Counter tops?

[KenLee]

I'll stick with Formica. I can do at least10 Formica countertops for the price of one solid top.

You got that right. Lady wants to change colors in 5-10 years, no problem

 

[D_Dubya]

Around here (South and Central Texas) most quartz is $60-$80 sq ft installed, depending on color/pattern and brand (Silestone, Cambria, Q-quartz, etc). Some of the higher end products like Dekton will be much more expensive and edge treatments, waterfall edges, etc can up the price significantly. Sinks can run from $150 to $1k+. $200 per undermount sink to cut and polish edges. I would expect to sell a package like yours with a “standard” color/finish quartz anywhere from $8k - $11k.

 

[ddavis_1313]

As a GC I get level 4 quartz for about $2000 to $2500 a slab (depending on 2cm vs 3cm). Fabrication runs around 25-30 a sq ft.


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[Beendare]

Just redid our kitchen counters and subway tile backsplash, missing in the pic is another 4’ counter $12,200.

They did demo of old counter and backsplash, i did the removal of that beat up sheetrock and installed the new hardibacker.

 

[Beendare]

That was an easy project compared to the 120’ tall 6’diameter oak that chopped my house in half

 

[30338]

Uninstalling current granite, taking out old backsplash, taking out old sink and faucet. Putting in around 90 feet of quartz, new sink, new faucet, new disposal, new tile backsplash. Total for project $14,000.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Uninstalling current granite, taking out old backsplash, taking out old sink and faucet. Putting in around 90 feet of quartz, new sink, new faucet, new disposal, new tile backsplash. Total for project $14,000.

Hmmm…seems like 11-14k is the price without backsplash based off what everyone is paying. Not sure if he thought he saw a sucker or if there’s that much variation in pricing.

 

[Yoder]

I had Granite installed about 6 years ago. Two L shaped pieces. One was about 6ftx4ft, the other had my corner sink then a 3ftx4ft piece. I bought the cheapest grade of Granite. The were scheduled to install it before Christmas. They asked if they could do it after Christmas and gave me a $400 discount. I think it cost $1800 installed and that included the sink. The counter tops are awesome. No chips or stains. I've only sealed them twice and they look like new.

 

[CB4]

We just had ours done about 3 months ago. It was 45sq/feet and cost right around $4000 installed.

We got it from Lowes of all places. They had it on sale for 30% off plus another 10% off on a special promotion. It saved a lot.

Remember that man made stone is more expensive because of the labor that goes into making it.

 

[WCB]

Yet guys complain about the cost of out of state tags....

 

[Ucsdryder]

Yet guys complain about the cost of out of state tags....

Maybe he thought I was a nonresident signing up for the special!

 

[Hnthrdr]

That was an easy project compared to the 120’ tall 6’diameter oak that chopped my house in halfView attachment 728412

Woah hopefully no one was home when it fell?

 

[Ucsdryder]

$140/sq foot and 3mm quartz. Everything included in the per square foot number. Sounds like there are some big variations in the labor between companies.

 

[Nine Banger]

There's idiosyncrasies in play with quartz material too.

Some is cheap and undesirable.

Some is overpriced like Silestone (made in Spain, no practical purpose for it to be here anymore with all the competition).

Fabricators are hit and miss to. You might need a GC to take care of the plumbing and electrical and repair drywall behind the splash that was removed and then paint the entire walls that the splash touches.

It's usually more than property owners expect.

If you want to send the bid for review I don't mind taking a look.

 

[Maverick1]

Luckily I’m a cheap bastard. I’ll wait until I find the deal I want. I just had a little sticker shock at the first estimate. I assumed 12-13k and depending on options the estimate was 21500-27500.

You should have posed the question to this group as a comparison to the price of a hunt! As in “guess the cost estimate of my countertop as compared to the price of the following hunts”
A. Guided whitetail hunt in some midwestern state
B. Yukon Moose hunt in Canada
C. Elk hunt in NM with unit wide tag, fully guided, 1-1.
D. Marco Polo sheep hunt in Ripmeoffistan.

 

[knehrke]

Interestingly enough, this isn't limited to kitchen counters. My lab at a major medical research university was recently remodeled, and I swear there's a single 90-yr old guy in Northern Saskatchewan who fabricates lab bench tops. Or so it seemed, with a six month wait time. And I won't go into the cost, since it might make me cry. Again.

 

[Ucsdryder]

You should have posed the question to this group as a comparison to the price of a hunt! As in “guess the cost estimate of my countertop as compared to the price of the following hunts”
A. Guided whitetail hunt in some midwestern state
B. Yukon Moose hunt in Canada
C. Elk hunt in NM with unit wide tag, fully guided, 1-1.
D. Marco Polo sheep hunt in Ripmeoffistan.

Poll…. Would you rather go on an Alaskan moose hunt or have stupid counter tops?

 

[WV Mountaineer]

Ridiculously high. My guess is $20-$25k


On a side note, have you thought about alternatives. I finished this up last week. It’s a Bartop. But, counter top wood is every where. Quartz ain’t got nothing on the wow factor these give your kitchen.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Ridiculously high. My guess is $20-$25k


On a side note, have you thought about alternatives. I finished this up last week. It’s a Bartop. But, counter top wood is every where. Quartz ain’t got nothing on the wow factor these give your kitchen.

That’s ridiculous! Very nice work.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Side note…someone stole my thread and posted it on LRH? A scammer trying to get posts?