Quartz and granite counter tops

[btfc]

3 car garage.

[Grateful11]

All I know is that we still like our granite. Quartz just didn't have the character and look my wife was
wanting to achieve. The Onyx in the backsplash went right along with the granite colors I thought.
I knew this would be our last Kitchen remodel so we went for it and went a bit over budget but I
still think it was worth it. The granite color was Yellow River. We used Oak butcher block on the
island from Ikea, we turned the bad side up for more character.

Our Kitchen:

http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1...sg-1234757

[Robert M]

Sam,

I should also point out that you should be leery of any real estate agent that claims people don't know about quartz (such as Silestone). It's a common countertop material these days and I'm willing to say that people _do_ know about it. They just don't know as much about it as granite since it is less popular. But, they definitely know about it.

Robert

[Black]

rgG wrote:
[quote=mattkime]
[quote=rgG]
[quote=mattkime]
I NEED GRANITE COUNTERTOPS AND STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES

In an OPEN CONCEPT floor plan.


EXACTLY!

AND TWO SINKS IN THE MASTER BEDROOM AND A SMALLER ROOM FOR POOPING
And, I almost forgot, A HUGE WALK-IN CLOSET IN THAT LARGE MASTER BEDROOM and HARDWOOD FLOORS THROUGHOUT.
Don't forget the g-d KITCHEN ISLAND. THERE MUST BE A KITCHEN ISLAND.

[Dennis S]

"P.S. Dennis check Consumer Reports again. I was just on their web site and they choose for kitchens Quartz (engineered stone) as its #1 choice for countertops. Granite is #2 and recycled glass was #3. Laminate was #4. They choose laminate #1 for bathrooms, quartz #2, granite #3 and solid surfacing as #4 for bathrooms." - Robert M

I guess you're right - it was probably the bathroom I looked at. I looked at a magazine at the library.

[mattkime]

my favorite lately are men demanding a man cave that are intimidated by patching plaster. NO MAN CAVE FOR YOU

[Grateful11]

mattkime wrote:
my favorite lately are men demanding a man cave that are intimidated by patching plaster. NO MAN CAVE FOR YOU

Here's you a Man Cave:

http://www.mysheds.net/man-caves.asp

or maybe an observatory, might be a little tough to see the horizon:

http://www.mysheds.net/sky-shed.asp

[Speedy]

Grateful11 wrote:
[quote=mattkime]
my favorite lately are men demanding a man cave that are intimidated by patching plaster. NO MAN CAVE FOR YOU

Here's you a Man Cave:

http://www.mysheds.net/man-caves.asp

or maybe an observatory, might be a little tough to see the horizon:

http://www.mysheds.net/sky-shed.asp
The first one looks nice. The second one looks like schist.

[Marc Anthony]

Robert M wrote:
First and foremost, I am going to say without a doubt that Marc Anthony is flat out wrong. You can definitely tell the difference between granite and quartz, i.e. Silestone.

I didn't say they were totally indistinguishable in every situation, I said most people couldn't tell the difference. When I've seen granite installed, what was typically chosen is the more tightly speckled, rather than the busier marbled versions; higher-end quartz can be a dead ringer for the speckled variants. In your example, you compared some high-vein natural stone against the cheapest, most vanilla looking Ceasar Stone options, which is hardly fair. Take a look at some of the speckled granites in your link—the last "Astoria", for instance—and compare it with Cambria's Quarry Collection. "Canterbury" looks pretty similar and very believable.

[Carm]

We went with quartz(engineered stone) to cover our 4x8 island.
It was the best for a seamless installation.

My M.I.L. has formica and they have held up great for 20+ years.