With a mitered edge, the line tends to be hidden on the corner transition. Some of the quartzites are pretty expensive so the 3 cm might cost significantly more (though the fabricator will charge something for the labor of making a laminated edge and probably even more for a mitered edge so that offsets the extra cost of 3 cm unless you go for a 2 cm edge). Our quartzite is laminated, not mitered and the fabricator did a good job so I mostly don't notice the line. Only when I look for it. You don't need to do a laminated edge even if there is plywood under it. Two friends of mine did a 2 cm thin edge. One used a simple trim molding of wood matched to the cabinets to cover the edge of the plywood. The other left the plywood edge uncovered - I know because I put my head under the counter and looked into the shadow for it. If I was doing it, I'd probably cover with a trim piece because it would bother me, but only someone very TKO who looks for it would notice if you didn't.

We did our whole basement a few months back in luxury vinyl tile (that's the lvt above :) ) and just love it. I think it's a no-brainer if you have dogs that will scratch up hardwood or need waterproofing (we put it through our laundry area and mudroom). On a main floor, I'd still do hardwood, because all of the other options feel fake underfoot (barefoot). But if that's not an option, the lvt is warm, soft, and has some awesome looks these days. I really think it's going to completely replace laminate pretty quickly.

Quartz is manmade Quartzite is natural stone. Quartz = Silestone. Quartzite, depending on the type, can be harder than granite. However all stones must be sealed including quartzite. And you cannot look at stone “online” you have to go to the stone yard and pick what you want from the slab. If all you need is a bathroom counter, you might want to start at the fabricator and look in their bone yard for scrap pieces which will save a significant amount of money. If you re going to use the slab for the counter and then a shower that is another issue and you might then want an entire slab.

Looks like this is in good hands with clarifying the differences between quartzite and marble. Good job, folks! I have to say that this excerpt is so wildly wrong that I'm saving it as an example for the next time I give a talk on this topic: ".. they did in fact tell me it was "Geologically Marble" but that it is an "Older Marble" (Bianco Olinda) as opposed to a young marble like Carrerra Marble and is therefore harder than the younger marbles making it a little closer to a Quartzite." That is SUCH NONSENSE. Calcite has a hardness of 3 on Mohs scale. This is true if it is 10 years old or a billion years old. Age does not change the properties of a mineral. Kudos to you, gpican, for not falling for that. And to CPArtist and others for setting the record straight every time you see incorrect information being passed around. You're helping clear the air and you're helping lots of people. Keep it up! That said, marble is wonderful too. As long as you know it's marble when you decide to buy it!