Kitchen consultation granite slab and Siemens appliances?

I also think that with a granite countertop you can hardly go wrong... However, the price really put me off when buying a kitchen.. To be honest, I also don't necessarily see the huge advantage? In other words: In my opinion, the cost-performance ratio just doesn’t add up here...

Other than that, I can only say that I once left tomatoes on my granite windowsill. At some point, they "moved on their own" and the stain never came out :D Whether this could apply to the granite countertop you were offered in the kitchen, I obviously can’t say xD

Take a look at the other options.. There are also nice countertops in granite look. Much cheaper and visually certainly "almost" just as beautiful :)

The surcharge for granite is currently only €2000 because this granite slab is currently on offer at the studio + Black Friday
Kitchen 9sqm in U-shape

The feel of a stone slab compared to a wooden slab with a decorative sticker is of course a huge difference

What alternatives are there to granite if we leave the standard wooden slab with decorative sticker aside

The surcharge for granite is currently only €2000 because this granite slab is currently on offer at the studio + Black Friday Kitchen 9 sqm in U-shape

The feel of a stone slab compared to a wooden slab with a decorative sticker is of course a huge difference

What alternatives are there to granite if we put the standard wooden slab with decorative sticker aside

Well, I have no idea what the total price of your kitchen is - however, 9 sqm in a U-shape is not "super much," so a Nobilia kitchen is certainly well under 15k. I find €2000 just for the countertop a lot of money.

For us, for example, it is a plastic countertop (laminate, laminate sheet). They are very easy to maintain and harder than wood, for example.

Here you have the disadvantages that you should not cut on it (but I wouldn't recommend that for any countertop) and that you should not put hot pots directly on the countertop. You can actually choose any decor here (depending on the manufacturer).

Personally, I find the designs sometimes very, very nice - and also the marble imitation (e.g., in our Schüller kitchen) incredibly beautiful! You could definitely take a look at it. The price here is just right...

I have already written this on another topic:

The tile countertop I know is made from one tile but only up to a length of 320cm and therefore has no joint. Two tiles are glued together but glued in reverse so that the countertop overhang underneath looks the same as on top. The tile is 6mm thick, so the countertop is only 12mm thick. Cutouts for the sink and cooktop were then made with the water jet (you can't get that precise with natural stone slabs, maybe wood) and no problem with moisture from the sink or dishwasher.
The only mistake: It is an L-shaped kitchen and naturally has a joint at the 90° corners just like all countertops.

The surcharge for granite is currently only €2000 because this granite slab is currently on offer at the studio + Black Friday Kitchen 9sqm in U-shape

I find €2,000 just for the countertop a lot of money.

I find the surcharge (depending on the granite) really manageable. Because it’s not just the countertop itself. Also, all cutouts are very complex to make. Example – net prices (plus installation costs): Apart from that, the comparison to a plastic countertop is about the same as comparing a Trabi to a Mercedes. Both run and need fuel. That’s about all they have in common.

What alternatives are there to granite if we leave the standard wooden board with decal aside

Artificial stone like SileStone, solid wood (also great), stainless steel, glass, ceramic, Corian, GetaCore, etc.

I find the surcharge (depending on the granite) really reasonable. Because it’s not just the countertop itself. Also, all cutouts are very labor-intensive to make. Example - net prices (plus installation costs):

Apart from that, the comparison to a plastic countertop is like comparing a Trabant to a Benz. Both drive and need fuel. But that’s about all the similarities.

Engineered stone like Silestone, solid wood (also great), stainless steel, glass, ceramic, Corian, GetaCore, etc.

So we also asked about the ADDITIONAL price for granite back then purely out of interest. It was roughly between €1,500 - €2,000 (but we have a very large kitchen).

I actually don’t find the comparison fitting. I see the price added value of the Benz – but not of the granite slab – at least not with this extremely high price difference (and yes, just looking at the countertop would be the difference between Benz and Trabant).

I think that due to the ongoing development in the materials sector (see plastics, laminates, veneers, etc.), granite countertops will sooner or later “go extinct,” or only people who can simply afford it will continue to have them :D

In my opinion, the advantages that granite countertops offer are only marginal and in today’s time more of a status symbol (you have it because it’s expensive and good) than it really provides a significant added value.

But yes, of course, anyone who really wants it should not do without it! No question!

Ultimately, everyone has different priorities when buying a kitchen. One person invests in a granite countertop and installs an extractor hood for €500... I will never understand that, but that’s just how it is :D