Granite counter tops?

  • AllenW
    Mpls, MN
    Posts: 2895
    February 12, 2012 at 5:20 pm #1275769

    Looking for someplace that has and installs granite counter tops here in the metro, any suggestions?
    tia

    Al

    huntnrut
    Posts: 23
    February 12, 2012 at 6:05 pm #1038147

    Go with corian instead. Granite is porous and you have to keep sealing it. corian look the same with out the maintenance.

    jd318
    NE Nebraska
    Posts: 757
    February 12, 2012 at 6:34 pm #1038148

    We had Cambria installed. It is a man-made granite. No sealing, but looks/feels just like granite.

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
    Posts: 4102
    February 12, 2012 at 6:39 pm #1038150

    My wife is having granite installed this week. I hear corian scratches and may be susceptible to heat damage

    ezwalt
    MN
    Posts: 69
    February 12, 2012 at 7:09 pm #1038159

    Hello Al,

    As a kitchen and bath remodeler we install a lot of solid surface countertops. All have their advantages and disadvantages. If you’re in the metro there’s a place at 4400 Chicago Ave in Minneapolis called Minneapolis Granite. I send a lot of customers there (talk to Kurt or Joe) for their countertop needs. Outstanding customer service, competitively priced and don’t let the size of their yard fool you. From their location you can get almost any granite available in the metro.
    Just Google Minneapolis granite and you view their website with contact info.

    Hope this helps

    Scott

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    February 12, 2012 at 8:32 pm #1038169

    Quote:

    My wife is having granite installed this week.

    I’ll be getting married in July. Is this what I have to look forward to?

    AllenW
    Mpls, MN
    Posts: 2895
    February 12, 2012 at 11:44 pm #1038216

    Thanks all, here and though PM’s.
    Supposedly granite is now sealed with epoxy ? and doesn’t have the staining problems now.

    Wife wants granite…..we are getting granite…:)

    Al

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
    Posts: 4102
    February 13, 2012 at 2:39 am #1038275

    Yep, that was approximately my input. nothing. Granite it is!!
    And yes. Thats what you can look forward to

    lundgeye
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 1209
    February 13, 2012 at 3:50 am #1038288

    We put granite in a few years ago, LOVE the stuff. We also had all the bathrooms redone with granite vanity tops and undermount ceramic bowls, super easy to clean and look great. GO FOR GRANITE….it’s great!

    ezwalt
    MN
    Posts: 69
    February 13, 2012 at 11:32 am #1038322

    Al,
    I haven’t heard of granite being sealed with epoxy but most of the granite we install doesn’t need sealing. Try applying the ‘Lemon Drop Test’ to the granite you’re considering. Basically the lemon drop test is squeezing a lemon on the granite surface and if the drip of lemon juice beads up like rain on a freshly waxed vehicle then the granite is tight enough that it shouldn’t ever need sealing. If it flattens over beading then that piece of granite will need additional sealing. For my customers if the granite doesn’t pass the lemon drop test I encourage them to find a different stone.

    Scott

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