We considered tile and that turned out to be our second choice once we
thought about the issues of keeping the grout clean.
We settled on granite and fortunately found a particular piece we liked
that was near the bottom end of the price range. I suggest you check
some installers who have the granite in stock so you can see and touch.
You might be surprised as we were that it was not exorbitantly priced.
On 1/30/2013 9:27 PM, Brian Kemp wrote:
> Jim - If your existing counters are structurally good, have you
> considered a granite overlay? See
> http://www.granitetransformations.com/ as a sample. I can't speak to
> this specific vender other than seeing their advertisements. They were
> a good bit cheaper than solid granite.
>
> We ended up moving instead and I definitely like my current granite
> counters over the laminate ones at the old house. If I were doing it
> my way and budget wasn't a big concern, I'd get engineered stone like
> Silestone or Ceaserstone for durability and not needing to be sealed
> like granite.
>
> You could also look at tile. Whatever you have, I would definitely
> have a good bead of kitchen silicone caulk around the sink/counter joint.
>
> My concern with the resin would be scratches and melting from hot stuff.
>
> Brian
>
>
> On 1/30/2013 5:00 PM, Jim Franklin wrote:
>> Still reeling from the price of granite/soapstone/etc, I was researching
>> alternatives. I already have an apron-front sink, which acts like an
>> undermount but actually is supported on the sides at the bottom,
>> instead of
>> being clamped to the counter underside. Still, I can't really use
>> laminate
>> unless I work at waterproofing the edge where the sink is. This isn't a
>> forever counter, so it is a possibility.
>>
>> One material that struck my eye was phenolic resin. I'd need to cut
>> out the
>> sink hole; is it easily worked with carbide blades or is it a pain?
>>
>> Concrete is out, way too much work.
>>
>> There's too much wood in the kitchen already for butcher block.
>>
>> Any other reasonably priced alternatives you've used (or heard of)?
>>
>> thanks,
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