Granite alternative?

[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."