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Anonymous wrote:Another fan of granite here. I've never heard anyone say it's a turn off for many. I just don't think that's true. I.m looking for a house in a highish price point and would be perfectly happy with granite. My kitchen turnoffs are dark cabinets and tile floors. Strong preference for white cabinets and hardwood floor that matches the rest of the house. And I'd also really prefer not to redo the kitchen

I don't like granite, but I'll agree that there will still be a majority of buyers out there who like granite. But what's with the hate against tile in the kitchen? We have hardwood and it's terrible from a cleaning standpoint. I suspect that all those who like hardwood floors in the kitchen do not seriously cook.

Tile in a kitchen doesn't flow with the flooring in the rest of the house. Perhaps OK in a closed off kitchen but looks awful in ant level of open concept. On Houzz the most popular choices have flow, cabinets that blend in [aka white], and lighter countertops [marble, quartzite, granite]. There are rooms that have been up there for about a decade that still get likes and questions.

If you have real wood cabinets and doors they can be painted without stripping. Lightly sand and get BM spray paint. Personally quartz is a manufactured product which I suspect will go the way of corian. Expensive cultured marble. All that changes with real stone is color popularity.

aside to 13:24: Next time your get your floors refinished, tell them to use Street Shoe. Ours has been on the floors for 6+ years and still looks great -- this despite a dishwasher flood that ruined the ceiling in the basement below.

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Anonymous wrote:Another fan of granite here. I've never heard anyone say it's a turn off for many. I just don't think that's true. I.m looking for a house in a highish price point and would be perfectly happy with granite. My kitchen turnoffs are dark cabinets and tile floors. Strong preference for white cabinets and hardwood floor that matches the rest of the house. And I'd also really prefer not to redo the kitchen

I don't like granite, but I'll agree that there will still be a majority of buyers out there who like granite. But what's with the hate against tile in the kitchen? We have hardwood and it's terrible from a cleaning standpoint. I suspect that all those who like hardwood floors in the kitchen do not seriously cook.

I would say the exact opposite, actually. I'm a very, very serious cook and I would never stand for a kitchen with tile, it's absolutely horrible on the feet and lower back. It took me two days to recover from preparing Thanksgiving dinner in our rental with tile.
I can cook standing on hardwood all day with absolutely no discomfort.

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Anonymous wrote:
I don't like granite, but I'll agree that there will still be a majority of buyers out there who like granite. But what's with the hate against tile in the kitchen? We have hardwood and it's terrible from a cleaning standpoint. I suspect that all those who like hardwood floors in the kitchen do not seriously cook.

Serious cook here, but an aging one, and tile is hard on the feet and back. Yeah, you can add Gel-Pro mats and wear orthpedic clogs, but I'd rather not to have to suit up every time I want to cook.

Plus, tile shatters everything my sous chefs . . . uh, kids . . . drop.

I don't see how tile or wood has an advantage in cleanliness. They're both hard flat surfaces. Swiffer Wetjet. Done.

Fair enough, but we have experienced quite a bit of staining on our original hardwood floors (refinished five years ago) underneath our dining table where my toddler twins dropped food at every meal. Yes, we should have put a rug or other protector, but my point is that hardwood does stain when greasy things drop, especially if the finish gets slightly worn in a high traffic area - unless, maybe, if you clean it immediately (rather than an hour later when the meal is done). Also, hardwood has gaps in which gunk can get stuck. Tile is vastly easier to keep clean and won't stain if you keep the grout sealed. I realize that wood has other advantages, and I also prefer the look, but tile is definitely superior in terms of hygiene.

Anonymous wrote:
I don't like granite, but I'll agree that there will still be a majority of buyers out there who like granite. But what's with the hate against tile in the kitchen? We have hardwood and it's terrible from a cleaning standpoint. I suspect that all those who like hardwood floors in the kitchen do not seriously cook.

Serious cook here, but an aging one, and tile is hard on the feet and back. Yeah, you can add Gel-Pro mats and wear orthpedic clogs, but I'd rather not to have to suit up every time I want to cook.

Plus, tile shatters everything my sous chefs . . . uh, kids . . . drop.

I don't see how tile or wood has an advantage in cleanliness. They're both hard flat surfaces. Swiffer Wetjet. Done.

Anonymous wrote:Another fan of granite here. I've never heard anyone say it's a turn off for many. I just don't think that's true. I.m looking for a house in a highish price point and would be perfectly happy with granite. My kitchen turnoffs are dark cabinets and tile floors. Strong preference for white cabinets and hardwood floor that matches the rest of the house. And I'd also really prefer not to redo the kitchen

I don't like granite, but I'll agree that there will still be a majority of buyers out there who like granite. But what's with the hate against tile in the kitchen? We have hardwood and it's terrible from a cleaning standpoint. I suspect that all those who like hardwood floors in the kitchen do not seriously cook.