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Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

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BigB
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Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

They are such extremes in terms of prices! Any suggestions?

Posted 6/5/07 9:09 PM
 
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MrsR
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Re: Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

we just recently got zodiac quartz countertops - I am not sure how they compare in price but I am really happy with them (I just posted my after pics in my kitchen 2 minutes ago if you want to see them).

Posted 6/5/07 9:10 PM
 

LuckySV
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Re: Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

The ones that I have researched are granite, corian, silestone, zodiac, and lexton.

Posted 6/5/07 9:23 PM
 

SweetTooth
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Re: Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

we are actually doing our countertops with granite tile. Instead of paying thousands for a slab custom made, we paid $350 for the tiles.

we haven't installed it yet, but here's a picture of what it will look like.

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Posted 6/6/07 8:55 AM
 

july06bride
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Re: Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

Posted by SweetTooth

we are actually doing our countertops with granite tile. Instead of paying thousands for a slab custom made, we paid $350 for the tiles.

we haven't installed it yet, but here's a picture of what it will look like.

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this is interesting, I have never seen it like that, but it is a nice alternative- how much for the installation? Where did you get this from? Did you buy the tiles yourself or did you get them from the people doing the installing?

thanks!

Posted 6/6/07 9:24 AM
 

SweetTooth
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Re: Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

Posted by july06bride

Posted by SweetTooth

we are actually doing our countertops with granite tile. Instead of paying thousands for a slab custom made, we paid $350 for the tiles.

we haven't installed it yet, but here's a picture of what it will look like.

IMAGE




this is interesting, I have never seen it like that, but it is a nice alternative- how much for the installation? Where did you get this from? Did you buy the tiles yourself or did you get them from the people doing the installing?

thanks!



We are going to be installing them ourselves, so I am not sure how much it would be to have someone do it for you. I am sure anyone who does tile work would be able to do this for you.

We got the tiles from Home Depot- the style we bought (which looks like the one in the pic) was $3.99/sf. We had to order it - it took about a week to come in.

Posted 6/6/07 9:36 AM
 

SweetTooth
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Re: Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

you can also try this - they are tiles precut to your layout . It give you more of the slab look. More expensive than the tiles, but cheaper than the slab. Bennissimo Systems
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Message edited 6/6/2007 9:46:06 AM.

Posted 6/6/07 9:45 AM
 

sunflowerjesss
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Re: Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

We have silestone (quartz) but if I'm not mistaken its pretty close to the cost of granite.

There's also Corian and Laminate which is cheaper.

Posted 6/6/07 1:35 PM
 

Smiles111
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Re: Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

Posted by npbride

The ones that I have researched are granite, corian, silestone, zodiac, and lexton.



Yeah, Consumers has a bunch of options for "solid surface" countertops (Corian, Silestone, etc.)

Posted 6/6/07 2:54 PM
 

ml110
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Re: Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

i know my parents just got corian and really really like it... we're probably gonna get it when we redo our countertops.... and i beliive its in btween in pricing...

Posted 6/6/07 11:40 PM
 

MrsPowers
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Re: Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

Posted by ml110

i know my parents just got corian and really really like it... we're probably gonna get it when we redo our countertops.... and i beliive its in btween in pricing...



I agree with this. We have corian and I love it!!!!

Posted 6/7/07 5:42 AM
 

mikeswife06
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Anne

Re: Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

This is a great chart

Countertops

Posted 6/7/07 8:32 AM
 

MrsRbk
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Re: Are there countertops that are in between laminate and granite?

We have silestone in our bathroom which looks just like the granite we have in the kitchen

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Posted 6/7/07 9:00 AM
 
 

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