table tops

milesvdustin

I have seen a few tables with granite tops. Where are you guys finding these for decent prices?

henapple

Try a store that cuts for kitchens. ..might get some leftover at a decent price.

4Runner

Yep, just hit a granite place and they will have remnants for cheaper.

blasting

milesvdustin - Kitchen places don't generally store granite.  The off cuts go to the customer, or back to the granite fabricator.  The granite yard would have mostly full slabs.  The place to get your best deal is from the granite fabricators.  These are the guys that get their granite from the granite yard and fabricate for the kitchen firms.  The fabricators will let a chunk of granite go the cheapest, because it has most likely already been paid for once by the original customer.

A few things to hopefully get you a good price.  If you don't want a built up, or doubled front edge you will save a bunch.  Most egg tables have just the thickness of the slab, and then polished on the edges.  If you can find 3cm granite, that will be a little thicker - personally, this is the route I would go because I like the more substantial look.  Make their life easy, and you'll save some $.  Do a cut sheet.  Draw your top out, label it, mark the center.  Mark the center of your hole cut out.  If you want the cut out for the egg polished, it will cost a couple hundie at least.  Personally, I would leave the cut out unpolished and then be very careful when putting the egg in, so you don't scratch your egg.  Tell them you want it delivered, that it's a table top, and not needing to fit your kitchen walls.  They can deliver it and set it down on your table.

Hope that helps.  Good luck.  

Proser

@blasting has some great info. The material is cheap the labor to finish the edges is not. In Texas I can figure 30/sg ft is what they ask

Cash is king

milesvdustin

I think i have decided to pour a concrete top for my table. Any do's or don'ts for concrete tops? 

blasting

milesvdustin said:

I think i have decided to pour a concrete top for my table. Any do's or don'ts for concrete tops? 

Edit - search youtube for Cheng Concrete  link wouldn't work.

This guy is kind of a guru on the subject.  I took kind of a deep dive into it.  Your supplies and set up to do it will cost you more on your first top than a piece of granite would.  Sort of depends on how many projects you have in the hopper.  Post pics if you decide to do it, and best of luck.

Next on my to do list is a BBQ island for all my supplies.  Top will be a corian top for outdoor pizza making.  Just watching for a kitchen tear out with an island the correct size.  Corian tear outs can be had for dirt cheap.  My granite guy is finishing a 18" hot landing counter for me for free that I'm planning to inlay on one end.