I still have some finishing touches (paint, tile, DW panel) to do in my kitchen, but I didn't want to put off writing a review for ASF any longer. I strongly recommend ASF to anyone with high standards like mine. I was extremely pleased with the customer service and responsiveness I received from this company - especially from Angie Whitten and Steve Hackbarth, the two staff that I worked with - and I was also pleased with the actual fabrication. When I found ASF, I had already narrowed down the engineered quartz selection to two choices - one was Caesarstone and one was Silestone. Angie provided pricing for both and eventually I made my final selection (Caesarstone Organic White). She politely revised the estimate for me several times to take into account various decisions (for example, I decided I wanted to use 2cm quartz with a 1.5" thick mitered edge, and I decided I wanted a quartz backsplash and window sill on one side of the kitchen). One side of my kitchen needed a typical L-shaped countertop, while the other side of my kitchen has a dining "peninsula" which needed a large piece of quartz that rests partially on cabinets and partially on a 33" x 58" steel frame (built by others).
As an architect, it was important to me that the details come together near-perfectly. Along the L-shaped counter, it was important that the quartz be scribed closely to the walls, as my walls are not plumb and I needed the counter to conceal various gaps here and there (this was a remodel, not new construction). At the dining counter, three sides of the counter would be exposed edges, and I wanted each edge to be spaced the same distance from the steel frame - so that it was as crafted as a piece of furniture. Since the underside of this peninsula would be visible, the substrate needed to be nice-looking, too (not your typical plywood). And, ASF and their installer were willing to install the special heating mat I bought which needed to be sandwiched between the quartz and the substrate at the time of installation. Last but not least, I bought a large rectangular sink with 1/2" radius corners that was a tight fit for my sink cabinet - not only that, but I wanted a flush cut-out (meaning, I wanted the cut-out to match the edges of the sink perfectly). Yes, I'm a picky customer!
Steve did a great job templating the counters and they were scribed closely to my walls. The sink cut-out is spot on. The dining counter came out beautifully, too! Looking back, the only thing I would slightly improve would be the installation. The two installers were nice and polite and, while they did speak fairly good English, I had a hard time communicating my more nuanced concerns. That added some stress to installation day. ASF was great to work with and I recommend them! read more