I'm almost finished with a kitchen remodel due to a water leak. I got new cabinets and appliances, the granite was reused. I didn't care whether or not I kept the same backsplash but the insurance said it wasn't necessary to have it replaced. So when they installed my new cabinets, to make them level, they were running higher (above the bottom of the lowest tile) so they took off the lowest row of tile. They explained that once the granite was reinstalled, it wouldn't look right to put something back in that area because you'd see how it runs uphill (or downhill) so we tore off the entire backsplash. I just had the cheap white 3"x6" subway tile from lowes, and I like it so that's what I'm having done again. But I'm soooooo glad that we tore it all out and re-tiling the backsplash. It will look so much better. It's getting done tomorrow. I personally would rather have the backsplash redone than to go with the 3" piece. JMHO BTW the insurance paid for a new backsplash since the granite couldn't be installed exactly where it was before and I got $1100.00 for a $300 backsplash :)

I wished I lived in Ohio! I was perusing e-bay today, and came across these counter tops on e-bay. Sounds like a great deal on 1940's biology lab counters. I'm sure a quick sanding will render these very useable for the cost conscious DIY'er. I hope someone interested in soapstone can get a great buy! http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Black-Soap-Stone-Lab-Counter-54-x21_W0QQitemZ300527284516QQcategoryZ46572QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp5197.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7161140747167510251#ht_500wt_907

Our counters are a combination of butcher block and soapstone tiles. I'm short and tend to rub against the counter as I work. I was concerned that a soapstone edge would get dinged and scratched, and very much show it. So we edged the soapstone runs with strips of the butcher block which doesn't show the damage as much and which should be less work to repair. We also inset a few soapstone tiles into the butcher block at the undermounted prep sink so I can put wet or staining things down without concern. We had it done by professionals so I don't know how stuff was mounted.

hi, i am outside of phila and we used bucks county soapstone and are very happy (installed in April 2010) www.buckscountysoapstone.com they provide lots of info on their website and are great to visit- we learned a lot on our first visit, checked out some others and then went back to Bucks county L