Upgrade Your Home with Custom Kitchen Countertops and Backsplash

Feeling good in your home starts with updating some of the most common spaces in your home. Having an updated kitchen or bathroom gives your family a great space to help with meal prep and even get your day started with a routine. Fresh, modern spaces with great lighting can help even the most mundane of tasks feel fun. One great way to start modernizing and refreshing a space in your home is to update the visual surfaces. Kitchen countertops and backsplashes can be custom designed for your specific taste and design style. This may be one of the best home updates you can make since it can transform a space to be beautiful and cohesive while functional and inviting at the same time.

Bakir Contracting specializes in bringing you all the updated countertop and backsplash services you may want for your home. No matter where you live in and around the Edmonton area these kitchen and bathroom surface upgrades may be one of the best updates for the home you live in. The updated surfaces can help redefine and improve your home, while also modernizing the space.

Having well-designed kitchen or prep spaces makes cooking and cleaning a kitchen easier, and makes having guests over way less stressful. The right, well-designed surfaces can bear the demands of modern family life. With the right materials, design, and installation, we can help transform your spaces.

Picking Your Surface Material

Your home’s sheathing materials and counters ultimately cover and protect the internal structure of your home, and, you and your guests, from your home's insides. They protect all daily interactions that occur in your home. They can also are the largest element in a room that you and your guests visually interact with. Because of this, the most successful renovations strike the perfect balance between the rugged durability and elegance of the sheathing materials.

Natural stone is an excellent option if you want something beautiful and classic. Because natural stone is cut from the earth, every single piece of it is special and totally different from the rest when it comes to colors, patterns and grain. If you want something really custom for your home that can really help bring up your the quality of your space, you can see the options for Granite and Quartz Countertops St. Albert. An added bonus is that Granite is very tough, and very resistant to heat and can look great and feel nice and earthy in your home.

Homeowners love natural stone, and here's why. Marble offers an elegant surface and a blast of brightness for any kitchen or bathroom counters. Marble provides a luxury feel for a kitchen or bathroom countertop, but like everything luxury, there is a price to pay in upkeep. Marble has to be sealed to help with staining. Bakers love marble for its cool surface. This lets bakers easily roll out their dough without letting it stick.

Real stone vs. engineered stone: which do you choose? If you have a busy family and are looking for a stone option that is durable and safe against spills, quartz could be the stone for you. Quartz is made from crushed stone mixed with resin, and is a completely non-porous surface. This means no sealers are needed to maintain this beautiful stone because it will never absorb spills.

If you are looking to remodel your kitchen or bathroom on a budget, laminate countertops could be for you. They mimic the look of real stone and wood at a fraction of the price, with the added benefit of looking beautiful. If you're looking for something more rustic, butcher block is a great option. They can provide a natural wood texture with a cozy feel.

Designing Your Backsplash

Your backsplash is a perfect place to show off who you are. Your countertop is functional, but your backsplash puts in some work too. Your backsplash protects your walls, but it also adds to your room's decorations. The best backsplashes work well with your countertops to connect cabinets to your workspace.

There is a ton of variety of materials and designs to choose when picking your favorite backsplash. The right selection of backsplash can help your small room feel more spacious, add brightness to a darker area, and provide a fun and exciting color to a traditionally colored room. A good way to see how versatile backsplashes can be, is to look up, Modern Kitchen Backsplashes Fort Saskatchewan. It will show you how to incorporate different colors and textures into your room.

Some of the most popular backsplashes we install are:

Tile: Tile backsplashes can be classic subway tile, mosaic, and intricate geometrics. Tile backsplashes come in almost every color, and they are super easy to keep clean.

Glass: Glass tiles reflect all light around them, so they are a great addition to a small room. They also help keep a room bright and clean, while adding a modern touch.

Stone: Stone backsplashes can be rustic and earthy while adding texture with slate, marble, and travertine tiles and they pair well with wood cabinets.

Kitchen backsplash: things to consider

Metal backsplashes can elevate the look of your kitchen to a sleek modern style that is tailored to your taste. Stainless steel is a great heat resistant option. Consider copper for a fun pop of color. Metal backsplashes are easy to maintain, they only need to be wiped down.

Seamless integration and expert installation

The installation process is when material selections finally start to come together. Stone and glass have their own challenges. Granite slabs for a countertop can crack if the installation crew is not patient and attentive to the challenges that come with cumbersome heavy stones. A few millimeters of level disparity in wall tiles will be noticeable.

Our crew is present for the entire installation process. Our first step is to take detailed measurements of the areas we are installing new backsplashes and countertops. Some cabinets may need reinforcing to ensure they are level and can support the new countertops.

Taking old cabinets out and new cabinets in will make a huge difference in your kitchen. A remodel is disruptive, Sherwood Park kitchen renovation services will help with plumbing electrical and design. Everything is done under the same roof which makes a stressful situation much easier to manage.

Installing your tile backsplash requires exact tile placement so that outlet and window frame surrounds are symmetrical. We seal our tile layouts using the highest quality adhesives and grouts that are resistant to mold and moisture. Perfection is key for our team whether your project requires a small guard around a bathroom vanity or a glass tile mosaic that extends wall to wall in your kitchen.

Why Bakir Contracting?

Letting people into your home is a big decision. Respecting your property and keeping the lines of communication open while delivering on all promises is what you should expect from a professional contracting team. We want to give you the best renovation experience possible and our team loves what they do. We will take care of your home like we take care of our own.

The team we have built is dedicated to being the best in the Houston area when it comes to installing beautiful, quality surfaces. With so many options on the market, we don't believe in a cookie cutter solution and will gladly work within any budget to make your vision a reality. We thrive on great communication, so we will help you pick the best surface options before starting any project.

We manage everything, so you don’t have to worry about coordinating multiple subcontractors. If you want to remodel your washroom as well, you can save even more time by bundling projects along with our dedicated bathroom renovation service. Knowing we are managing the renovations provides peace of mind to our clients.

We value quality over everything, so we only source high-quality materials from reputable vendors. We want you to love your spaces the day we finish, but we also want you to love them for years to come. To keep your spaces looking great, we are dedicated to improving your space within your budget and timeframe without sacrificing quality.

Imagine the Possibilities

We focus on the larger surfaces, and you may find other areas of your home need a bit more love. To help you achieve a cohesive look throughout your home, we offer many renovation services beyond just the main surfaces to make your home exactly how you pictured it.

An unfinished basement is a blank canvas. Converting a dark, dusty storage room into a welcoming space is a big asset to your home. Basement Development Experts can help turn your basement into a lovely place to spend time as a family, even a gym or office.

There is a lot to a basement besides the walls. Your floor is a key component to the design of your home. It also takes the most damage over time. We provide flooring installation that replaces your old, damaged flooring with a modern, professional finish.

A very popular choice for busy, active households is upgrading to waterproof, highly resilient materials. Installing beautiful Vinyl Plank Flooring Sherwood Park gives you the gorgeous, warm look of natural hardwood without any of the worries about water damage, deep scratches, or difficult cleaning routines. It is the perfect flooring solution to pair with your brand-new kitchen or bathroom countertops.

We also provide interior and exterior painting. A modern color choice can even improve old cabinetry. We also provide all of the other home improvement services and add new textures to your home with tile and stone.

Are you looking to refine your space? At Oleksyn Prasad Design + Build, we want to help you renew your home! We know renovations can be time-consuming and stressful and that is why we make it a priority to stay engaged with you throughout the process. Family is such an important part of renovations. Our team is very talented and is ready when you are to make your design dreams a reality.

Are you meeting your design dreams with subpar surfaces? Let the fabulous people at Oleksyn Prasad Design + Build help you renew the interior of your home! We will meet you in Edmonton, St. Albert, Leduc, and beyond. Give us a call to get your quotation and book your consultation to get one step closer to beautifully built interiors.

FAQs

How long will it take to install my countertop?
Countertop will take about a day to install. The custom countertop will take a week or two to measure and fabricate.

Do I need to seal my granite countertops?
Like all natural stones, granite and marble have pores and are sealed to protect from staining. We will seal your countertops after install, but it will need to be sealed every year.

Do you install new backsplash over existing drywall?
We sure can! The existing drywall must be flat, clean, and not damaged. If there is warped or damaged drywall, we will replace it before the backsplash is installed.

Is engineered quartz heat resistant?
Engineered quartz is an extremely tough material. However, quartz being a polymer, can be damaged by sudden extreme changes in temperature. We suggest using trivets and hot pads.

How do you clean a glass tile backsplash?
The best cleaner is warm water with a few drops of a mild dish soap. Avoid highly abrasive chemical cleaners because they can scratch the glass.

Can you replace your countertops and keep your old cabinets?
Yes, of course. Just as long as your cabinets are level and as sturdy as the cabinets we offer. We will thoroughly check your cabinets before we proceed.

Do you bring the materials or do I need to go out and buy them?
We provide a full service and supply our own quality materials. If you already have your own tile or stones, we can install them.