Now you might be thinking, “Why zinc, or some other soft metal, and why this guy?”

Surprisingly enough, you can take on some projects yourself or have a contractor on-site assist you with select jobs. I would only recommend this to individuals who have completed or who are comfortable with the lamination process and who have an understanding of basic construction practices. If you’re not familiar, you may waste quite a bit of money and frustration attempting to nail your execution.

There are two different basic classes for decorative sheet zinc: Bright and dead soft.

An alloy is a metal made by melting two or more elements together to take advantage of their specific properties and create a new material with desirable attributes from each.

Ah, this timeless question. To understand why the answer is “no”, let’s look into the properties of zinc and some great reasons why you do not want to do this.

Well, the short answer is no- you’re actually letting them tarnish, though rust is oxidation specific to iron, which zinc alloys do not contain.

There are two types of metal tops: stainless steel, and all others, commonly referred to as living metals.

Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in earth’s crust and one of the easier metals to mine. It has a recent history of development.

Zinc is perfectly positioned as the “utility player” between the transition and post transition metals. It can do lots. Think 1986 Oakland A’s Tony Phillips.

A challenge facing the zinc countertop industry is simply understanding the difference between the four basic fabrication methods; their limitations, their strengths, how they differ from one another, and, ultimately, why their pricing differs. All zinc products are not created equally!

Today we’re going to talk about a challenge facing the soft metal countertop industry- how the construction basics for zinc differ from the most popular surface-stone.

Another challenge facing the zinc countertop industry revolves around the claim that zinc and copper are antimicrobial. So, are most zinc bar tops really antimicrobial? To investigate this claim, we have to look at the whole countertop system, and not simply the choice of metal.

Another challenge facing the zinc countertop industry is that current construction assemblies are literally ripping some products apart.

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Water creates more than a few issues for deposition cast tops using plywood and hardwood construction.

Ask anyone in the industry “how long does it take to receive my tops?”, and you’ll get the classic “It depends” response. Let’s take a look at the process, and see what factors affect delivery of your project.

A challenge facing the zinc bar top industry is how to address seams or joints in the field. Why can’t the tops be welded into one piece just like the tops from France? There is some very important information that follows.

Domestic manufacturers have not adopted standards on length for their products. Because they have reduced the number of seams in tops, products have gotten longer and heavier, which translates to more hassle and cost for customers.

Domestic manufacturers have not adopted standards on length for their products. Because they have reduced the number of seams in tops, products have gotten longer and heavier, which translates to more hassle and cost for customers.