The Countertop Guru
Sterling, VA 20166
Testimonials
Winkhel is truly a “guru” when it comes to countertop repairs. Our Corian, though nearly twenty years old, was in generally excellent shape except for a couple of hairline cracks. Full replacement would have been expensive and wasteful, so we were happy to be able to find someone who could do a repair for a tiny fraction of that cost. I’m happy to report that the repaired sections are completely invisible. We had scraps of the original material that he was able to use to patch in, so exact color match was no problem. Once the patches were made, he even went so far as to buff our entire 15’ length of counter to assure that the surface finish was consistent. Winkhel and Luis were a pleasure to work with: neat, polite, and very accommodating of our schedule. They worked on Sunday morning to make sure that the repair was done before another contractor was due to start on another project on Monday. Everything was cleaned up meticulously so that we could begin using our kitchen without delay. We would go out of our way to use this company again!
I started looking for new countertops at Lowes and Home Depot, and it was a waste of time. They don't offer free estimates, and they give you separate prices for the countertop, sink, faucet, and removal of the old countertops. They said they could provide a plumber for another price, but only for certain brands. Then I started looking at small companies on the internet and found that The Countertop Guru was offering the lowest price on granite. His price included everything, and it was the same price that a formica installation would have been at the big stores. I called Winkhel, and he came to my house to explain the process and talk to me about options for my countertops. Two weeks after I picked out the slab, he came to my house on a Saturday and completed the entire installation including removal of the old countertops and plumbing. The new countertops, sink, and faucet look even better than I expected, and they make my 20 year old kitchen look like new. I'm very glad I decided to use The Countertop Guru and would definitely use them again.
We shopped and shopped for quiet few months and finally found this company. Winkhel came to our house and brought some samples of granite counter tops with him and gave us all the pricing upfront which was lesser than lowes, home depot and many other counter top makers. He even took time to take us to the granite countertop warehouse and help us chose the right color and hirst quality of granite within our budget. Once we finalized the color of the kitchen top we wanted, he was back in our house for installation within a week with his well trained guys and finished the installation by the evening. I would greatly recommend The Countertop Guru to anyone looking for renovation of their kitchens. His prices are better than home stores and his service is excellent. We are already thinking of getting him do the countertops in our bathrooms this coming spring. Thank you Winkhel for the job well done. You will definitely get more business from me again.
Winkhel and his crew did a great job replacing my countertops! He even managed to complete the job with two solid slabs of granite with no seams! (others I called wouldn't attempt this with my three story walk up) I had a couple of estimates along with an online estimate from Lowe's and his price was definitely the best too. He also took time to explain each step and weigh in on my opinions as well.
Winkhel provided excellent and fast service. I was looking to put my house on the market due to a short notice job transfer. I called a number of granite places and a couple did visit to measure my kitchen but Winkhel was the first to give me a quote and it was very competitive. One guy took three days to provide an estimate!! Winkhel said he would have it installed in seven days and was actually finished a day earlier!!! Would highly recommend!!!