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Old 03-15-2007, 12:08 PM
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btw, if you dont mind tell me us how much that whole project costed you? I'm curious to know..
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suite! undermount sink FTW!
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Old 03-15-2007, 03:29 PM
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Granite was $42/sq ft. INSTALLED (free haulaway of old counters) plus $200 for the undermount sink. And yes, this guy hooked me up.


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Old 03-15-2007, 05:49 PM
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Looks good. You have the same SS sink design as we do. Do you have a pull design in mind?
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wow!! big improvement.. are you asian? if you are... are you going to put saran wrap all over the thing? :rof:
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Old 03-15-2007, 10:34 PM
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You have to be asian to understand this.
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Old 03-16-2007, 08:20 AM
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probably like a satin/SS kinda pull.... like the ones on cripes.

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Looks good. You have the same SS sink design as we do. Do you have a pull design in mind?
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Old 03-16-2007, 08:49 AM
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are you refinishing the cabinets? changing the hardware?
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^ Just changing the hardware.
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Old 03-16-2007, 09:26 AM
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Installed today....keep in mind appliances are still on the way, hardware to be changed next.....



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We have the same undermount sink, and it rocks. The 9 3/4" deep thing is awesome for larger pots, you will love it. Nice granite, great activity in it.
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Old 03-19-2007, 08:51 PM
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any final update yet?
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Man that looks amazing!
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Nope... ALOT more things still to be done.. geez... how fast do you think I am? lol... but all appliances are coming in on Thursday I believe (frigidaire pro series dishwasher, range, microwave, and french door Amana fridge, all stainless steel).

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Old 03-20-2007, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by synth19
Nope... ALOT more things still to be done.. geez... how fast do you think I am? lol... but all appliances are coming in on Thursday I believe (frigidaire pro series dishwasher, range, microwave, and french door Amana fridge, all stainless steel).
You have a 350z pushing 380whp so I thought you were that fast. can't wait so hurry
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Old 03-21-2007, 01:28 AM
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yeah.. I saw your sig. I want your z!
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Old 03-23-2007, 08:18 AM
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Looking good so far. I wasn't sure about the granite seeing it before, but installed it looks pretty good.

One thing though-does your wife cook much? Electric range??!!
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not really, she doesn't cook much... but she INSISTED on electric because of some environmental BS she read somewhere..
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Old 03-23-2007, 03:32 PM
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ahhh.. then who cooks the most of the time?
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there isn't much cooking going on in general.... but she does most of it.. like maybe a few times a week...
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Nice. The granite looks great.

I would have opted to leave out the back splash. It gives the appearance of a larger counterspace and just look s a little nicer IMO.
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Old 03-23-2007, 04:22 PM
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General question to all:
what kind of sealing needs to be done by the homeowner after the granite slab has been installed?
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Old 03-24-2007, 02:54 AM
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Originally Posted by synth19
there isn't much cooking going on in general.... but she does most of it.. like maybe a few times a week...
ahhh. I would enjoy that. making me want to cook more!
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General question to all:
what kind of sealing needs to be done by the homeowner after the granite slab has been installed?
The granite really should be sealed by the installer -- ours was supposed to be, but it soaked up everything that spilled on it. We ended up paying another $225 to a different place for a 15 yr sealer.

Whatever sealing you have done, it does need to be refreshed every so often based on the life expectancy of the sealer.
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Old 03-24-2007, 07:12 PM
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synth - did you and the wife make a decision on the backsplash? I'm prob doing a similar install and I don't know what to do between the range and the micro/fan.
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we're going to do some sort of tile backsplash... but we havent decided on the patterns yet...
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more updates, new hardware (just a test fitment, I have over 60+ handles and 120+ hinges to install






Appliances, Frigidaire "pro" series, except for the fridge which is by Amana (Frigidaire doesn't make french door fridges just yet).









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backsplash and lighting up next in the kitchen....
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WOW.... nice!! Can I move in with you guys?
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not really, she doesn't cook much... but she INSISTED on electric because of some environmental BS she read somewhere..
should have got induction then. much better for cooking then standard electric and much more efficient.
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^ party pooper. heh
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btw, custom appliances in Lombard, IL rocks... beat ABT by $350 on the package....
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what's going on the backsplash
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we're thinking Crushed glass tiles. jk... probably some tiles of some sort... havent really decided yet.....
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I think crushed glass would look sweet with the type of granite you have, or stainless steel tiles.
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hmmm.... I'm not really feeling the SS tile look, I think I want to do some sort of tile pattern that will tie in the floor/granite/and paint...
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Great looking appliances! I think its really coming together.
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i did not poo on the party!!
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