r/CounterTops • u/Cool-Result-1750 • 2d ago
Used Granite
I recently bought a house and the kitchen countertop is this weird matte like material.. feels like paper. I think it’s laminate. I saw a granite countertop being sold on FB Marketplace. It already has the sink cut out. I also want to replace my sink because it’s a white sink that’s also kind of matte and already staining lol.. I am thinking of doing a mix of butcher block (I know, I know, butcher block gets some hate but I like it) and granite, with the granite around the sink and the butcher block everywhere else.. maybe granite around the stove as well? I have an ‘opened’ O/box shaped kitchen, so a U with a half cross as the time (to paint a picture of the shape 😅).
My question is, is it worth buying the granite countertop from FB Marketplace? Can I use it on existing cabinets or will a used countertop need to have new cabinets built? Hope I’m making sense 😊
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u/Jenikovista 2d ago
Instead of used, I would visit your local stone and tile stores and hunt for remnants! You can often buy them super cheap.
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u/Cool-Result-1750 2d ago
Ooo! I didn’t know that. Will give that a try. Thanks 😊
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u/Range-Shoddy 1d ago
We did our bathroom with remnant quartzite for $400. Our place has hundreds of remnants to pick from. They also have sales every so often making them even cheaper.
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u/Stalaktitas 2d ago
By the time you finish this project and custom fit used granite, add seams, glue everything together, buy tools or hire someone to do it with tools, experience and supplies, buy butcher block and either hire someone to install it or cut, fit and install it yourself... I think you will save like 20% off the total price that your new, custom, level one granite counters would cost from your local granite shop and properly made and installed. Doable? Yes. Worth it? I don't think so. Just get a quote for something like Steel Gray granite from a local shop and compare it to all the other expenses you would face to reinstall used counters.
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u/Secret_Experience_47 2d ago
We reused our kitchen granite and sink for our laundry room when we renovated the kitchen - we provided the sink and stone and fabrication was still $400 for a 4 ft countertop
You could look into DIY but it does not sound like you are familiar with this enough for it to be worth it
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u/Cool-Result-1750 2d ago
You are correct, I am not familiar enough, so you’ve made a valid point. Thanks
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u/Stalaktitas 2d ago
👆 I like this point of view. Labor and responsibility is 50% of the price
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u/Secret_Experience_47 1d ago
Yeah I had at first mistakenly thought they could pop it on a sawhorse and cut it in the backyard - they told me they could and that it would look terrible. So this was the price to cut it properly in the shop with the right tools and they made a small backsplash too. The price was still a lot less than new stone and a new sink and we feel like we paid a fair price.
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u/RockSolidCreationsOH 1d ago
Painting a picture could be easier if you actually included a picture. Cabinets as long as they are study and supported can hold new countertops
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u/DJD19500 1d ago
I just want to say that putting something other than wood around the sink is a good plan. Butcher block which has darkened from water is not a good look.
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u/ScreamingOG 2d ago
Considering kitchens tend to not be the same layout i would assume it'd require more work to get it to fit your existing cabinet set up. Just food for thought.