r/CounterTops

Hope you guys like this Vanity with integrated vanity and connecting wainscoting.

This is a new build. The headline basically describes it but in my municipality we are still under the 2020 NEC code not the 2023 NEC code which under the 2020 would’ve permitted side cabinet mounted outlet receptacles. There are countless new houses on Zillow that were built in 2026 that have side mounted outlets.

I initially objected to a pop up and questioned why can’t they be side mounted but he insisted that it was the only way under the new code to supply power to the island. My wife likes to bake and use a blender so I wanted her to be able to do that. I was going by what the professional said.

I’m having so many regrets about this being where we are on this brand new MSI Safyra Quartz island countertop. I was relying on the general contractors counsel on the matter. I’m picturing my toddler aged kids spilling milk in it in the first week.

One of the craziest parts is you can see the outlet installed where I’m talking about on the peninsula IN THE SAME KITCHEN. That you can see in one of the photos.

So please help me make it make sense. I’m really having such a hard time tolerating this oversight in a home I plan to live in for the next 20 years. How would you proceed? I’m going to have a conversation with him tomorrow.

Caulk? Nothing? …

Hi everyone!

I'm trying to finalise the countertop for my kitchen, and I'm a little confused between these three options. I've attached photos of all three slabs. I need to pick one of these soon.

The 1st two pics are granite and the last one is full-body tile.

I'm leaning towards the 1st one, but I'm not sure which one would look best in the long run.

Which of these three would you personally pick?

Please feel free I'd really appreciate your honest opinions! share your thoughts, even if you have a different opinion from mine. I'm genuinely looking for some outside perspectives before making the final decision.

I put a hot large pot on my taj countertop and now I have this mark on it. It’s only visible in a certain light in the afternoon and my local stone fabricator that installed it says he can fix it. He’s super busy so I’m wondering if there’s a way to fix this myself or should I wait to have him do it?

I Should not have gotten this stone, obvi. Over the past year or so, a crack developed in the stone, behind sink, and is about 8” long now. Seems to be widening, too. Today I saw that a whole chunk had come loose. Bottom of chunk is rust and there’s the a cylindrical “imprint”. In the hole it Looks like there’s a rod or something that rusted and expanded underneath. Is this a natural iron deposit, or a support that was added when they installed? Countertop was installed about 8 years ago.

I really did not want the standard warm or cool Taj Mahal. I thought both colors were not suitable for my kitchen. Cristallo was too expensive. I finally found a quartzite that looks like marble. It’s out there if you look long enough. I’m actually not even sure how well this suits my kitchen either, but I’m happy to take the risk over Taj

Edit: this is not a dolomite. My fabricator himself told me it’s a dolomite and not to get it until he saw it in person. Hence, my happiness to find it because I prefer the dolomite look over the typical looking quartzite.

I’m posting this not to show off my stone, but I myself wasn’t aware this existed, more so just to let people shopping know. I do think it’s fairly rare unfortunately, but out there nonetheless

I was told this was a natural stone but there was no name provided. The cracked edge (upper left) is pure weight, no veining that I could see). I need help identifying this so I can determine if it’s the right counter for the project.

ETA: “name” on yellow sticker on side says Verona La Bella but it didn’t turn up much in Google.

If so hopefully it dates my kitchen by 60+ million years

Bottom cabinets dark charcoal, top cabinets natural maple

I was looking for a mostly white quartzite with blue and taupe undertones. I found one I loved but when I look online there doesn’t seem to be such thing as white fantasy quartzite. Before I paid for my slabs, I confirmed it is quartzite but after searching for more info I am now wondering if this is really dolomite marble. I have paid for these but they haven’t been fabricated yet. I use my kitchen so much so I want to do my best to protect my countertops in the event it’s not really quartzite. Any words of wisdom?

Taj or a calacatta ?

I just dropped a glass pot and it’s chipped the worktop and I’m gutted as it’s fairly new. What is the best way to address this? Buff? Fill and buff? Rip out the entire kitchen?

We fell in love with this in the showroom but then found out it's like $215 sq foot not including fabrication or install, meaning each slab is close to $15k. Tempest White Quartzite.

Is this normally this expensive??

this group helped me choose the best countertop for my new kitchen, jet mist leathered granite . Before the remodel I had green laminate from the 90s

I knew I wanted soapstone countertops but it was hard to find good pictures so I thought I’d show what mine ended up looking like. PA Original on the perimeter countertop and Botanic Green for the island and behind the stove. Crocodile Rocks in Seattle was the supplier & fabricator. Cheers!