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Kitchen counters
Posted on 6/17/16 at 7:44 pm
Posted on 6/17/16 at 7:44 pm
Since half the people are hazing the choice of granite in the other thread as passé, what would you put down for countertops for best resale in 5-10 years if redoing a kitchen now?
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 7:48 pm to Ric Flair
Granite 
Posted on 6/17/16 at 7:48 pm to Ric Flair
Wood
Posted on 6/17/16 at 7:50 pm to Ric Flair
Quartz or poured concrete gets the most "oohs" on those HGTV shows.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 7:51 pm to Ric Flair
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Ric Flair
Get a "decorator" involved and I'm sure they'll give you the latest chic options, just don't forget to add another 20K to a 20K job.
Good luck.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 7:52 pm to LSUBFA83
To me, concrete is more "early 2010's" than granite. I understand the wood butcher block island, but the whole kitchen?
Posted on 6/17/16 at 7:58 pm to Ric Flair
Why the frick would I want to have my countertops be wood? There would be so much staining and if you actually used them as chopping blocks you'd have terrible looking counters. Yea you could replace them frequently or refinish them, but that would be a huge pain in the arse to constantly have people coming into your house to do that
Posted on 6/17/16 at 7:59 pm to LSUBFA83
Quartz is the hot thing now but so was corian 15 years ago. Both have a fake and synthetic look. Natural stone is timeless.
This post was edited on 6/17/16 at 8:23 pm
Posted on 6/17/16 at 8:00 pm to Ric Flair
Granite. Wood will soak up everything and be scratched to hell and back.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 8:06 pm to Ric Flair
Soapstone, quartz, marble, and travertine are all less "busy" and than granite and still a nice natural stone. Just depends on the look and price you are trying to achieve.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 8:10 pm to Ric Flair
We just did ours in marble. I don't see that going out of style any time soon
Posted on 6/17/16 at 8:22 pm to Ric Flair
IMO, a very nice looking 3cm granite is the perfect choice for looks, durability and resale. It's the go to countertop in homes in all price points. Don't use 2cm granite - looks cheap.
Carrara Marble can be found in a lot of upper end homes, but it's definitely not as durable as granite and a drop of water will black stain it (temporarily) if it's not sealed properly. It also has a contemporary look which would never fit in a rustic kitchen.
Concrete countertops went out in the early 2000's (thankfully).
Carrara Marble can be found in a lot of upper end homes, but it's definitely not as durable as granite and a drop of water will black stain it (temporarily) if it's not sealed properly. It also has a contemporary look which would never fit in a rustic kitchen.
Concrete countertops went out in the early 2000's (thankfully).
Posted on 6/17/16 at 8:32 pm to Supermoto Tiger
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Don't use 2cm granite - looks cheap.
you can't really see the difference when they hide the thickness with the edge, right?
Posted on 6/17/16 at 8:36 pm to Kujo
Except you have a seam running across the entire length of the front of your counters.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 8:45 pm to Ric Flair
Silestone. We had that in Baton Rouge. Was beautiful and easy to care for.
This post was edited on 6/17/16 at 8:46 pm
Posted on 6/17/16 at 8:48 pm to mouton
If you plan in selling in 5-10 years, I wouldn't put much money into it. There's no telling what the fad will be by then, and many buyers plan on changing things anyway.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:26 pm to RollDawgRoll
Granite
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:31 pm to Ric Flair
Just did Quartz a few days ago with a marble look. No maintenance and nearly indestructible unlike marble.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:46 pm to metallica81788
What do you think the maintenance is with natural stone?
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:48 pm to metallica81788
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nearly indestructible unlike marble.
Do you even Europe?
Coffee Call has had marble counters for decades. That marble is still there.
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