Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2288829)

Re-doing Laminate counter tops is a very simple job, most any handyman can do. Laminate can be applied directly over your existing laminate and it's very inexpensive to buy. All you need, is a can of mastic adhesive and a router to do the edges and it will look brand new.

If you're doing something new and don't have any counter tops to do over, they're not hard to build from scratch, you just can't do post-formed very easily.


If you can't find someone to do them and you're in TV, go talk to someone at the Woodworking Shop.

Originally Posted by Cliff Fr (Post 2288942)

Why not wait to replace the cabinets until the countertops are ready?

Originally Posted by Transplant (Post 2288948)

My quartz countertops were quoted at 6 weeks but they came in at 2. Got them from Roberto's.

Originally Posted by MightyDog (Post 2288779)

You got it, Boomer, well said.

I could write an essay on the irrational psychology of countertop choices, I've been watching it for a couple decades now.

It's "the power" of HGTV and keeping up with the Joneses, it seems, that people who previously never gave countertops a second thought would rip-out ones still in good shape to spend many thousands on new ones which provided virtually no added utility - it was all for aesthetics. But, they still lived in a modest-priced house or it was dated through-out the rest of it. Nutz!

People pour a bowl of cereal or make a salad the same way no matter what the surface is.

Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 2288773)

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. :)

Originally Posted by La lamy (Post 2288733)

Hi everyone, I need new laminate countertops installed and Home Depot is saying it would be 6 weeks before they'd be done. Has anyone gotten them installed way faster? Thanks for any advice.

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2289099)

I would stay away from Home Depot with their contracted installers, and go with a local firm who also does the installation. They make their living and reputation on their sales and installation, and will most likely do a better job than a low cost contracted installer.

Just my experience for this type of custom high visibility to you job.

No comments on laminate versus others, as it doesn't add value to the OPs question.

YMMV

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2288735)

Have you considered Granite or Quartz, especially Quartz? Replacing laminate countertops seems like waste of money to me.