I say, don't make it an issue when there might be one. 😎

When we put granite in our designer, we were told that while it's the common theory that you can put hot anything from the oven onto the granite, it could possibly hit some hidden fault line and crack the counter. It has happened.



I grew up programmed not to put anything hot from the oven on a countertop and saw no reason to start. I don't even remember what Exquisite Design told me about hot on quartz, because I wouldn't have ever done it anyway. I love my quartz.

My personal experience has been: my sales rep at the time really tried to convince me to do that and many other expensive improvements on the premise it would pay off big time in the selling price. In REALITY, I lost twice and managed to break even on another move.... barely ! Just personal story, I know many others will say they spend 20K on granite through out and got 30K plus return. Not been my experience. Many great points made above (like yes, make it stand OUT as only a few floor plans here and all begin to look alike) but also, from another perspective, I am purposely NOT looking a homes with upgrades such as granite, or "no" carpet, or "new pewter" hardware, etc. etc. because I would much rather have my OWN upgrades rather wood floor, counter type, paint color..... just my personal view... many other my be looking ONLY if it has granite ! ?