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If your counter tops are structurally OK, just worn out looking, and you don't want to go to the expense of installing granite countertops (especially for a rental unit) - instead of replacing them consider just tiling over them. We recently had a white Formica top get stained from a tenant and since we were tiling the floor anyway (more permanent that replacing the carpet from the dog urine) we just had our handyman take the same floor tiles and tile the counter tops.
It gives it a nice upscale look for cheap, just have your guys use the same tile with smaller grout lines and dark grout. Then use grout sealer to seal the grout lines (although I have a question about grout sealer's effectiveness... I've sealed grout before just to have it become stained.) The main way you will keep stains from showing up is to use dark grout, but the sealer helps a little I suppose.
Image courtesy Wallflower Designs
3 comments:
This is a great idea, thanks for sharing!
That's really a good idea, but I wonder if the base is going to hold the weight for a long time.
Tiling a countertop is *much* lighter than full granite countertops which are so popular right now, and I've heard of no problems with weight on the granite ones.
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