Countertop replacement

[Porsche9]

Since you are going to list the home for sale it really does not matter what you like. Pick what is going to be attractive to the most buyers possible at the lowest cost possible. The money you spend on a stone counter top is likely not going to be fully recouped in the sales price but it will net benefits in helping to sell the house more quickly. Find yourself a really good Realtor (9.5 out of 10 are pretty worthless) to help you decide on what should be done to the house to net you the best financial result while selling in a reasonable amount of time. Real Estate is local so a good Realtor or someone who knows your local market can go a long way to net you a positive outcome. Take my unsolicited advice for what it's worth but I know a little more then the average person having been actively involved in residential real estate as a investor for over 20 years.

[Giller]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

Since you are going to list the home for sale it really does not matter what you like. Pick what is going to be attractive to the most buyers possible at the lowest cost possible. The money you spend on a stone counter top is likely not going to be fully recouped in the sales price but it will net benefits in helping to sell the house more quickly. Find yourself a really good Realtor (9.5 out of 10 are pretty worthless) to help you decide on what should be done to the house to net you the best financial result while selling in a reasonable amount of time. Real Estate is local so a good Realtor or someone who knows your local market can go a long way to net you a positive outcome. Take my unsolicited advice for what it's worth but I know a little more then the average person having been actively involved in residential real estate as a investor for over 20 years.

Where BoxsterSteve lives - all he has to do is put a sign out front written in Crayon and he'll have a bidding war going on in no time. Hot HOt HOT market.

Dude, like Porsche9 said - why even change it, you won't make any more money and your house is awesome, will sell in no time. List it for a Million and then offer the buyer $5000 cash back to put in their own, preferred counter top. You could have it installed and then it's all there for them when they move in.

[BoxsterSteve]

The contractor I had lined up to do the job refused to trim the backsplash and wanted to butt the new granite up against it.
I can't stand not doing the job properly, so out she comes.

Just shattering it with a 16oz framing hammer and picking off the bits still adhering and not losing much of the original wall in the process. What spots I do lose will get muddled full and sealed before the new tile goes up.




The boss, aka the wife, picked this for the new countertop.
And it should really brighten up the kitchen with a white or cream traditional tile backsplash to go with it.

[BoxsterSteve]

I had to go all Wreck-It Ralph in the end.



Probably for the best to do it right. What a mess, though. The wife is going to lose her mind.