Cost for Quartzite fabrication/install?
Astrid C
6 years ago
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granite fabrication/installation costs....?12 to 40 $/sq ft?
Comments (5)For what you are planning, even $40 a foot is IMHO lower end pricing with most likely average results. Some shops might be desperate in the current economy, but even so, I doubt you would find an excellent one at those rates. You have a custom cut kitchen with laminated and profiled edges, an undermount sink and multiple seams (unless, of course, you have outsized materials, which I doubt. Indian slabs could be fairly big, but largest I have seen would be around 12 feet max) If you want a great looking job, be prepared to pay for it. Ask the stone guys for references and actually go and look at previous installs. Talk to the people (clients) and see how they feel about the performance of the stone company. It is very easy for a bad fabricator to screw up a perfect piece of stone. Speaking of which: Will your outdoor kitchen be subject to direct sunlight at all? Juperanas as a rule, come resined and the resin is not UV stable enough to fare good in a sunlit environment. Untreated Juperanas - if you could still find any - are extremely porous and would need either a very good sealer or repeated applications of sealer, because an outdoor environment is very harsh and would degrade sealers at a much faster rate than found in indoor applications....See MoreQuartz countertop cost - fabrication AND installation costs
Comments (6)It's hard for any of us outside of your area to compare costs. Fabricators often stock certain colors that will give you the best value. Freight can alter those prices too. However here is what my price for 62SF would be.... If my fabricator does not stock a color (ie Caesarstone Nougat), he will quote it slab+fab and the price goes up and you pay for waste. Use it or lose it. Your price does not seem that bad to me...for a potentially non stock color in a high rent area. Caesarstone is a tad higher than Viatera, Hanstone and others in my neck of the woods. Your area could be different as Caesarstone is much more poplar on the East/West coasts. So here is my costFor a mid-price stock color with 2 sink cutouts, a cooktop cutout, template, delivery and install, from me in Ohio would be between $5100 to $5500. I don't know what Caesarstone Nougat would be, but I would bet it's quite a bit higher. $3000 price difference could account for a non-stock special order color and your area. Also if access to building (ie stairs, elevator) is difficult, that could add. Also some fabricators are now adding carrying charges for tops over a certain square footage (ie a large island) since they sometimes need to hire an extra person on the installation job. One more thing....you are ordering through a general contractor. He must oversee this and is taking on some of the liability. I'm sure there is a bit in there for him and his time. Hope this helps. Ps. I have a Home Depot quote from one of my clients that has about 62SF for Calacutta Gold and it was almost $6000....See MoreCost to fabricate and install quartz: $3,950 labor?
Comments (34)Chip Minimizer is an edging enhancement to the sink cutout. The most common area for chips is around the sink from handling pots and pans. Chip Minimizer is the addition of a rounded or beveled edge around the sink cutout. I’ve been quoted $195-$250 for this and it comes with a warranty where they will repair any chips that occur on a sink cutout with Minimizer. Many Home Depot fabricators will offer this feature, and their direct competitors have been offering it too in recent years. Some of the smaller companies or ones in more rural areas sometimes don’t include this in their quotes (but might be able to do it). The cost to repair a chip is more than $250 so it can make a lot of sense. Visually it is only noticeable if you’re looking for it. It feels smoother to the touch too. One of the companies in my area supports Home Depot. They warehouse all the slabs, fabricate, Demo and install, coordinate all plumbing, offer sinks and faucets, assist with design for backsplashes, repair walls and uneven cabinetry, and order the tile, and hire the tile installers. They are able to quote all of this in minutes right in your home. I’ve also seen some move toward digital measurements with a handheld scanner instead of using measuring tapes. They are also able to measure, template, and fabricate without demolishing the counters. That means you don’t live without counters and the demo and install happen the same day. More and more products are now sold by the sf, not slab, including selected granite, quartzite, and quartz (not sure on Marble - I’ve never gotten a quote). Every quartz I got quoted was by the sf, not slab (with a 25 sf minimum). We needed about 1.3 standard slabs so this mattered to me. Financing options with 12 months interest free is popping up too (in addition to discounts, free sinks, and free vanity counter fabrication with your remnants). Sorry if I’m explaining stuff everyone knows and encounters. I’ve just noticed differences between the big and small companies and changes in capabilities and integrated services over the last 10 years....See MoreIs my quartzite fabricated as poorly as I fear?
Comments (19)Ha ha, creepy owl! Your 're-cut' without the owl would have been a potential solution, if only they would have actually talked through the templates as requested. We just met with our GC and we are probably going to take out the island in addition to the sink area and get 3 new slabs. We will likely leave the other two counter areas unless they prove to be a poor match. Oh and this stone is nowhere to be found. It is called California Dreaming in a leathered finish. Now we wait. It sound like, unless we want to scorch the earth, we will pay for the 3 new slabs. That absolutly is a gut punch. How is the division of cost typically 'eaten' when things go sideways? It sounds like out GC is not willing to recoup anything from the fabricator due to the guys health condition that will force him to close shop. Kind of him, yes, but also seems like more of the burden gets shifted/guilted my way. They also had to pull out an expensive bifold window that they ordered folding in the wrong direction and want us to pay 1/3 of cost of the new window. Also they reportedly traded old window (that was installed and then removed) for $300 to ofset the cost of the new install. it was a 4K window. The contractor and his project manager couldn't be nicer guys but damn, mistakes left and right and that is not even all of them. I don't want to be unreasonable here but struggling to understand why their mistakes are costing me. I really love the paint color too. More super dark green with a hint of teal. it's BM Salamander....See More
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