What big projects are you proud of?
We do a lot of commercial work that nobody even knows about. We did work for the Brown Palace Hotel. Across the street from the hotel, we remodeled a lobby with a great 8-foot by 8-foot fire pit. We worked with the School of Mines on an unbelievably beautiful circle countertop in their museum entrance. We do most of the countertops at Planet Fitness locations around town.
What are some common misconceptions about this industry?
Most people are worried about the price of the material and that’s the smallest part of the cost. Labor is most of the cost. You need labor to get materials here, to cut it up, to polish it, to install it, and to take out the existing countertops.
I tell this to someone remodeling 500 apartment units or somebody remodeling a 6-foot vanity: I’m not selling you a countertop; I sell service.