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Fucker

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Intrinsic said:
Yeah every house I’ve had has been granite and never have we babied it or damaged it, my mom seals hers but we never have.

As I mentioned earlier, butcher block may not be as dirt cheap as you think. At least not nicer quality. You can get an 8’ soft rubber wood counter from Lowe’s for $20 sqft, but it’ll absolutely require way more babying than granite. Any decent white oak, maple, walnut butcher block is going to be like $80 sqft based on what we’ve seen since we were wanting butcher block for our pantry and mudroom. We’re $8,000 below our allowance on counter tops though.
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Yeah, some lighter colored granite should get the sealer 2x a year. Doesn't take long. Mine is stain colored, so I don't bother.

Not really worth getting cheap butcher block, IMO. I bet some of the cheaper stuff has a lifespan of single digit years. Mine is white oak, 12 years old, still looks fine.
 
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Creslin

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I did butcher block over our laundry machines and laundry sink and over linen closet cabinets. It looks nice and has held up fine for 5 years but those are in light use areas

not sure I trust butcher block in high use areas.
 
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