Fun thread: Upgrades

[carlover]

It’s funny, I always hear people berate granite being used for kitchen countertops but I never understand why. Granite has to be about the most practical of choices for counter-tops. It’s smooth and easy to clean, you can place a hot pan on it without burning or marking, it doesn’t scratch so you can cut on it, you have to try hard to chip it. Compare this with really poor choices for kitchen countertops like Concrete or Soapstone or Marble with which you basically can’t do any of the above because they are all fairly soft. Usually fads involve things that have no practical reason for being used but are stylish at the time. Since granite is very practical and has been used in various forms for building throughout civilized history it’s quite a stretch to call it a fad.

This thread seems to be mostly concerned with style in which case I would predict that most of the ideas being presented are FADS.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

I prefer Avonite to Granite.
I also prefer stripper poles to fireman’s poles. They are simply more suitable for single story houses.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

I prefer Avonite to Granite.
I also prefer stripper poles to fireman’s poles. They are simply more suitable for single story houses.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

I prefer Avonite to Granite.
I also prefer stripper poles to fireman’s poles. They are simply more suitable for single story houses.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

I prefer Avonite to Granite.
I also prefer stripper poles to fireman’s poles. They are simply more suitable for single story houses.

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

I prefer Avonite to Granite.
I also prefer stripper poles to fireman’s poles. They are simply more suitable for single story houses.

[meadandale]

Are you planning on marrying up or something Marion?

What’s going in my next house? Whatever I can actually afford. I actually find much of the travertine tile I see installed in mcmansions very gauche. Small areas tastefully done is one thing. Covering a bath from floor to ceiling in it usually looks horrible.

Fancy fixtures, fancy flooring, fancy cabinets and countertops….when you are paying cash out of your bank account for these kinds of upgrades you may feel different about them than when they are rolled up into the price of the house and only cause a small monthly ‘pinch’.

[meadandale]

Are you planning on marrying up or something Marion?

What’s going in my next house? Whatever I can actually afford. I actually find much of the travertine tile I see installed in mcmansions very gauche. Small areas tastefully done is one thing. Covering a bath from floor to ceiling in it usually looks horrible.

Fancy fixtures, fancy flooring, fancy cabinets and countertops….when you are paying cash out of your bank account for these kinds of upgrades you may feel different about them than when they are rolled up into the price of the house and only cause a small monthly ‘pinch’.

[meadandale]

Are you planning on marrying up or something Marion?

What’s going in my next house? Whatever I can actually afford. I actually find much of the travertine tile I see installed in mcmansions very gauche. Small areas tastefully done is one thing. Covering a bath from floor to ceiling in it usually looks horrible.

Fancy fixtures, fancy flooring, fancy cabinets and countertops….when you are paying cash out of your bank account for these kinds of upgrades you may feel different about them than when they are rolled up into the price of the house and only cause a small monthly ‘pinch’.

[meadandale]

Are you planning on marrying up or something Marion?

What’s going in my next house? Whatever I can actually afford. I actually find much of the travertine tile I see installed in mcmansions very gauche. Small areas tastefully done is one thing. Covering a bath from floor to ceiling in it usually looks horrible.

Fancy fixtures, fancy flooring, fancy cabinets and countertops….when you are paying cash out of your bank account for these kinds of upgrades you may feel different about them than when they are rolled up into the price of the house and only cause a small monthly ‘pinch’.

[meadandale]

Are you planning on marrying up or something Marion?

What’s going in my next house? Whatever I can actually afford. I actually find much of the travertine tile I see installed in mcmansions very gauche. Small areas tastefully done is one thing. Covering a bath from floor to ceiling in it usually looks horrible.

Fancy fixtures, fancy flooring, fancy cabinets and countertops….when you are paying cash out of your bank account for these kinds of upgrades you may feel different about them than when they are rolled up into the price of the house and only cause a small monthly ‘pinch’.

[Raybyrnes]

Granite is pourous and needs to be sealed. As a natural stone you are limited in terms of controling color. It requires maintenance. I would think thatyour best long term choice of material with be some type of engineered stone.

Sort of the reason why you would never see granite in a restaurant Kitchen. Would meat the standards for Health Inspectors

[Raybyrnes]

Granite is pourous and needs to be sealed. As a natural stone you are limited in terms of controling color. It requires maintenance. I would think thatyour best long term choice of material with be some type of engineered stone.

Sort of the reason why you would never see granite in a restaurant Kitchen. Would meat the standards for Health Inspectors

[Raybyrnes]

Granite is pourous and needs to be sealed. As a natural stone you are limited in terms of controling color. It requires maintenance. I would think thatyour best long term choice of material with be some type of engineered stone.

Sort of the reason why you would never see granite in a restaurant Kitchen. Would meat the standards for Health Inspectors

[Raybyrnes]

Granite is pourous and needs to be sealed. As a natural stone you are limited in terms of controling color. It requires maintenance. I would think thatyour best long term choice of material with be some type of engineered stone.

Sort of the reason why you would never see granite in a restaurant Kitchen. Would meat the standards for Health Inspectors

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