COUNTERTOPS: How to get your “green” EcoTop kitchen or bathroom counter
April 14, 2008
The momentum around eco-friendly EcoTop “paper” countertops continues to build as Klip BioTechnologies is locking up distribution agreements that will take this green countertop product “mainstream”, and make it incredibly easy to obtain for our home projects.
As many of you know, and write often to us about, it is very difficult to easily buy “green” products for our home remodels. Thus many of us just purchase what is most easily available from our contractors, Home Depot, or other — at the last minute. (Come back later this week as we tell of our most recent difficulties trying to obtain UltraTouch insulation from Bonded Logic!)
Today, EcoTop is available to order by directly calling Klip BioTechnologies at 1-253-507-4622 in Washington. At the moment all homeowners receive factory direct pricing. Lead-times are running three weeks, for the present earth-tone neutral colors: Snow White, Ivory, Cashew, Palamino, Pecan, and Jet Black. Soon EcoTop will be available in a Charcoal, Concrete Grey, Espresso Brown, and Thistle Green.
Sample Kits can be ordered from EcoTop for $30, and if you decide to purchase EcoTop the $30 will come off the price of your final order. Klip BioTechnologies did tell GetWithGreen.com that the Sample Kits are on backorder, so contact them now if this is how you are planning on evaluating their product.
Remember that this product differs from Paperstone and other fiber countertop products in that it uses a completely new fiber system, a newly developed resin, and is manufactured with patent pending processes.
Finally, the team over at Finehomebuilding.com is running a great “paper” countertop overview in their most recent edition. See the article at: Paper counters look and feel like stone. (Note: you might need to register to get the article.)
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I just installed EcoTop on a job in Ballard and we just loved it, not to mention the customer loved it. I showed the other paper products to my customer and they were concerned with the dark color and the color change issues. When we showed them the Ecotop and the light colors along with a warranty against color change they were sold. We put in the Ivory color on FSC cherry cabinets and it looks great. The fabricator who works with all the paper products raved about how easy it was to work with.
Eve–we are looking at the ivory, but from the small sample we are concerned that there seems to be little “depth”. Can you comment on that, having seen it in the large size? Thanks.
Hi Laura,
I have seen the Ivory in a 2×2ft countertop, and of the present colors it is the one I like the most for a kitchen. It is a solid color, and there are no patterns in it, so it could appear to be shallow to some. It did not feel that way to me, and I could definitely see how you would feel that way if you were looking at a small 2×2inch sample.
The product is inexpensive enough that you could contact them, and purchase a larger sample before you make you decision.
David
We offer eco-friendly countertop options at http://www.replacementcounters.com - IceStone and PaperStone primarily
Hello everyone. Though we might want to introduce ourselves as well. We are a manufacturer of architectural elements, sinks and countertops. All of our products are made with recycled glass, fly ash and our mineral binder (not portland cement or epoxy resins). A very low embodied energy. http://www.Aberrant-USA.com