Granite countertops and kitchen tile backsplashes #5

September 5th, 2007 by Kenric

I visited a few model homes near my rental today to see what incentives the builders had. To put it bluntly, the incentives were amazing. How could you not buy new construction? If you add up the incentives they come to about 30% discount. Some were offering, $40,000 off, $10,000 in free upgrades, no closing costs, 30yr fixed 5.5% loan. Another had a labor day sale of $100,000 off for this weekend only.

It’s about time for some more pictures of kitchen counter tops and tile backsplashes.  This is the 5th post in my series. After seeing so many, you can definitely see a pattern as to what is in style now.

You can see the previous pictures here:

And of course if you want to do it yourself you can look here:

Here are the pictures:

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    1. 7 Comments to “Granite countertops and kitchen tile backsplashes #5”

    2. What is the asking price for the house if the discount was $100K?
      Amazing discounts!!!
      What were the qualification requirements for the 5.5% fixed for 30 years?

      PS: Glad you posted again about this topic, I know it brings a lot of visitors to your blog.

      By Andres on Sep 5, 2007

    3. There was $70k off a $350k house and $100k off a $425k house. 20% discounts.

      I didn’t ask about the qualifications for the loans.

      By Kenric on Sep 5, 2007

    4. I’ve been questioning whether I could tile floors and backsplashes and still have it look professional. You don’t by any chance have some tips for how to not have it look “do-it-yourselfer”, do you? I read through your posts about installing tile backsplashes. Were you really able to just get away with using tile nippers? You didn’t have to get a special saw?

      By Trisha on Sep 6, 2007

    5. Kenric,
      My wife and I are currently designing our kitchen and we really like the particular granite counter in the 5th picture above (granite-counter-tile-backsplash-104). Can you tell us what the specific name of that granite is? We’d really appreciate it.
      Thanks!

      By Jeff on Sep 7, 2007

    6. The bizarre contradiction in upper end tract homes in Phoenix is the use of very expensive and time consuming materials like granite and other stone or tile in the kitchen combined with very ordinary appliances. Several builders offer “gourmet” kitchen options, which just mean double ovens and a cooktop. The last picture is the first tract home I have seen with a commercial-style range and hood, de rigeur in upper end homes and remodels here in the Bay Area. Who is the builder and where are the models?

      By Another Investor on Sep 7, 2007

    7. Jeff, I don’t know the name of that specific granite.

      These models were located in North Peoria and the builders were Engle, Lennar and Centex.

      By Kenric on Sep 7, 2007

    8. Trisha, I use tile nippers only at the outlets. I do use a wetsaw when I have to, but its minimal because I use a ceramic tile.

      On stone or porcelain you will need a wetsaw. I try to minimize the total number of cuts needed.

      I think it’s fairly easy to make a backsplash look professional. It really depends on the material that you use and the pattern layout.

      By Kenric on Sep 7, 2007

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