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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 04:21 PM Original message |
Granite countertops.... |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. I priced them for my kitchen. |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 04:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Thanks for the answer..... |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 04:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. If I had thought far enough into the future when we bought this house, |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 04:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I've seen lots of houses like that..... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. Get fake granite |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:52 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Is fake granite called by another name??? |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:53 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Yes... but I need to ask my mom! |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:54 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Thanks.... |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 07:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. silestone? |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 09:21 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Corian... |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. Granite needs to be resealed periodically. |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 05:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Marble is softer |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. $30/ square foot |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 04:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Yeah, I know it's difficult without actually choosing a stone.... |
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Katina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. another way of adding granite |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Whoa! Forget "tiling over what's there" |
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Katina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 10:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
40. OK, |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-23-06 07:56 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Adhesion isn't what I'm worried about |
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Katina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-23-06 08:19 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. can't agree on that one |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
8. Consider Concrete. |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 04:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Are you one of the hip kids?? |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-23-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #9 |
46. No. |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. Have you considered granite tile as a cheaper alternative? |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Actually, I didn't know that granite tile existed..... |
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Katina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. oops, just saw that you posted this |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. GMTA.... |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
13. $7000 minimum. |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. It really is small.... |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:22 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. You live in an apartment? |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I am on the first floor of an elevator condominium building. |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I love granite. It's beautiful and not as porous as marble. |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Thanks. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I beg to differ on the cost........ |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. I've seen photos of your kitchen, Peggy.... |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 07:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. Thanks! |
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achtung_circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
20. Consider Corian |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Corian can be a great alternative to granite but... |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 09:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. I had originally wanted Corian, but someone in the cooking and baking |
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achtung_circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 10:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Do not know, sorry. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
27. if you have a small place it is possible to get end pieces and left overs |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:46 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Thanks, except that I am totally inept at stuff like that.... |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. if you call and find a place they usually will handle everything and most |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 06:56 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Sounds good.... |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-22-06 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
38. My parents have a large kitchen |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-23-06 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
43. By definition, granite is never black. |
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querelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-23-06 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
45. I Replaced My Countertops 2 Years Ago |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-23-06 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
47. I also replaced my countertops a year and a half ago ... |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-23-06 10:51 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. You know, I love the look of tile, myself ... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-23-06 02:11 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Not to mention that the tile can chip. |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-23-06 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
49. Eventually I wish to replace our kitchen counter! |
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coffeenap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-23-06 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
50. Look at this site: very cool new options--good luck! |
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