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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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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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Being poor in NY has to be the worst.
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idk why they even pretend to have a "kitchen", the nyers i know don't ever cook, and i'm talking 40yr old bachelors, heck my nephew doesn't cook, he has no need when my sister cooks for takeaway meals for him still and when my dad was alive, they did the same. heck they had a key to his apt just to drop off food.
 
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Of all the things to ditch to save space, I'd think a dishwasher would be top of the list, yet they almost always find a way to keep one in.
 
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Of all the things to ditch to save space, I'd think a dishwasher would be top of the list, yet they almost always find a way to keep one in.
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Where do you store your dishes if not the dishwasher?

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I agree about the dishwasher thing but very dependent on circumstance. When single it was easy to wash one plate and use the same glass all day long, or just use paper plates. But I’m not about to try and stay on top of what three kids generate between two sets of bottles for the infants/toddlers, plus individual sets of bowls and plates for everyone for breakfast/lunch/dinner and snacks every hour, plus all the dishes pots and pans and cookie sheets the boys want to organize and use as props for their forts and games. It is ultimately a convenience, but a necessary one for us at the end of the day. I still hand wash a lot more than my wife does though.

For this baby we splurged and bought a Momcozy bottle washer (or maybe it is Dr. Brown?) and it has been a game changer for staying on top of bottles.

To tie this back to home buying / building, we actually had people suggest and saw a lot of examples of people putting in TWO dishwashers. One in the kitchen and one in the pantry. Even that was a WTF for me, though.
 
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Intrinsic said:
I agree about the dishwasher thing but very dependent on circumstance. When single it was easy to wash one plate and use the same glass all day long, or just use paper plates. But I’m not about to try and stay on top of what three kids generate between two sets of bottles for the infants/toddlers, plus individual sets of bowls and plates for everyone for breakfast/lunch/dinner and snacks every hour, plus all the dishes pots and pans and cookie sheets the boys want to organize and use as props for their forts and games. It is ultimately a convenience, but a necessary one for us at the end of the day. I still hand wash a lot more than my wife does though.

For this baby we splurged and bought a Momcozy bottle washer (or maybe it is Dr. Brown?) and it has been a game changer for staying on top of bottles.

To tie this back to home buying / building, we actually had people suggest and saw a lot of examples of people putting in TWO dishwashers. One in the kitchen and one in the pantry. Even that was a WTF for me, though.
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Dude that Momcozy think might be the best $ I have ever spent other than taking my wife out on a first date.

I’ve heard a miniature countertop dishwasher is even better but I might wait to see if we have another kid to spring on that
 
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Kithani said:
Dude that Momcozy think might be the best $ I have ever spent other than taking my wife out on a first date.

I’ve heard a miniature countertop dishwasher is even better but I might wait to see if we have another kid to spring on that
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Yeah I also read about the countertop one too but we went the Momcozy direction. The good news is that baby stuff is so big on Facebook Marketplace that you’re almost guaranteed to recoup 50% what you paid. Made the decision super easy for the added convenience. Should have done it 2 kids ago.
 
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looking to sell my home soon-ish. i've been here for ~17 years and it has a good bit of wear and tear. there's tile downstairs, the stairs and upstairs are carpet. the carpet is bad. the 2 upstairs bathrooms have linoleum and it is starting to peel in the corners. my plan that's always been pushed off was to do vinal plank. if i'm just trying to fix up to sell, should I just put in new carpet? just looking for best roi/expediting the sell
 
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