There are plenty of steps in a DIY countertop install that can leave you feeling stressed, with the cutting phase easily being one of the most intimidating. A bad cut or even the most minor blemish ...

The deaths of young workers who cut kitchen and bathroom countertops prompted a state board to back emergency safety measures Thursday aimed at preventing silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has ...

From morning to evening, six days a week, Gustavo Reyes Gonzalez spent his days cutting engineered stone, a man-made product that has become a popular choice for kitchen and bathroom countertops. The ...

Inside the row of workshops in an industrial stretch of the Pacoima neighborhood in Los Angeles, men labored over hefty slabs of speckled stone, saws whining over the sounds of Spanish-language rock.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Quartz is a gemstone that can capture a variety of colors and patterns, which has made it one of humanity's most-used stone materials since ...

Q: I enjoy your column in our newspaper, the Daily Herald. After reading a recent column, I've come up with a question on a pending refrigerator installation. Our kitchen countertop overhangs the ...