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Originally Posted by Boomer
No need to be a countertop snob. Laminate can be a good choice, not “a waste of money.” Countertop choice depends on what the individual wants and/or needs.
As one who spent good money on granite a couple of houses ago, I can tell you that I am so glad we don’t live there anymore. Kitchens were in their “Tuscan Phase” and I was, too. I just loved my Tuscany Tones. It did not matter to me that if my vitamin and my dog’s arthritis pill were loose on the counter, trying to find them was like looking for Waldo. But then I got tired of that look BECAUSE that is exactly what kitchen designers want us to do.
Granite dates fast. And don’t get me started on that silly waterfall look — served no purpose other than parting people from their money.
I could write a therapeutic (for me) big long thing about my life with countertop choices through 10 houses, but I will spare you.
That being said……c’mon, retiredguy123, don’t judge someone’s financial decisions by their countertop choice. Laminate could be a very smart financial decision — and comes with a whole lot less labor and guilt, if you want to change it later. (That is a fact that can definitely apply when buying a resale, too.)
Boomer
PS: But. . .I will not judge you as someone who judges people by their countertops. Your financial judgment, as shows in your posts, is usually quite sound. And you do not come through as one of those types who actually goes around judging people by their countertops.
But usually I do judge people who judge other people by their countertops.  |
I did not intend to sound like I was judging someone by their countertops. I definitely don't think of myself as a snob. I just tend to look at upgrades in terms of resale value. I have laminate counters in my house and they are fine. But, if I were going to replace them, it would be with Quartz because of the resale value. I think granite is out, Quartz is in. Most of the replacement cost for countertops is for the labor, not the material. I would not want to waste money on expensive labor to install a material that will not do much to increase the value of my house. All laminate is made of plastic, but some people think that there are different grades of laminate. But, it all has basically the same durability, or lack thereof. I don't have any statistics, but I think that the vast majority of people who replace their laminate countertops, will upgrade the material to a stone type counter.