I’ve replaced several and plumbers told me that they are made to keep them employed mostly bc people put all sorts of shit down them that they probably shouldn’t
yeah I think the last time my wife fucked it up it was either a banana peel or egg shells I think the other time was a ton of strawberry tops cut off and jammed down there
Yah. Did a kitchen a few years ago with them. They're beautiful, and you can basically weld on them, but they show wear, scratch easily, and require oil/wax to stay looking nice.
The customer still has them (I'm a GC) and I expect they were 30% more than more popular stone if I had to guess.
I'm pretty set on it for the kitchen, worst case scenario it's so worn I have to replace it in 10-15 years. Still decide whether I want the island to be all wood/butcher block or also have it soapstone with a small block
Functionally, it won't be worn out. Just warm up any future Mrs. Nug to the idea of what a "worked in" kitchen looks like. Also recommend a mixture of walnut oil and beeswax as your maintenance coating. I'm also remembering we did a smaller kitchen with Brazilian soapstone, which was a much greener color. Our local stuff is blue dry and black with white veining when sealed.
On a purely aesthetic note, the cabinets in the kitchen I mentioned were hickory, a light colored, clear finished wood. I definitely think that adds to the appeal. I don't know how soapstone would look on dark or painted cabinets, so just check samples beforehand.
I ended up just getting a little purpose made collapsible composting bucket with compostable bags for it. Take it out and dump it in the compost pile like once a week or it starts to stink
Appreciate it dude - yea, I'm going for dark counters and light cabinets. I think it looks awesome, and the non-porousness is a huge plus.
I've never had this setup but a ton of my home social follows talk shit about them. That's all I have.
Nug I would still get a garbage disposal since you're obviously going with a high-end kitchen. Can't imagine dropping $100-$200K on a kitchen and having to strain out my food waste into the trash can. Just have to be smart about what you put down them.
my boomer mother decided to chunk every cent of my inheritance into her kitchen and she does in fact have two sinks and two garbage disposals. It's nice when we are all there visiting but can't imagine it being very practical when it's just them.
Definitely get the 30% more expensive countertops that will need routine treatment and will need replacing/fixing/refurbishing in ~10 years. Definitely do not get the garbage disposal that'll cost $400 in parts and labor to replace every ~7.5 years. The internet was right; no one uses them anymore.
I have a two drawer dishwasher thanks to the recommendation of a.tramp and I'm thankful every day for both his friendship and the ease of loading and emptying my dishwasher
We've been in our house 16 months ago and the gas fireplace hasn't been used since the inspection. Getting prepped for a potential texas power outage©. It has a battery backup to be used in an outage, but do these things need to be inspected/serviced annually? Never really used a gas fireplace and not sure if I can safely use it.
Where I live now has a dishwasher, but I haven't had a dishwasher or disposal in like the past 3 places I've lived.
Last two years of college moved into a house with some buddies. We fell in love with it because it had this spare back room with a bar and ping pong table. Right as were about to move in we couldn't remember for the life of us if there was a microwave or not. Whatever no big deal we'll get one once we move in if needed. Move in and realize yes there is a microwave...but no dishwasher. House full of college dudes that suckedddd
One of the the first things I have done when ever I moved has been to upgrade the disposal. Normally the builder grade disposal is a 1/4 HP motor and struggles in a lot of situations. I usually put in a 3/4 or 1HP motor which is good for handling most. I put in a Waste King 1HP in my current home and its been great.
I've never had any of the gas fireplaces I've used over the course of the last 30 years inspected. Making sure the pilot light is on is probably the main thing to check. Pro tip: test those prior to close to make sure the glass isn't faulty. We turned ours on during the final walk through and the glass imploded after a couple minutes. It was a very fitting close to that build process.
Have a friend who did a custom build and during the final walk through the builder got there early and started a fire in the fireplace. It was winter and figure he thought it would look nice. Turned out something in the chimney was framed wrong and the house caught fire and burned to the ground
found my wife throwing orange peels down there this morning. No matter how many times I have asked to put crap like that in the trash; she keeps testing me by throwing it down the drain. I am shocked she hasn’t tried potatoe skins for the hell of it. FYI. Don’t put potato skins in a disposal.
I did potato skins in my first house after college. That's how I learned how to take apart a pea trap.
Done with kitchen design, now moving to main bedroom. Need to lock in the bedroom layout first, then bathroom. Sex swing recs? Bidets? Tantric ritual rooms?