Countertop Choice

saluki2007 said:

Spaightlabs said:

DoubleEgger said:

Go to the Tile Shop @Lit. They have backsplashes in excess of $50/ft. 

Get a price on back-painted glass...

Agree.  That's what we used for the black/grey portion of our back splash.  We used artisan stone tiles as accent pieces.  That sheet is expensive.

Shockingly so...but as they say, happy wife - happy life.

DoubleEgger said:

@tarheelmatt No, it was 3 years ago. Here's the after pic. We went with granite. 

My Beautiful Wife has requested a complete tear down and rebuild of the kitchen, in our 19th century, city home. Easy to ask, but difficult to do, without a total rebuild and add on. Our kitchen, when the house was designed, was a work space, not meant for social gatherings. That is what cooking was all about then. When you get 4 people in the kitchen, it is too crowded.

I really like the design and layout of this. Well thought and planned, exceptional décor. I love the island, I would put an environmentally controlled wine storage unit there.

You have a beautiful home. 

DoubleEgger said:

Go to the Tile Shop @Lit. They have backsplashes in excess of $50/ft. 

Wow! we went cheap, less than $5/sf for these stone mosaic tiles.



Also love the Costco Ancona 900 CFM range hood, after 3 years the tiles are still greaseless (non-sticky) almost as freshly installed, even with daily heavy wokking.

Mine looks similar to the Coral Springs Mix, what should I buy  with the dough saved 

On a side note, as this is a counter top thread, I would not recommend the original formica/laminate crap our house came with.

Mattman3969 said:

BizGreenEgg said

Countertops get installed next week with the new sink.  Quartz on the back area with the sink, Quartzite on the island.

Quartzite is really cool stuff.  What color did you choose?

The wife choose white macaubas.  Kind of marble-like with greyish veins running through it.  Looks nice, but I'm excited that this stuff is super tough.  Supposedly harder than granite and doesn't need to be sealed.

Lit said:

...Also there are treatments now for granite that you never have to do again the place we got our countertops from said for $250 they would put a lifetime sealer on if we went with granite.

sounds like lifetime clear coat paint protection car dealer tries to sell you, lol, right @Mickey

DoubleEgger said:

Why is everyone so opposed to sealing granite? Wipe some stuff on it every 6 months to a year and you're good to go. No biggie IMO

I agree.  Our last place I put in butcher block counter tops, so I had to put mineral oil on them pretty frequently.  Not sealing is a bit of a sales pitch that just adds a small amount of convenience I suppose.

@FarmerTom If you know anybody that works in the elevator business, call them and ask for an old stainless steel cab or hoist way door. Or you can call the companies in your area and ask for one. Old ones usually go to the dump. 

You guys are a trip!!  

@doubleEgger - you would be time and money ahead to let a reputable company that is certified in using DryTreat sealer come in and seal your granite. That stuff is crazy tuff.  I've been using it for about 8yrs and only had about 4 stains that I had to go remove by applying a poultice for 24hrs.  You make fun of the $250 charge but the cost of the sealer is roughly $200 a quart plus there is labor involved so really that is not a bad deal if the applicator will stand behind his product by removing the stain if for some reason you happen to stain your granite. 

@lit - I agree that Quartz is fairly stain resistant to a point.  I've seen a name brand Quartz stain from a sheet of the comic page getting wet and the ink bled into the Quartz.  No knocking your tops by any means because I sell both. Just an FYI.  


Like I said earlier both are very good products and both have their own style of customers.   

@Begger the answer to your sealer question is two posts up from yours.