Corian vs Granite

sy · Post by sy » January 24, 2006 1:29 pm

rednekkPH wrote:
buffettbride wrote: kitchens and bathrooms definitely sell houses, so that's something to keep in mind.
Why would anyone build a house with the intention of selling it down the line? We spent years looking for the ideal location and saving money so we would only have to go through this sh*t once. I completely intend to die in the house we are building (hopefully not for another 60 years or so).

Actually, we bought our current house knowing we would be moving in less than 10 years (6 years ago). We didn't want to move away from family, and for the most part, when both sets of our parents retire, we are all picking up and moving together. The house we were in to begin with was poorly built to begin with, so we moved.

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » January 24, 2006 1:34 pm

sy wrote:
rednekkPH wrote:
buffettbride wrote: kitchens and bathrooms definitely sell houses, so that's something to keep in mind.
Why would anyone build a house with the intention of selling it down the line? We spent years looking for the ideal location and saving money so we would only have to go through this sh*t once. I completely intend to die in the house we are building (hopefully not for another 60 years or so).
Actually, we bought our current house knowing we would be moving in less than 10 years (6 years ago). We didn't want to move away from family, and for the most part, when both sets of our parents retire, we are all picking up and moving together. The house we were in to begin with was poorly built to begin with, so we moved.

I can see buying a home that you dont' plan to live in forever, but going through the pain in the a$$ of building twice...not me.

NYCPORT · Post by **NYCPORT** » January 24, 2006 2:34 pm

rednekkPH wrote:
Crzy wrote:rednekkPH - unfortunatly this isn't my final move. I am 25 and this is my first house.... my final house will be somewhere on the water!
I'm 29, and this is my 1st...and last. And it's right where I wanted it to be - in the mountains with no civilization in sight!

Just an FYI for those of you who don't know Frank...This is the ONLY place that would let him buy a house!!!

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » January 24, 2006 2:37 pm

NYCPORT wrote:
rednekkPH wrote:
Crzy wrote:rednekkPH - unfortunatly this isn't my final move. I am 25 and this is my first house.... my final house will be somewhere on the water!
I'm 29, and this is my 1st...and last. And it's right where I wanted it to be - in the mountains with no civilization in sight!
Just an FYI for those of you who don't know Frank...This is the ONLY place that would let him buy a house!!!

he's gonna be known as the crazy old dude on the hill. i just know it.

kids will be askeered to fetch lost baseballs from his property.

Crzy · Post by **Crzy** » January 24, 2006 2:37 pm

rednekkPH wrote:
sy wrote:
rednekkPH wrote:
buffettbride wrote: kitchens and bathrooms definitely sell houses, so that's something to keep in mind.
Why would anyone build a house with the intention of selling it down the line? We spent years looking for the ideal location and saving money so we would only have to go through this sh*t once. I completely intend to die in the house we are building (hopefully not for another 60 years or so).
Actually, we bought our current house knowing we would be moving in less than 10 years (6 years ago). We didn't want to move away from family, and for the most part, when both sets of our parents retire, we are all picking up and moving together. The house we were in to begin with was poorly built to begin with, so we moved.
I can see buying a home that you dont' plan to live in forever, but going through the pain in the a$$ of building twice...not me.

lol.. with the real estate market in this county doing what its doing and the builder connection I had (different than "granite" deal builder) it actually cost us about 65,000 less to build then to buy something comperable

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » January 24, 2006 2:43 pm

buffettbride wrote:
NYCPORT wrote:
rednekkPH wrote:
Crzy wrote:rednekkPH - unfortunatly this isn't my final move. I am 25 and this is my first house.... my final house will be somewhere on the water!
I'm 29, and this is my 1st...and last. And it's right where I wanted it to be - in the mountains with no civilization in sight!
Just an FYI for those of you who don't know Frank...This is the ONLY place that would let him buy a house!!!
he's gonna be known as the crazy old dude on the hill. i just know it. kids will be askeered to fetch lost baseballs from his property.

If any kid can hit a baseball onto this property, he's instant MLB material.

Crzy · Post by **Crzy** » February 17, 2006 11:01 pm

Hey all... just wanted to that you all again for your advice!! We ended up going with the granite!! It was installed yesterday and looks GREAT!!! If you want we updated our website with pics (1st page & Progress Pics

the link is in my signature. Again... thank you to everyone who responded!

mings · Post by **mings** » February 17, 2006 11:02 pm

Crzy wrote:Hey all... just wanted to that you all again for your advice!! We ended up going with the granite!! It was installed yesterday and looks GREAT!!! If you want we updated our website with pics (1st page & Progress Pics the link is in my signature. Again... thank you to everyone who responded!

so is it too late to say corian?

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » February 17, 2006 11:05 pm

Looks great Callie! I'm so excited for you!!

Crzy · Post by **Crzy** » February 17, 2006 11:07 pm

mings wrote:
Crzy wrote:Hey all... just wanted to that you all again for your advice!! We ended up going with the granite!! It was installed yesterday and looks GREAT!!! If you want we updated our website with pics (1st page & Progress Pics the link is in my signature. Again... thank you to everyone who responded!
so is it too late to say corian?

yup...just a little late

Crzy · Post by **Crzy** » February 17, 2006 11:08 pm

buffettbride wrote:Looks great Callie! I'm so excited for you!!

Thanks Mal... we close 2 weeks from today! I'm just a tad bit excited (in case you can't tell)

mings · Post by **mings** » February 17, 2006 11:22 pm

so when are you having a kegger for all of us?

st.somewhere · Post by **st.somewhere** » February 18, 2006 6:15 am

mings wrote:so when are you having a kegger for all of us?

Still waiting for an answer...

Oh, and I have to commend whoever designed your floor plan. I love the fact that the master bedroom is like 5 feet from the refrigerator. Someone was thinking...

Crzy · Post by **Crzy** » February 18, 2006 8:33 am

st.somewhere wrote:
mings wrote:so when are you having a kegger for all of us?
Still waiting for an answer...

Oh, and I have to commend whoever designed your floor plan. I love the fact that the master bedroom is like 5 feet from the refrigerator. Someone was thinking...

lol... kegger huh?? Well let me get moved in a settled.. then you can bribe me.. lol

As for design.... thank my mom.. she designed the floorplan..

Touch O Parrotdise · Post by **Touch O Parrotdise** » February 18, 2006 9:07 am

we're thinking of doing a total reno of the house and are thinking the same thing..we figure higher end, but not top of the line.. the money will go further to do more upgrades..

Crzy · Post by **Crzy** » February 18, 2006 10:13 am

What made our final decision was walking into Home Depot and seeing the granite right next to the Corian... the granite looked so much nicer. The Corian just looked to plasticy to me. I am thrilled with the end result. We picked from remnant pieces in the bathrooms which cut down on costs and you can always price 2cm vs 3cm thickness with the granite. We chose a less expensive granite but went for the thicker piece and the rounded edge in the kitchen.

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