I recently had my kitchen remodeled & installed new granite countertops. I was referred to Surface Encounters, now Cutting Edge, by my contractor who had experience with them in the past. Working in the store I first worked with a new person who was very inexperienced & was not returning my correspondence. After several attempts to get my questions answered I contacted my contractors contact & he put me in touch with Brian who was helpful in completing the ordering process. When the countertops were installed the first time two of the pieces were cut & installed with the grain going the wrong direction. The countertops also spotted very easily with only the smallest amount of water. We suspected that the countertops had not been sealed. I spoke to customer service & they agreed to correct the two pieces. When the new pieces were brought to be installed the edges were not finished properly. I had to wait again for these slabs to be returned to Michigan to have the edges detailed. The next time they came to install them one of the pieces had a chip in it. They tried to install it & "fill" the chip. What they did was very obvious. I thought they were going to cut a new piece, but instead they took the original piece & must have ground the chip out of the edge. After it was installed the seam between the two slabs was highly visible, much more so than any other seam in the kitchen. It appears as though the piece is now too small for the area & they are filling in the extra distance with the seaming compound. They had someone come out to look at it, who attempted to fix it, but it still looks the same, highly visible. They did end up sealing the countertops properly & removing some spots that had not disappeared when they were not sealed properly. The sealing seems to have solved that problem. The entire experience from the first install to the last visit was around 6 weeks later, leaving my kitchen torn apart over the Christmas holiday & New Year. My experience working with Surface Encounters / Cutting Edge Countertops has been very frustrating & disappointing. In the end I paid thousands of dollars & have a product I am very dissatisfied with. I could not recommend this company to anyone. read more