Brooks Custom

Wood Countertops:

• We ensure that all wood being used is purchased only from government licensed loggers.
• The use of certain imported woods such as Honduran Mahogany or Brazilian Mahogany are environmentally irresponsible and are contributing to the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest. Responsible companies will use African Mahogany instead, it is beautiful, abundant and harvested with U.S. approval.
• "Repurposed" woods such as Antique Heart Pine and Antiqued Chestnut are re-used from old barn floors.
• “Fast growth" woods such as Lyptus and Bamboo are an excellent green alternative.
• Avoid finishes using lacquer, polyester or conversion varnish as they pollute the air when applied.
• Look for finishes that are oil-based such as tung oil, which has few thinning agents and is of the lowest VOC rating during application. (Tung Oil) and has few thinning agents. It is non-toxic, food prep safe, and a very resilient great finish. It can also be easily renewed using finish restoring oil.
• When making wood countertops, all wood cut-offs can be repurposed or recycled, never going to waste.

Glass Countertops:

• 30% of commercial glass is now made from recycled material. This saves the energy and carbon emissions that would be used to create new Glass.

Verdicrete Countertops:

• Verdicrete is made almost completely from natural materials.  30% Gravel, 40% Sand, 10% Rain Water, and 20% Portland Cement (mostly baked Lime). Verdicrete is a low energy material. It is recyclable.
• The finish that we use to seal the surface has zero VOC atmosphere polluting components at all. It is food prep safe and extremely durable.

Metal Countertops:

• All metals can be recycled completely. They can go on forever.
• The core materials may be reused once separated.