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Granite countertops?
Anyone have them and where did you get them or do you know places that offer good deals? We have a fairly small kitchen and want to do granite countertops....We live in a small bungalow and want to fix up the kitchen and god knows it's turning into a crazy expense...we have an 18in dishwasher b/c the kitchen is small and on GE and Bosch make them and they are $700-$1200!!! But of course you have to upgrade to the good stuff b/c it's what people want when you sell.....
Any recs for countrops places?
Re: Granite countertops?
We went with Quartz (DuPont Zodiaq) instead of granite because we didn't want to have to treat the granite every year. Also because granite is pourous and I'm accident prone. We drink alot of cranberry juice and I didn't want red stains soaked into it.
LOVE the quartz countertop!!!!
You should wait until Lowes or Home Depot has a deal where they throw in a free undermounted sink. They have them all the time. Also, I have a friend who lives in Central Jersey who ordered his through Costco and got a great deal.
Another option...
We have/had Corian in both of our homes and LOVE it. ?Some people say it scratches or stains, but we have NEVER had a problem with it. ?They are so easy to clean.
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I love the fact that you can have a seamless sink built into Corian. We were afraid of scratching so we didn't go that route (rather, FI was and he decided).
Quartz is priced comparably to granite (anywhere from $50-90/sqft)
Corian is a bit less... (around $40-60/sqft)
It's been couple of years since we priced it out but this should give you an idea.
Ikea is another source for great countertops. They have a large selection of many different types, Zodiaq included.
If you do decide on stone, I'd check out an actual store that specializes in that. You may be able to catch a break and buy discounted remnant peices since you won't need a huge amount.
We're really considering poured concrete counters for our next kitchen. They look great and are really eco friendly.
Here's the other thread:
http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/9007081.aspx
Recycled glass countertops were what they were discussing. You can probably google and then ask them who sells them.