Re: [Shop-talk] Alternative kitchen countertops?

[David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>]

On Thu, 31 Jan 2013, Scott wrote:
> It's cheaper to ship granite over the Pacific than it is to use domestic 
> stuff? That's impressive.

    Virtually all granite slabs are imported, either from Italy, Brazil, 
China, Turkey, Norway, or one of a few other places.  The only domestic I 
found was Dakota Mahogany, although I think there are a few others from 
the Dakotas as well.

    I found some that was quarried in Brazil, shipped to Italy for
processing, and being sold in a warehouse here outside Chicago.  And it 
wasn't particularly expensive.  In fact, most of what is available around 
here is processed in Italy, regardless of where it was quarried.

    When you consider what is involved in extracting that stone from the 
earth, slicing it into 3cm slabs, finishing those, transporting it to the 
buyer's house, and then cutting and installing it... $30 to $50 per foot 
starts to sound amazingly cheap.

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  David Hillman
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