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My Eminent Domain

by Ryan Culicerto - Quality Stone Concepts 113A S. Witchduck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 In the last month alone, the City of Virginia Beach hasn’t received a lot of good press. In the VA Pilot alone, there have been allegations of an unfair bid process for the Cavalier Hotel project, Mayoral and City Council investigations, budget shortfalls and one of my business neighbors is even accusing the City of not making good on the promises to help him relocate as a result of the city’s Witchduck expansion project. If you were to also include the polarizing topics of the light rail and the city’s most recent stadium proposal, it’s never been a tougher time to say “I work for the city of Virginia Beach.” [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00November 18th, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|1 Comment

QSC and VBEF – 2016 Projects

This has been our 6th year supporting the Virginia Beach Education Foundation and my first year supporting them while also having a child in the Virginia Beach Public School system. My association with the Virginia Beach Education just went from hobby to real. :) Hopefully, both of my children will one day benefit from one of these wonderful Grants. Thanks to all of this years sponsors. The 3 grants that QSC were involved in underwriting were: DIAMOND SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Lego's Lego's Lego's. Director Rebecca Rawls, and first graders will use Legos to increase understanding of basic math concepts, complete performance tasks and write --- all the while staying engaged in the learning process. BAYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mindcraft 3-D House Design Challenge Director Steven [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2015-11-18T17:26:50+00:00November 18th, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

True Southern Kitchen Boasting Windermere Quartz by Cambria

HOMEOWNER SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Representing the Heart of Charlottesville, VA by Caroline at Marva Marble This southern kitchen represents the heart of Charlottesville, Virginia and will have your heart swooning. More captivating than other quartz countertops, Cambria’s Windermere design is absolutely breathtaking. A true home cooked meal in a kitchen that is reminiscent of the south?! We can’t wait to share our next Homeowner Spotlight Series with you! Now this is a homeowner who understands what true southern charm is all about! This kitchen’s design met a few imperative requirements: A desire for kitchen countertops that would provide durability while cooking, yet bring the family together in the evenings for a home-style meal. The kitchen is the heart of any southern family’s home. A functional yet [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00November 2nd, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Best Reviewed Granite Company in Hampton Roads

Wanted to share another another review that was emailed to us today: Terry, I just wanted to thank you for re-doing the seam in our kitchen. From start to finish we have had a great experience with your company. Rob, Danny and yourself have made us feel that our satisfaction was a priority. The installation guys were professional and courteous and we appreciate not only the quality of the granite but the customer experience was exceptional. Many thanks to you and your great team! Josie D.

By Ryan Culicerto|2015-10-15T18:14:47+00:00October 15th, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Dekton – Surfaces and Exterior Facades

Dekton is a brand new product brought to you by Cosentino. If you watch HDTV, most people recognize Consentino's Silestone brand. Cosentino has recently launched and partnered with QSC to bring this innovative product to your home or commercial property. What is it? Dekton is a sophisticated mixture of raw material which includes glass, the latest generation porcelain tiles and quartz surfaces. For exterior applications, Dekton is highly UV, abrasion and stain resistant. It has high resistance to fire and heat and low water absorption. Book matched, this product looks incredible on exterior walls, stairs, indoor and bathroom walls as well as bathroom and pool floors. The fact that it's highly scratch resistant, suitable for contact with water, resistant to freezing and thawing and has incredible [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00September 28th, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|2 Comments

The Truth(iness) about *$35 Granite Countertops

Does anyone know what this (*) this is? Correct, it's an asterisk. It allows a company to say one thing, and mean the other. The asterisk is what allows the big box stores the legal bait you at the front door and then switch your price at the register. Granite "Starting at $35 *per square foot" means that it generally starts at $35 when you walk in, and when it's time to pay it has additional charges which generally make your $35 dollar granite, more like $60 a square foot. Additional charges that generally apply to "*$35 granite" are the following: sink cut out - (i.e. - $325 per sink cut out) edge polishing - (i.e. - $1 a linear inch for standard edge) 4" backsplashes [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2015-09-14T19:09:30+00:00September 14th, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|1 Comment

Quality Stone Hosting – Houzz University (CEU APPROVED)

On Friday, July 31st Houzz.com and Quality Stone Concepts is launching an exclusive event in Virginia Beach called Houzz University. This event will be held at 9:00am (and another at 1pm) at Quality Stone Concepts showroom. The showroom is located at 113A S. Witchduck Road, VA Beach, VA. For those of you in the local building/real estate business, we highly encourage you to attend this interactive, hands-on presentation. Houzz experts will work with you side-by-side to help you create a compelling, complete professional profile on Houzz that will attract new clients and promote your brand. By the end of this workshop you will have a profile that includes the following: a well written description of your business that answers key questions prospective clients will have about you. Photos [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00July 29th, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

How to Clean Marble Countertops

This was posted by our friends at Houzz.com, and we wanted to pass this along b/c so many people come into our showroom inquiring about Marble Countertops, but ultimately talk themselves out of due to "maintenance issues." Rebekah Zaveloff | KitchenLab "Nothing moves like marble,” says Stephanie Laney, lead designer for Surfaces USA, referring to the impression of movement created by the veining inherent in the carbonate stone. “We love the movement.” What most people don’t love, however, is the concern that comes with cleaning and caring for the popular, porous surface famously susceptible to etching and staining, especially in the kitchen. Luckily, according to marble experts, where there’s a will, there’s a way, and caring for the classic beauty of a marble surface may [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00July 20th, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

QSC – VBEF – Innovative Learning Grant

OK, so this is the last post of the day. I just thought this was worth mentioning as this email came in as I was posting about Project Redbot. Our 2nd grant was awarded to Arrowhead Elementary School, and it was called "Pair"fect Pets Promote "Paws"itive Virginia Choice Reading. Mouthfull huh? This grant was directed towards children who were having trouble reading out loud. Instead of reading to their classmates, they were "paired" with stuffed animals, to ease the tension of public speaking. Miss Petty, where was this when I was in 3rd grade? Dear Mr. Pirrone and Mr. Culicerto, Thank you so much for donating money for our learning grant "Pair"fect Pets Promote "Paws"itive Virginia Choice Reading. First graders and third graders paired [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2015-06-11T21:02:00+00:00June 11th, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

QSC and VBEF – Project Redbot

You may remember that in November of 2014 Quality Stone Concepts in conjunction with the Virginia Beach Education Foundation underwrote a grant at the TGIF Grant Celebration. It was called Project Redbot and the funding was directed toward 5th graders. They were tasked to "create a proposal for an autonomous robot which performs a service." Students had to include a working prototype to share at the RedBot Expo. Today we were thrilled to receive the following email from their teacher: Good Afternoon, Mr. Pirrone and Mr. Culicerto, Thanks to you, our entire fifth grade has been able to embrace the engineering design process as they worked in collaborative teams to build and code autonomous robots. Because of your generosity, 125 students are leaving fifth grade and [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00June 11th, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments