"aemeijers" wrote in message
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On Aug 26, 10:55 am, dpb wrote:
infiniteMPG wrote:

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I agree that all countertop materials have pros and cons. There is
no one perfect solution. It depends entirely on the budget and
application. What's right for a rental property isn't right for a
property about to be put on the market.

One thing I can tell you though. With the rising price of petro
chemicals, the price of the man-made materials, like Silestone has
gone up considerably. The cost of man made quartz products, which is
what Silestone is, are now around the price of granite, even higher in
some cases. If you're at all concerned about resale, ask yourself
this:

How often do you see real estate listings that brag about granite
countertops, vs anything else? IMO, if your budget allows for
granite, I'd go with that over any of the choices in similar price
range.

Ah, the freedom of being low on the food chain. Deciding what stone or
faux stone countertops to buy, and what 800 dollar sink to buy, will never
be anything I need to worry about. If I get a bonus next year, I might
spring for new formica and a stainless sink thicker than 22 guage.

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aem sends...

Consumer Reports says extra thick stainless steel sinks were no better than
thin ones. However we installed a cheap thin but deep one from Lowes and
although it performed well, and was great for washing a small dog since it
was extra deep, the thinness was apparent in how much the faucet wiggled.
We never had any noise or denting problem though which is what they were
testing for.