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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 11:45 AM Original message |
Why are granite countertops so friggin expensive? |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. 'Cuz it's so purty! |
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RummyTheDummy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 11:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. That makes sense |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
2. ever tried to work granite? |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 06:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
23. A router bit to edge sink holes costs about $80 a pop in quantity. |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. Probably shipping and handling costs are high due to the weight. |
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WeRQ4U (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
5. Because they are basically artwork... really |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 12:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I have silestone |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
6. You need to buy your granite here. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 12:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. granite is for people who don't really cook |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 12:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I agree. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 02:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I was going to suggest that! |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 11:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Stainless steel countertops = easy cleanup. (nt) |
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gizmonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 10:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
26. oooohhh! Tell me more about stainless steel countertops!! |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 11:34 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Welcome to DU! |
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gizmonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 12:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Thanks! nt |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 02:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I'm jealous! |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 11:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I was thinking either tile, or ripping the whole sucker out |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 06:02 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. If you love cookin' . . . |
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WeRQ4U (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 10:43 AM Response to Reply #12 |
28. Stainless steel is great, but.... |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 11:51 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Oh, you're absolutely right. |
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WeRQ4U (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 12:47 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Pretty Much. "Hates" was probably too strong a word. I tend to do that. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. very labor intensive. i've had corian in my last 2 homes |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
10. "It's granite, not gold?" Tell you what, go out and dig a big hole until |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. According to HGTV.... |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. Granite makes lousy eating counter surface.... |
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spacelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
17. It's Hard! And a lot of Work! |
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RevCheesehead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-05 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
19. Because DU keeps handing out granite cookies? |
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norml (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
20. You don't have to quarry formica, and it's lighter to transport. |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
21. To pay for the hernia operations |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
24. Anything that has to be quarried is expensive. |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
25. So we can differentiate ourselves from you proles |
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coffeenap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
27. Save the planet--and get a beautiful countertop here: (link) |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
29. it's also trendy right now |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
30. Check out concrete countertops... |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 12:54 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. I like concrete too |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
36. I hate those damned things. There's cold, noisy, break dishes.... |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-12-05 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
37. You wouldn't want Gold Countertops anyway |
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