Featured Product: EcoTop Countertops by KlipTech
Looking for an alternative to granite? EcoTop counter tops are a sustainable choice for solid surface counter tops, and if you live in the Seattle area, are a great local product. The counter tops are manufactured in Tacoma, WA, and were a Sustainable Industries Top 10 Green Building Product in 2008. John Klippert, the creator of Paperstone, set out to make a "more durable and more aesthetically pleasing counter top that aims to achieve higher wood fiber and resign standards." The product took first place at ASID and Interiors & Sources’ Bloom Awards in 2009-“the first composite material product to combine rapidly renewable bamboo with proprietary, clean, water-based resin.” The counter tops are made from demolition wood fiber, recycled paper fiber, and bamboo.
EcoTop was used in the bathrooms and kitchen of the award-winning San Juan Channel House. All photos by John Sinclair, Concepia.
Here is Anna's Homeowner Review of the counter tops:
"We installed EcoTop throughout our new house and still love it. The material is easy to work with and allowed us to create thin counter top edges that appear to float above the bamboo cabinets. The cost was half of the estimate for Granite counter tops, but that was an opening special from EcoTop. My only dislike of the material is the color change in the kitchen. A simple glass of water leaves a ring. For the first month of use, I constantly oiled the counters to make it shine. I have now settled into the idea that EcoTop is similar to Concrete and does not stay a true black in a kitchen. The counters in our bathrooms are just fine since we are not placing food and cups on them. This may not happen with other color choices, but the Black does not stay as Jet Black as the product photos. When entertaining, I always oil the EcoTop and buff it with a rag. EcoTop has proven to be very resistant to heat, scratching and crazy toddlers."
More information about EcoTop:
Video of how EcoTop is made from Planet Green:
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