulting in several dull looking, rough feeling patches are a continual eyesore reminding me daily of my poor choice in installers.