We paid around $3000 for this layout:

Jax1723- Do you know about how many sq ft you have? Or even how many feet of counter you have?

Thanks

SFCityDweller...how many sq ft or linear ft do you have?

We also had sticker shock for our granite....I think it was in the range of 15K for 89 sq ft (I think) of Absolute Black Premium, polished. I'm not home so I cannot get the exact details for you of the pricing. I do know that it included:

• 1 cooktop cutout (supposedly included in the base price)

• 3 sink cutouts (PR, main sink, prep sink)

• 8 faucet/SD/air switch holes (3 in PR, 2 at prep sink, 3 at main sink) (3 or 4 holes were supposedly included in the base price)

• a 6" radius cut for two corners of one of the peninsulas

• 2 peninsulas (one standard cabinet depth & one w/a 15" overhang)

• a diagonal cut at the prep sink

• the bay window cuts

• ogee edge in the PR (4 linear feet, I think)

• a special PR sink BS cut

• all this took 3 slabs @ 3cm thickness

Given the quality (or lack thereof) of their work...we definitely overpaid!

It turns out that even though they had the design and counter layouts, the fabricator did NOT price it out for the "extra" or "more difficult" cuts...they asked for more than $7K once they templated! I fought it, but I didn't win this one.

One of the many, many reasons I very strongly advise everyone to stay away from our fabricator.

We're in the MD/VA/DC area.

Hi boxerpups - I'm in the Boston area too and looking for granite installers. Who did you use and who were you're top 3? I just got a quote for typhoon bordeaux at Sudbury granite - 61 sq ft, 3/8 bullnose, 2 slabs, 2 sinks for $5845.

sfcitydweller - your price seems high. I calculate roughly 80 sq ft - that's over 200 square foot! I'm not familiar with your stone though. Like what others say, your edging and how many slabs you need can influence your price. I've been told also if you don't use your KD and work directly with a fabricator (and granite yard) the price CAN be much less. That's my route.

Using your diagram above, you have 84 square feet of counter, 13 square feet of backsplash (at 4", full height would obviously be more), and 58 feet of edging. That's a big kitchen! If your granite is a premium granite of around $100 sf, then the granite costs alone would be $9700, add in two undermount sinks at $250 each, an upgraded edge at $20 a linear foot ($1160) and I'm figuring @ $11360. That's a general ballpark figure. Ultra premium granite are even more expensive than $100 per square foot. Granite prices depend on rarity, availability, transportation costs, breakability, ease of fabrication, the machines (or hands) used to fabricate, and the ease (or lack of) for transport and installation. Premium edges like ogee take more work, thus more $$. Ultra premium edges, like triple pencil, take even more work, and cost even more than I quoted.

In other words, there are a LOT of variables that go into pricing a job, but know that you have a larger than average kitchen (avg. kit. is 60 sq. ft. incl. backsplashes) and will pay a larger than average price for any granite selection, even the less expensive ones, simply because of the square footage involved.

Also, seeing your screen name, you live in one of the most expensive metro areas in the country. Prices for your area are probably 50% more than anywhere else, simply because of the real estate and taxes costs of maintaining a showroom in such an expensive part of the country.

If you have a GC overseeing the whole kitchen job, expect him to add 10-15% for coordinating the scheduling and trades to make sure that the granite is templated correctly and the cabinets and overhang supports are correctly installed to accept the granite.

I live in a small city in SC. The cost of my Virginia mist was comparable to an "upper middle class" granite. I honestly can't remember the cost per square foot. It wasn't a bargain but I don't remember it being horribly expensive compared to other less common granites. We had two cutouts, simple edges and an undermount sink.

Wow! Thanks everyone for all the advice!! To answer some questions....

The Granite quote is not from Lowes, it is from our KD but she asked that we not publish/post any of her designs. I know strange since we are paying for her, BUT I had a Lowe's design that is exactly the same. So, in order to keep my word I posted that. I expected the quote to be higher bc it came from the KD but it seemed really high to me! We are not planning on using the KD for the granite but were looking at this quote as a starting point. If the starting point is $17k I will be changing my granite selection! HA.

Yes, I do live in San Francisco, and yes it is super expensive for everything! GRR. However, we will not be getting any of our kitchen stuff from places in the city, bc of the markup. There are many resources a hour or so away that have much cheaper prices. There are a ton(probably at least 20) of well priced granite yard about 30 mins from the city.

Boxerpups and Buehl, The KD did not give us the details of the quote. I tried to figure out the sq ft, I came up with 120 ( width x length, please help). I also forgot to mention in the previous post that both sides of the island and the one side of the peninsula will have a 'waterfall' effect with the granite. As pictured below. I know that adds cost. I was just shocked the VM would be $140/sq ft, especially since my KD stressed this was a Medium priced granite when she gave me the quote.

Boxerpups- Thanks for the comparison. It really helped me get a handle on how much VM should cost. We have two sinks, and I donÂt think we are doing any special edging. I am going to try and do what you did with white veins Âmatching up to hide seams. We are willing to pay extra for no/nearly invisible seams. (However, the KD didnÂt know that when she did this quote)

Live wire oak- Like I mentioned above we are not purchasing the granite from a Granite yard in SF, there are actually very few granite yards in SF bc of the issues you mentioned. Thank you for your explanation. I found it very helpful and a great reference! We are not doing any type of granite backsplash, we are doing some sort of tile, that's a whole other issue! I did not think VM was a premium granite, but according to my quote is priced like.

My lingering question is what price level is VM? I was under the impression it was mid-level, but based on this quote it seems to be premium.

Thanks to everyone for all the advice!

{{!gwi}}

In my experience, a square footage price does not usually include the price for cutouts, holes, edges, special cuts, etc. I don't know if honing also adds to the cost (honed vs polished)...

That seems very high to me. I had 72 sq ft of soapstone installed by the best in the business for under $7,000. That included three slabs, two sink cut-outs, three holes at each sink, runnels, and a grommet.

I keep hearing that soapstone is more expensive than granite, but it sure doesn't sound like that's the case. I understand some variation due to geography, but $10,000 more for 12 sq ft more? Yikes!

Hi,

I don't have all the details in front of me, but our jet mist honed will be about 9K for about 90 square feet, cut out for cooktop, 5 holes for faucet, etc., and a radial cut for our island (about 80 inches, not exactly sure). No backsplash. Job requires 3 slabs.

I got lots of quotes, one which was suspiciously low, one mid, and the about 5 which were all in the 9K-10K range. We went with one of them because we had heard great things about this particular fabricator.

We are in the Hartford, CT area.

Hi Bostonpam,

Sudbury granite went out of business in Nashua NH.
I assume the location you went to is fine.
So, I never got a quote from Sudbury but I have heard
good things from others. We went with BFR in Manchester
NH To do the Install of the slabs. And the slabs
were purchased through BFR at Granite Depot in
Westborough. BFR was amazing.
We worked with Jesse Repolt and the main installer
Jim. My counters look beautiful.

Top 3 places for installations.
BFK was number 1
Gerrity number 2
(I don't have a third)

Staceyneil asked a similar question about where
to shop, installers... The link is below.
There are others from New England that gave
information about where to go.
Good luck,
Boxerpups

Here is what I wrote on the recent post.

"I went to BGE. They were very nice BUT, the lighting is terrible and it is soooooo busy on weekends you won't get personal service. Or maybe the time I went was just really crowded. They did have some amazing soapstone.

I loved Granite Depot in Westborough MA. They moved about 10 different slabs for me. I felt spoiled there. They treated me really nicely. And my fabricator/installer got a much better price per slab. I worked with Paula.

I also went to Ripano in Nashua NH. They are okay. Very few peices and they walk with you to look at every single stone. I felt like they were breathing down my neck.

Marble and Granite in Westwood was fine too. But there was nothing striking there. Although they do get shipments like everyone else ......."

Here is a link that might be useful: Driving to Massachusetts to look at granite: where should I go?

Ebse

Thanks. So my quote was almost double for 20 sq ft more.....hmmmm. I think my KD may be off a bit.

Yes, we ended up finding out that our KD's markup was about 2K, not too too bad, but we went outside and did it ourselves.

It definitely helps to shop around. I just wrote out on a page the granite choice and a picture of our counter layout. I then asked the fabricator to please get back to me with a quote. Within 2 days, I had about 5 or 6 more quotes. The range was from 7 to 11.