Hello Peter,
a Google search for "granite surplus stock Berlin" provides some interesting links, but can you cut/work the granite yourself? The slabs might be trimmed (2–4mm (0.08–0.16 inches)), and if the leftover piece doesn’t happen to fit your kitchen exactly, you’ll need to adjust or cut it to size, especially if the stove and/or sink are to be inset.
Best regards
Dirk Grafe
a Google search for "granite surplus stock Berlin" provides some interesting links, but can you cut/work the granite yourself? The slabs might be trimmed (2–4mm (0.08–0.16 inches)), and if the leftover piece doesn’t happen to fit your kitchen exactly, you’ll need to adjust or cut it to size, especially if the stove and/or sink are to be inset.
Best regards
Dirk Grafe
Granite can be cut with a wet saw, but for kitchen countertops, depending on their size and thickness, the weight quickly becomes too much to handle without a crane. The material must be properly supported during cutting to avoid breakage, so the machine needs to have an adequate support surface. This cannot be achieved with a tile cutter anymore, unless you are a hardcore DIY tinkerer.
Best regards
Dirk Grafe
Best regards
Dirk Grafe
I would also generally advise against granite countertops; that was my first idea when planning our kitchen as well. However, just the installation alone (crane plus at least four people) is so complex that I quickly abandoned the idea. Looking ahead: in 20 years, you might want a different look for your kitchen, and then you’ll be dealing with a 600 kg (1,320 lb) slab... which can only be removed in sections and requires a lot of work.
And that’s not even considering your case of “I’ll just grab a leftover piece on a bargain and cut the slab myself quickly”... :-)
And that’s not even considering your case of “I’ll just grab a leftover piece on a bargain and cut the slab myself quickly”... :-)
Granite is really great—I have it myself. It looks amazing, is virtually unbreakable, low maintenance, and you can even cut directly on the countertop. The only downside in my opinion is the weight. But we managed to install it without a crane, although it was really challenging for four people. They definitely struggled quite a bit. 😉
You can also remove it completely after 20 years if you want, but you would need to find someone who wants the slab(s) with exactly the cutouts for the stove, sink, and drilled holes, and in the exact color with a few blemishes. That person would practically have to design their kitchen around these slabs... the chance of that is basically zero. So you can just break it and use the leftover pieces for some DIY projects.
That said, I expect the kitchen itself will be worn out by then, and you can bring the granite back to life with a good polishing.
But yeah, you can’t just quickly grab one from a clearance sale.
Best regards
Dirk Grafe
You can also remove it completely after 20 years if you want, but you would need to find someone who wants the slab(s) with exactly the cutouts for the stove, sink, and drilled holes, and in the exact color with a few blemishes. That person would practically have to design their kitchen around these slabs... the chance of that is basically zero. So you can just break it and use the leftover pieces for some DIY projects.
That said, I expect the kitchen itself will be worn out by then, and you can bring the granite back to life with a good polishing.
But yeah, you can’t just quickly grab one from a clearance sale.
Best regards
Dirk Grafe
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