GoldenJeeper [JU]
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Dark patterned granite FTW in picsIt's tile?
Benissimo granite tile
- Thread starter Road Head [JU]
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BearcatsNBuckeyes [JU]
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Granite tile with edge pieces.
Meh, it doesn't look bad. A darker color would hide grout lines much better. But based on the fact I really hate grout lines on countertops, I wouldn't do it either, in my kitchen. However, for cost savings, I'd consider it on a bar top in the basement where it may not be as much a part of the whole package, or focal point like it would be in a kitchen.
GoldenJeeper [JU]
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I would personally never put it in a house I intended to live in though. Slab or nothing. IMHO. I wasn't about to get into replacing cabinets and slab granite for a $210k house. Would have LOST big money on that.
Road Head [JU]
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Yes, thats what is so nice about the Benissimo tiles. The edges really make it look like slab...and if you pick the right color grout, especially with 1/16" grout lines, it looks quite nice. If he had a different angle, Im sure you could see the grout lines, but that one just doesnt show them.It's tile?
Hedley Lamarr [JU]
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To you it may not, to me it smells of flipper.
GoldenJeeper [JU]
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The funny part is formica would have been nearly double the cost.
Road Head [JU]
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Another one, grout lines are clear in this one.
Hedley Lamarr [JU]
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I admit, in that pic it doesn't look bad, though I still would never want it for my own home. Seen too much of it in person, just not a fan, especially from what I have seen after the home settles. A slab can stand movement, the tiles don't take it so well.
GoldenJeeper [JU]
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THat bullnose is slick. Much better than the square edge I used which was seperate from the actual tiles.Another one, grout lines are clear in this one.
Mr. BMXWheelieMan [JU]
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laminate is easier to clean.
Hedley Lamarr [JU]
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Still wouldn't want that in my home.The funny part is formica would have been nearly double the cost.
Hedley Lamarr [JU]
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No sir, I just flat don't like that, don't like that at all.Another one, grout lines are clear in this one.
BearcatsNBuckeyes [JU]
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Say no more. I'm all about savings, and if that's true, hello granite tiles, goodbye formica. I could live with small grout lines.The funny part is formica would have been nearly double the cost.
GoldenJeeper [JU]
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Good thing you weren't my target market.
I wouldn't either as I have stated in the past. If I were replacing counters, you know I'd go with either soapstone or slab granite.
Hedley Lamarr [JU]
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You are going to do the work yourself?
Hedley Lamarr [JU]
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And also you must keep in mind, never said it doesn't look much better than what you started with.
GoldenJeeper [JU]
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True. The Formica figure was installed. I had $470 in materials, and my labor/install was not included.
BearcatsNBuckeyes [JU]
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I don't recall cleaning ever coming up in the discussion. For now, it's all about the :blingx2:
GoldenJeeper [JU]
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This small slab of granite in my bath cost more than my entire kitchen did in granite tile.
Hedley Lamarr [JU]
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Never assume the JU collective is capable of doing their own work.