Rental Property Investor · Columbus, GA · Member since 2016 · 634 posts · 337 votes
What are you favorite countertops to use for B- rentals? Replacing 30 year old countertops and plan on raising rents. Break even time frame is 18 months.
I generally go commercial quality granite (not that much more expensive than laminates and they last a very long time) Also, if you're refinancing in the near future, they give you a bang for the buck on the appraisal. (Assuming this is SFR and not multi)
@Bryan Mitchell I’ve installed every type of counters in my rentals, and NOTHING is cheaper then laminate. Possibility cheaper materials but install will be 5x on granite, concrete and tile.
I use pre-fab quartz. I pay $250 per 9ft. Labor is $250 per prefab slab. Under mount Sink costs $100. What makes them prefab is that the slab is 2cm thick but has a 3cm quartz edge laminated on the front. They install plywood on the cabinets to support the countertops. Looks fantastic and I typically pay $700 for materials, labor, and the undermount sink per kitchen.
Look for a place that smelled/installs RTA cabinets.
I’m my C rentals I buy laminate countertops from IKEA. They look fantastic and modern and cost less than $100 per piece. IKEA ships anything for $39.
@Bryan Mitchell if you're avoiding granite, concrete is an awesome choice, Caesar stone and quartz are good backups too. I've seen some interesting tile countertops too recently, though i've never used them myself