Granite alternative?

[Horace]

Ax doesn’t take granite for granted.

[Copper]

Rock beats scissors.

[LuFins Dad]

Countertops always hit me as one of the most ridiculously priced fixtures. It’s just a big flat fricving rectangle… there’s no particular skill in making or affixing the damn things. Hanging a cabinet door is a lot more difficult than a countertop, for crying out loud… Even the rolling glides for the drawers..

[Axtremus]

Stones are hard to cut, tricky to make smooth, and heavy to transport. :man-shrugging:

[Wim]

Our kitchen (dating frim 1994)has granite. Still very happy with the choice we then made.
I would strongly advise not choosing marble: too vulnerable ...

[George K]

@Wim said in Granite alternative?:

I would strongly advise not choosing marble: too vulnerable ..

Our foyer floor is marble. It's worn very, very, not well.

[kluurs]

Marble is a no go. She might want to look into demolitions - remaindered granite - if the amount of granite isn't that great. Our neighbor was successful with that strategy. Some of those McMansions have huge expanses of granite - and then they're removed during remodeling - which occurs ever 10 years or so.

A friend of mine went with Soapstone - pretty happy with it - does require a bit of maintenance - but ok with heat and repairable.

[Renauda]

Mable is too soft and porous for a kitchen counter. Almost anything other than water and Dawn dish soap will etch it.

Passable though for bathroom counter top so long as it is honed rather than polished.

[LuFins Dad]

@Axtremus said in Granite alternative?:

Stones are hard to cut, tricky to make smooth, and heavy to transport. :man-shrugging:

Granite is EXTREMELY common, can be cut by you with a circular saw and a $30 blade, and can be smoothed by a common lay person with a sand blaster rental from Home Depot in a few hours. Transport long distance is not necessary because it’s frigging everywhere…

Granite pavers cost $12 per square foot. Granite countertops cost $60…

[kluurs]

When we were looking at granite for the kitchen, I knew we'd found the one we would end up purchasing when the salesperson said - " oh yes, that's from our platinum collection."