new kitchen

[american spirit]

after looking up some places to buy cabinets and granite counter tops up here in mass, i got pretty discouraged about how ridiculous prices are.

found this company in pennsylvania who sells 1 inch thick granite as opposed to the usual thicker slabs. they also have solid wood cabinets, dove tail, and the self closing drawers.

check out the website. you can click granite tops. has anyone had any experience this kind of setup? i've never seen it before, but looks good. and considerably cheaper.

any recommendations for places in ma you can get supplied from for a diy kitchen remodel.

[gone fishin]

Forget granite, too many problems. Go with a solid surface. Also DIY is a bad idea with solid surface tops.

[Raven]

Granite is allot more porous than it looks

[Clogston29]

granite is pourous and requires sealing and some other special care, but looks so much better than solid surface IMO. plus its cheaper. i don't know if i'd trust 1" though unless it is supported really well. 1.75" is over 5x stronger in terms of bending strength. If you want a good sized sink i would think that the 1" might cause some problems for you. Another cheaper option is granite tiles.

did you check Rosy's. price was a bit lower than other places and they did a nice job at my house. i'm still working on refinishing the cabinets myself (strip, sand, fill and paint). their demo and removal costs were significantly better than anyone else that I talked to.

[Slipknot]

Just remember that you get what you pay for usually.

Granite is usually 1-1/4" thick, 1" sounds way too thin to me, like Clogston said, could be trouble mounting a sink.

I do solid surface and for do it yourself, I'd have to say most people are not cut out for it. A good mechanic is capable as long as you are familiar with all the intricacies and requirements, besides there will be no warranty if you are not certified.

Cabinetry you'll find to be quite a broad spectrum, from as low as 4 grand to over 40 grand, depends on what you want or are willing to pay. Penny Pincher or Kitchen Sales up to Weston Kitchens,Metropolitan or Kotchman-Reighdt and Haig . You may find more and more unscrupulous cabinet companies claiming there product is custom, or solid wood, when in fact they are stock sizes and plywood sides, nobody makes a case with solid wood, ya sure the plywood begins with solid wood veneer but get real.


quote - any recommendations for places in ma you can get supplied from for a diy kitchen remodel--

Beaver woodworking has all the supplies you'd need at retail prices except solid wood, Burns power tools, Downes and Reader, you could order doors from many places even some locally

If you want to do it yourself, you could begin with buying all the machinery, the materials could be found locally if you do enough research, by the time you get done you'll have a new kitchen and a set of tools to sell on craigslist or keep for the future projects. In the end I doubt you'll save much.

good luck

I bet if you spent some more time looking into it you'll find something that suits you and your budget.

[Slick Moedee]

We did granite tiles 12x12. fraction of the cost and if one were to break etc. we have back-up.

[american spirit]

all good points. this company has their own sink they advertise that eliminates the need for a sink cut on the granite slab. so your just installing rectangular slabs. the sink overlaps on the side, but extends out in front.

anyway, sounds like i way more research to do. no home improvement project comes cheap.

haven't looked into rosy's yet josh.