"Mr. Bill" wrote in message
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Hi.
Any and all may share their wisdom here. I am remodeling my kitchen
and it is now time for the counters. My wife and I have gone 'round
and 'round about what to use.
So, we found some Dupont Zodiaq (indus red) that we loved. Our
kitchen is U shaped, with a dining bar and one small counter top
opposite. We have a total of about 61 square feet f surface, and 33
feet of edge, plus a backsplach of maybe 25 square feet (up to the
bottom of cabinets).
We picked a plain, 45 degree bevel on a doubled edge (instead of
bullnose). Ouch! The bid was just under $8,000. OK $100 per square
foot.
What am I missing? I have done countless hours of reseach on the
internet to try to be an informed consumer, and I was thinking in the
$50 - $60 sq ft range. What did I ask for that blew the lid?
Since there are now a number of granite fabricators in my city
(northern california), I'm thinking of dropping by with my drawings.
I realize that some of the factors are shape, edge profile, amount of
edging and of course area. Chime in because I am very flexible with
respect to materials and design. I just can't seem to find someone
who will confide in me the factors that effec price.
Thanks!
PS, while I can eaily see the prices for stone materials on the web,
the synthetics are well hidden. Any clues as to material prices?
I replaced my counter tops with syn in my last home. Under slung sink and
bullnose. Standard splash on the wall and then I tiled down to it.
I hated the sink as it was impossible to keep looking new. I cleaned my
Sharper image Ionic breeze in it once and the dirt/carbon stained the sink
and the counter top. After trial and error I found that Simple Green out of
the bottle would remove the stain.
I could never keep the counter top clean. It showed every mark and pot set
on it. just damp.
I will never own syn again. Stone maybe, syn absolutely not.
100 a foot is comparable here in Phoenix installed. Changing manufactures
to a lesser known name might save you 10 -15 a foot.
With out the training the manufactures usually will not sell retail. They do
not want the calls that "it screwed up".
If this is what you want then pay for it.
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