Granite countertops

[Jon Klaus]

Where do you buy yours?
How much do you pay?
What's the turnaround from order to finished installation?
What thickness? Edge style?

I have a kitchen with near 80 square feet of counter tops to do.
What else should I ask?

[JOE SNEAD]

I buy granite straight form a granite yard/supplier
I am installed as low as $24 sq ft
turnaround is usually 7 days to from buy to install
i go with 3cm which isn't much more than 2cm, i like simple edge styles the more ornate ogee edge style can look good with traditional cabinets and some fabricators charge extra for it.

Find a granite yard and deal direct with them. Most do not sell direct to the public. they mostly deal with the granite fabricators in the area. find the granite yard represent your self as a developer, property manager, contractor or something to deal direct with them.
Here you can select from all of the slabs that fit your needs and this is is where the cost really vary. buying a more readily available color can be as low as $6sqft and the more rare slabs can be $140a sqft

Next find a granite fabricator, they should charge a flat rate ($16-22 a sqft for install) for picking up your slab from the yard, templating your kitchen, cutting the granite and installing it. Once they come to your house to template your cabinets it can take 2-5 days to have it installed

All this requires an ability to use a tape measure and be able to visually see how your counters will be cut out of one two or three slabs of granite including waste.
Also if you are doing bathroom vanities or a smal island look in the granites reminence yard. you can find broken slabs that will be more than large enough to cover your bathroom and can buy these pieces for very cheap and negotiate a small piece for 10 dollars.

I did my personal kitchen (75 sqft) was quoted 12,800 dollars for it. I then did the above and did this same granite for $4400. the material was 3200 and 1200 for install. I was being charged $8000 dollars to source material and use a tape measure.
with a little work on the phone and driving around a city as large as dallas im sure you can find these.