What ever you do, just don't use that Granite laminate that they stick over your old bench top to "transform" it. This is what happens often apparently http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6571/201202296crack4small.jpg and their answer is for you to make a claim on your insurance !!!! WIDE B...

This is not what you want to see...... http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6571/201202296crack4small.jpg

Hi all kitchen/cabinetmakers in Perth (building in Perth Hills area). Thanks in advance Hi Yogi, From our experience i can tell you who NOT to use. ( and they are probably in your area as well ) I'll PM you....

Granite Transformations we would've had MDF under the breakfast bar and they just stick their thin sheets over the top and side of it, not underneath. The installation at the sink is another matter. The "granite" has cracked around the tap. ( 6 weeks after install ) . Is it possible that ...

Hi there, Are you based in Sydney? Sorry, should have specified we are in Perth, southern suburbs

Hi all, Can someone please recommend us a good, reliable, honest bathroom/toilet/laundry renovator for our up coming renovation. We have had quite bad experiences with trades, with our most recent with our kitchen reno. The kitchen renovation was performed by a very well know Kelmscott Kitchen desig...

Granite Transformations we would've had MDF under the breakfast bar and they just stick their thin sheets over the top and side of it, not underneath. +1 this is exactly what they did on our island bench. The installation at the sink is another matter. The "granite" has cracked around the...

Forgot to mention that this saga has been well covered in another forum. http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ search kitchen problems hope this info saves someone else going thru the same pain that we are....

We just recently had a complete new kitchen fitted with a composite granite bench top. Within 6 weeks the bench top had cracked around the tap. Looks like the under mount sink was not fitted properly and allowed water to penetrate the HMR substrate, causing it to swell and crack the granite. The kit...