Cosentino Dekton; significantly different than quartz
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will new linoleum install significantly lower resale value?
Comments (37)This sounds like a ??? I posted a couple of months ago RE:installing a new fomica countertop in my '84 condo, for resale purposes only. The cabs aren't new, have that ugly ceiling with the florescents under plastic(not to be confused with duck under glass!),and fairly new almond appliances. The present countertops are the 6" square used in that era, but have gotten a bit dinged up thru the years, not to mention that tile isn't being used anymore. The one new upgrade i've made is wood flooring, and that includes the kitchen~painted the old oak cabs ivory, and added a few trims to jazz them up. I was told I should do granite, which personally I dislike as it's *my* personal opinion, that's it's nothing more than a current trend. And how 'cheap' would that make the rest of the kitchen look anyway? My thinking was the formica would keep with the era and the rest of the condo, but the granite would bring 'new' into the equasion, and make it seem that I ran out of money and couldn't afford to replace the cabs, etc. Needless to say, I haven't done anything yet, but am still leaning toward the formica. What I would like to use is a solid matte black. I think with the ivory cabs, and dark wood floor, the black would bring in a look of sophistication. I would greatly appreciate opinions on this. Incidentially, I have the original linoleum in the two full baths(PR is wood) and will be relpacing that with tile, but it wouldn't stop *me*(obviously) from buying. Could be that i'm older and have a little more patience. The younger buyers want everything done so they don't have to be inconvienced~move-in ready. ;o) patty_cakes...See MoreDekton Grill stand Pics
Comments (3)Hollysprings: for sawing and CNC needs special tooling. Not more expensive per item but tools wear MUCH faster. Finger bit (cutting bit) on CNC seemed to wear at more than 4 times the rate of one cutting granite. To date only a few edge profiles available. Normal pads for hand tools seem to work fine. Edge left by saw and CNC are very chippy and take extra handwork to finish out. Have not tested CNC shaped edging yet (we just did a flat edge) but I will be VERY surprised if those tools can leave a clean edge....See MoreSilestone Quartz installed with 2 different colored slabs at seams!
Comments (10)I had my galley style kitchen renovated a few years ago and chose Silestone quartz, color: soapstone. Both sides of my kitchen have seamless Silestone counters. My experienced kitchen designer only used certain experienced Silestone fabricators too. Both my counters match beautifully, no issues. I think It is the responsibility of the counter fabricators to make sure all counter slabs will match, prior to cutting them....See MoreDEKTON Scam? Dekton super fragile on the edges.
Comments (51)We installed Dekton Laurent in our renovation last year. It is stunning...I love the matte leather finish and the warm brown veining. Everyone who walks into my home, loves it. Dekton makes the largest slab on the market so we could do our island without any top seams...which was a huge plus. But buyers beware. Our kitchen, with a huge waterfall island, butler pantry & servery required 6 slabs so it was one of the higher ticket items in our project. We are 2 careful adults and have, in one year's time, had 6 chips in this material. The first & so far, worst one was caused by a $10 ceramic dog treat jar tapping the edge of the island...when I heard the "thunk" I thought for sure I broke the ceramic, only to look down and see the chip in the edge. I nearly threw up...we had only been back in the house for a month when it happened. We have 2 chips along the bottom edge of the bar, where I guess the stools hit it when being lifted back into place. There is even one in the flat surface of a backsplash, almost like slate will chip off flat bits of its surface. This one is located where the (wall) splash meets the countertop, so it is not a vulnerable edge. If that isn't the fabrication, I'm not sure how we could have caused it...? When we got to chip #4, we started calling the Consentino showroom. Because we also had issues with the cut around the flush mount Miele induction HOB being so poorly done, we were convinced that our fabricator was perhaps the cause, or as @Sabrina Alfin suggested, used the wrong/dull blades.. (we did not choose the fabricator, he was part of the kitchen team that our kitchen contractor "always uses"...and he was paid separately and directly...another story/lesson learned). While questioning his qualifications for working with the material, he of course, was never able to provide us with his Dekton Certification for having completed the special training required by Consentino. (although I was told that he would not have been able to purchase the slabs without it...yeah, right). My husband and I both work for large, well-known architecture firms and had to use the full weight of our professional stature to get a Consentino rep to our home to see what was happening. She came, said next to nothing to us, took some pictures. Months went by and we heard nothing. After many calls and emails, she finally responded by emailing a link to the product specs, fabrication instructions & their joke of a warranty...ALL things that I already had downloaded from their website. They were basically saying "we don't care". We have threatened that no Cosentino material will ever be specified by either of our firms again. Did not matter. They will not admit to any flaw in this product and would not confirm our suspicions that poor fabrication tools & techniques could/would cause [additional] vulnerabilities or weakness. So we are just left to think about the expense and inconvenience that we will inevitably face to replace all of our countertops...ugh...and just feel sick all over again. Until Consentino addresses the issues and/or makes restitution to those of us who have had problems with this material, we've sworn to let as many people as possible know that it is definitely flawed!...See MoreJoseph Corlett, LLC
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