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Thread Number: 82931
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Sarah's Country House--countertop materials revisited |
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| Post# 1071592 5/9/2020 at 14:39 (1,448 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
Hi Everyone,
I decided to go with linoleum over laminate, but I'm becoming concerned that the lino will not be durable enough since I'm not sure I will give it the care it needs. I'm considering solid surface. I love the look and feel of linoleum as well as it's natural content and renewability. I'm concerned that even with 3' of stainless drainboard and 2 Corning Ware counter savers, it might be challenging for my family to properly care for lino countertops. Corian and other solid surface producers manufacture red countertops. I like the durability of solid surface countertops and the fact that they are softer than tile. I'm not even sort of considering granite, stone or concrete. I think it might be possible to use metal trim on the solid surface counter. Instead of linoleum kitchen flooring, I have opted to use reclaimed old growth pine flooring from the addition we are tearing off. It's beautiful, affordable, recycled, cheaper and practically bullet proof. Oh, bother. Help. Thoughts? Ideas? Sarah | ||
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Post# 1071593 , Reply# 1 5/9/2020 at 14:58 (1,447 days old) by chachp  (North Little Rock, AR) |
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| Post# 1071596 , Reply# 2 5/9/2020 at 15:08 (1,447 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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not quite free
After almost five days of killing myself getting the flooring up and damaging many of the grooves, I opted to pay my master carpenter and his son to tear it out. Even though I prefer not to pay them to do stuff I can do myself, the've done five times more than I did in a day and a half. Paying them is a decision worth every penny!
I don't anticipate wanting to change the floor. It's the counters I'm wrestling with right now. Thanks, Sarah | ||
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Post# 1071626 , Reply# 3 5/9/2020 at 16:04 (1,447 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Sarah, That red Marmoleum is gorgeous! Unless you (and your clan) are just brutal to the countertops, the linoleum should work for you and allow you to get your enjoyment out of it. Any of the reds could get old - I would be afraid of the cost of the Corian vs getting tired of it in less than 10 years, or so. Since the linoleum is just a covering, if/when you tired of the color or if you damaged area(s) of it, it wouldn't be so difficult or costly to update. I would vote for the Marmoleum with SS edge trim.
But, it's not my house.
lawrence | ||
| Post# 1071681 , Reply# 4 5/9/2020 at 19:49 (1,447 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Thanks Lawrence | ||
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Post# 1071764 , Reply# 5 5/10/2020 at 11:11 (1,447 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL) |
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Hi Sarah,
The house is coming along beautifully. I had Corian put in my old house in PA. We installed it in 1997 and when we moved in 2011 it was still on perfect condition. I love to cook and never had any damage done to mine. We had a galley kitchen, and had the integrated Corian sink and a half also. Loved the durability and ease of cleaning up. What we did was we ask the contractor for the sink cut out. He routed the edge and made it into a work surface, which I then always used a cutting board on top of that. I never cut on the Corian or put hot pans directly on it. They say you can, but for what it cost I took no chances. In my new kitchen here in FL we opted for Silestone (quartz) and the undermount giant sink. The sink we chose was made out of Swanstone, which i found was also what some lab sinks are made of. Down here the contractor would not give us the sink cut out. The first 5 pictures are the Silestone in FL and the last 3 are the Corian in PA. Both were contracted through Home Depot and did a great job. | ||
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Post# 1071775 , Reply# 6 5/10/2020 at 12:43 (1,447 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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Quartz worktop
I have Quartz in sparkle white its a fantastic surface for pastry rolling but I had an accident with a hot pan and its cracked the surface I have tried to get the fitters to repair it but they say it has to be replaced.... At nearly £1000 for a length I think not.
Don't suppose anyone has any ideas on how to repair the crack ??? OH Sarah I apologise for hijacking your thread XXX Austin | ||
| Post# 1071785 , Reply# 7 5/10/2020 at 14:02 (1,447 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Hijacking the thread
The more information the better.
@Mike Beautiful countertops. Thank you for sharing your experience and pictures. You've described all of the reasons I like Corian. I'm building a period kitchen, and there's the rub. The Corian has all of the qualities I'm looking for except the retro look. Lawrence, the idea of cost and replaceability with the Marmoleum. Lino seams are welded, so patching might also be within reach if I buy extra material. If I do the Corian, I've been thinking about trying to use metal trim. Continuing thanks for everyone's interest and help Sarah | ||
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Post# 1071806 , Reply# 8 5/10/2020 at 15:20 (1,446 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL) |
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| Post# 1071856 , Reply# 10 5/10/2020 at 19:15 (1,446 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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leaning towards Corian | ||
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Post# 1071883 , Reply# 11 5/10/2020 at 21:23 (1,446 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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I see no reason you could not apply the metal edge to the corian. Much more durable, less worry about upkeep. Win win. | ||
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Post# 1071897 , Reply# 12 5/10/2020 at 23:17 (1,446 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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I had my Corina counter top installed about 15 years ago. I like that it is seamless, easy to clean and scratches can be buffed out if necessary although I've yet needed to have that done. The installer also finished the edges of the sink cut outs and gave them to me so I use them as cutting boards and as a turret for hot pots and pans.
Gary | ||
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Post# 1071909 , Reply# 13 5/11/2020 at 02:26 (1,446 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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I echo the Corian comments....
Our house was built in 2000. As far as I know this is the original kitchen so that would make our counters 20 years old and they look great. I have been thinking about having them polished but they really don't need it. We do a lot of cooking and are not exactly gentle on them but we are careful not to cut on them or put hot pans on them. I think they have held up well. The house did not have an under counter sink. It had the regular double bowl sink which we replaced with one big one. I asked the installer if it looked like there had been one there before and he said no so I guess the person who designed this kitchen opted out for the under counter version. | ||
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