In article .com, "Viewer" wrote:
Thanks for the replies.

The problem that I am finding here in northern CA is that the granite
"pros" will nly do work on the materials that they sell you and not on
your own. The price differential is huge. Best quote I found for
pretty common granite was $1,500. There is a place that sells
prefinished slabs including backsplash and their price is $300.
There's no way that making a fer straight cuts is worth $1,200 to me.

In fact the total cost of the island (including granite) won't be near
$1,500.

The job is too small for most businesses. The firm that did
my countertop do not insist on supplying the granite although
I did end up buying through them -- they got a better price
than I could get.

The individual who installed my stuff does moonlight and
might well handle a job like that. He's in San Jose.
Email me (address in sig is valid) and I'll send you his
name and tel no if interested and that's local for you.

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