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Originally Posted by angiefox10
I want to save some money and have the cheapest counter tops put in our new home and then have someone come out and put in Granite! Hubby wants to have the granite put in when it's built
Who had their counter tops put in after the home was built?
Did you feel that you saved enough money to make it worth it?
Did you have to paint when it was completed?
Were here any holes in the wall?
Was it a huge mess?
Would you do it that way again?
If you had granite put in when your home was built, would you have done if different now?
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In response to your specific questions:
We bought our Amarillo (ranch, now called Sunkissed Cottage I think) when the last boom of the housing market in TV was starting to come down. (July 2007). At that point in time, you took what you were offered and liked it (or not...LOL). We had 24 hours to decide if we wanted the house.
It came w/formica counters. I immediately had them replaced w/granite, including both bathrooms for a cost of $3500, unfortunately the company I used has gone out of business, but they did excellent work and I'm happy w/the quality of the granite.
Can't answer your second question since we had no opportunity to choose options on this house. We had to take it "as is".
I had not yet painted when the granite was installed, but I would have needed to touch up the blacksplash areas if I had already painted. Oh and when you have the granite installed, if the installer doesn't mention it, be sure to ask them to also replace the marble window sills w/matching granite when they do the job (if you have windows in the same room w/the granite and have the gray marble sills).
No "holes" in the wall, just some areas where the paper tore off the sheetrock when they removed the glued-on backsplashes.
Was it a huge mess? Well, by my standards, yes. (but I tend to be a neat-nik). My biggest complaint was that every surface was covered w/granite dust when they finished. Most of the fabrication was done outside the house, but, for obvious reasons, the holes for the sinks had to be cut after the slab was in place...hence the "mess" of granite dust.
If I had it to do all over, I would definitely choose to have it done while the home is being built....unless the cost was markedly higher or the builder didn't offer any granite I liked. Don't know if the builder would agree to this option of leaving the countertops/sinks OFF during the construction so you could sub-contract for a local granite company to come in and finish once the builder was out of the way (and before you move in).
Hope this helps. Good luck on your choices.