Has anyone installed Caesarstone London Grey or Frosty Carrina?
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lzhwong
11 years ago
Gooster
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Frosty Carrina--got a $$$$$ quote
Comments (7)Square foot pricing can be very deceiving when whole slab purchases are involved! For instance, using a low priced stone as an example only. (The costs for labor and material go up together, as the fabricator takes a bigger risk on a more expensive stone, thus the labor to do the "same" job is higher.) A small condo kitchen has 40 square feet of actual counter space, and buys stone that is $40 a square foot only paying for square footage used. That's $1600 before add ons. Or, they work with a firm that can't absorb the remnants costs, and they pay for 40 square feet of fabrication and 45 square feet of stone. $1650. Let's say that the condo was the slightly bigger model, that has 55 square feet of counter space. Now, you're into 2 slabs being purchased, which makes a significant difference if you have to buy whole slabs. Just purchasing the square footage only is $2200. If you have to buy whole slabs, that's 90 square feet of stone that you have to purchase for your 55 square foot job. $2550. Translate that to a much more expensive stone, and purchasing 3 slabs worth of material for an optimum match, and that easily explains the 10K quote. 78 square feet of fabrication plus 135 square feet of stone would be about $10,650 for one of the premium stone (quartz or granite) materials around here. (3900 Labor+ 6750 materials) And that's for a basic fabrication, before any add ons for edging, or cutouts etc. With more and more people demanding perfection that the materials don't allow, the price of things is only going to go up to be able to cover the fabricator's risks on the jobs....See MoreSilestone Lagoon or Caesarstone Frosty Carrina, London Grey
Comments (2)If you do a search you should be able to find the thread where a few of us posted pics of our kitchens......See MoreCounter choices - Raven, Frosty Carrina, Piatra Gray
Comments (19)Thanks farmhousebound and raee! Of the 3 new ones, I'm leaning towards the FC - one reason being, I need a countertop for my guestbath vanity* and there would be enough left from the kitchen to do the vanity top. But I am wondering if it looks to creamy against the white of the cabinets. I do want to warm up the ktichen a little as my cabs lean more towards a crisp white. No one has commented that doesn't look good with the cab white so maybe it's ok. I'm having such a hard time picturing the white/white with the rest of the space. Ugh! (*I really like Organic White better for the guest bath, but I am also try to save some $, and thinking FC would suffice.) Otherwise, it'll probably be Raven....See MoreHas anyone installed Caesarstone Noble Grey countertops?
Comments (65)Lara and CJ, I too searched and wasn’t able to find pictures with brown wood cabinets We went with IKEA’s Grimslov Brown and just paid for our Noble Grey counters today. It will be a few weeks, but I will post pictures as soon as I’m able to. Hopefully it will help someone!...See Morelzhwong
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11 years agoThe OP blondelle also asked to see the Piatra Grey. Here's the PG, just installed this morning. It reads a little more of a brown undertones in the photos than in real life.
Against White:
Against a cherry stain:
A long view of the island, showing more of the slab; the lines are caused by a reflection from the ceiling
And as a bonus pic, contrasted against the true Carrara Bianco marble that is going on the raised ledge/sill (an original detail we chose to retain)
This post was edited by gooster on Thu, Apr 18, 13 at 18:09
chickpea8
10 years agochickpea8
10 years agoGooster
10 years agoOh, I'm sorry, I made a mistake by posting images that were too large. The White got truncated. Let's try this one:
Here's a close up of the edge, which shows the color under different lighting
chickpea8
10 years agoGooster
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10 years agoStill awaiting grout, so I had to peel back the paper and snap a quick photo. Here's a closeup showing (under north facing light) showing the corner, plus a little of the white cabinet. I went with a medium veined Carrara marble subway on purpose, as the PG is a direct match for the veining. They read as photo inverses, to an extent. Grouting is tomorrow, and we'll see how the look changes.
susanlynn2012
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10 years agolynn2006: Thanks and I am happy to share, just as others have shared before me.
erinf8: Attached is a grouted picture; sorry this was at night with the undercounter lighting on; you see we are getting some reflection from the LEDs. It is not bad from far away, however, just at certain angles up close. The grout is Platinum. We went with this choice to make the veining the star, rather than the grout lines. The UC ighting is also a slightly cooler temp (3K) to emphasize the contrast.
The tile was actually my second choice, my first choice was online at the Builders Stone Depot, but that did not work out. After some searching at dealers by my GC and I, I found these, in stock, at a regular warehouse called Liberty Builders in South SF.
SparkingWater: Thanks. I did not get to view the slabs before hand. I jumped in with both feet first! I never made it to the Caesarstone local warehouse.
Someone asked about the edge earlier: it is mitered and slightly eased, by about 1/8", I think, per the Caesarstone Warranty specifications.
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