Top off your remodel with new countertops

Countertops endure a lot of abuse — chopping, dropping, dripping and more.

They’re arguably the most used surface in the home and investing in one that adds personal style to your kitchen or bathroom can be a great move.

Kitchen and bath

Countertop Alternatives in Diamond Springs has hundreds of styles in its showroom. Owners Roy and Tammy Amburgey are happy to help you weed through the options.

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Top off your remodel with new countertops

Countertops endure a lot of abuse — chopping, dropping, dripping and more.

They’re arguably the most used surface in the home and investing in one that adds personal style to your kitchen or bathroom can be a great move.

Kitchen and bath

Countertop Alternatives in Diamond Springs has hundreds of styles in its showroom. Owners Roy and Tammy Amburgey are happy to help you weed through the options.

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Conforti Plumbing puts high-tech twist on an age-old trade

When John Conforti founded his namesake plumbing company in 1978 he never imagined that plumbers would one day inspect the insides of a stubborn clogged drain on a TV screen, like something from an episode of “CSI Placerville.”

“It totally matters what’s down there,” said Wayne Lebel, who along with long-time accountant Jan Zygalinski and veteran plumber Marvin “Nick” Collins bought the business in 2004. “If we’re looking at grease or hair its one thing; if there’s a hard blockage we’ll go a different route.”

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