Available with Spanish Sub-titles

Engineered stone sales have skyrocketed since this material first came out. This course will educate you on what you need to know to service this product. Natural stone and engineered stone can both be repaired and restored, but there are key differences in engineered stone that will influence your repair and restoration methods. This course will educate you on the properties of engineered stone, prepare you to confidently work on it, and provide valuable information you can reference as needed as you begin working on engineered stone jobs.

• How does engineered stone differ from natural stone?
• What is engineered stone?
• History of engineered stone
• How engineered stone is made
• Engineered stone binders
• Engineered stone identification
• Warranty considerations
• Problems and defects
• Working with engineered stone
• Refinishing and polishing
• Scratch removal
• Polyester versus epoxy
• Filling pits and holes

Support

Throughout the eLearning lessons, students can post lesson specific questions through the lesson discussion panel and instructors will provide feedback. Students will also have access to on-going support through the Community of Practice (CoP) Discussion Group. Many other valuable resources are available as well.