I'm a plumber and we do new construction and just customs, did over 100 last year, have 42 in various stages right now, all granite. Concrete has not caught on here, must not of been on fixer upper yet.
Kitchen Countertop Advice...Which type?
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Kitchen looks great. I really like the different levels of your cabinets. Excellent job.
Update on the countertops. We went around and got a few more quotes after getting the suggestion from someone in the thread. We found an installer who could do the Cambria Britannica for $90 per SF, so we are going with Cambria quartz. Cabinets get delivered tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who gave input.
Update on the countertops. We went around and got a few more quotes after getting the suggestion from someone in the thread. We found an installer who could do the Cambria Britannica for $90 per SF, so we are going with Cambria quartz. Cabinets get delivered tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who gave input.
I'll throw a curve ball in here, I wasn't allowed to take pictures but I did a kitchen remodel in the back bay of Boston and they used butcher block on the counter tops in the butlers pantry. The counter tops looks incredible. The budget for the first floor remodel was a few million.
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A few million. Lol
I was out over the weekend and we did some looking around, the most expensive Quartz we found was 74 bucks a square ft. I may wind up replacing my granite counter with quartz and leave the black granite backsplash alone
Hey Blackedout,
If you just swap those pendants to something more modern, it'll change the whole look of your kitchen.
All four of these are available at Lowes and range between $50-150, and would make a huge difference.
If you just swap those pendants to something more modern, it'll change the whole look of your kitchen.
All four of these are available at Lowes and range between $50-150, and would make a huge difference.
Just meant to show that with really no budget in mind the designer chose it and it worked really well.
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I would hope.
Hey Blackedout,
If you just swap those pendants to something more modern, it'll change the whole look of your kitchen.
All four of these are available at Lowes and range between $50-150, and would make a huge difference.
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Can't wait to change the pendants in my home. Still have 6 ceiling fans to buy and chandelier and the list goes on, haha.
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You got that right! We've been doing a slow renovation of our house for the past couple of years! It would be faster, but we're doing 99% of the work ourselves. We started in the kitchen. We're just now nearing the end of remodeling a bathroom. Pretty much stripped it down to the studs and sub-floor and started over. And silly me for thinking the plumbing would just line right up with all the new stuff... Thankfully(?), I grew up in a house that frequently had plumbing issues, so it was no big deal for me to reroute/extend stuff. I'm going to install crown molding, and we're waiting for a glass shower door to be cut and installed. I probably should put that molding up before the door goes on.
Three more bathrooms to go. We're moving to the master bath next. The upstairs baths are going to be bears. We're taking down a wall, relocating a tub and toilet, building a half wall, and probably rerouting some electrical. Oh, joy!
Great choice, we have that on display in the showroom & it has been very well received!
That looks fantastic!
I'll have to remember to try and post a picture of my parents kitchen counters. You guys would be jealous.
Late to the party but I was going to suggest going with Quartz and shopping around for a better price since basically every countertop place will carry Cambria. So glad you got it for a better price!!
We got granite in our old house and while I loved the character, I did not love the staining and minor imperfections. It still stained even though it was sealed and it was a constant worry to make sure coffee and other things were wiped off. I had to use special cleaner on it, not my everyday go to smell good cleaner. It was nice but just wasn't for us. Our new house has laminate which is sadly a relief from the granite and once we redo the kitchen here I plan on going with either Quartz or concrete.
We got granite in our old house and while I loved the character, I did not love the staining and minor imperfections. It still stained even though it was sealed and it was a constant worry to make sure coffee and other things were wiped off. I had to use special cleaner on it, not my everyday go to smell good cleaner. It was nice but just wasn't for us. Our new house has laminate which is sadly a relief from the granite and once we redo the kitchen here I plan on going with either Quartz or concrete.
This. Marble is porous and soft.
We went with man-made Quartz - it is mixed with a resin so it is 100% solid. Natural granite and Quartz are not, as they contain some air which gives germs and bacteria a place to grow.
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