Green countertop (by J [FL]) Sep 30, 2020 1:23 PM
Green countertop (by J [FL]) Sep 30, 2020 1:24 PM
Green countertop (by plenty [MO]) Sep 30, 2020 1:30 PM
Green countertop (by Ken [NY]) Sep 30, 2020 2:28 PM
Green countertop (by Barb [MO]) Sep 30, 2020 2:28 PM
Green countertop (by J [FL]) Sep 30, 2020 2:33 PM
Green countertop (by Jasper [OH]) Sep 30, 2020 2:39 PM
Green countertop (by Sisco [MO]) Sep 30, 2020 2:58 PM
Green countertop (by Lynn [MA]) Sep 30, 2020 3:07 PM
Green countertop (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]) Sep 30, 2020 4:51 PM
Green countertop (by Deanna [TX]) Sep 30, 2020 6:12 PM
Green countertop (by RR78 [VA]) Sep 30, 2020 8:14 PM
Green countertop (by J [FL]) Sep 30, 2020 8:30 PM
Green countertop (by Nicole [PA]) Sep 30, 2020 9:25 PM
Green countertop (by LisaFL [FL]) Oct 1, 2020 5:24 AM
Green countertop (by Dee Ann [WI]) Oct 1, 2020 6:53 PM
Green countertop (by Ray-N=Pa [PA]) Oct 1, 2020 9:20 PM
Green countertop (by plenty [MO]) Oct 1, 2020 9:24 PM
Green countertop (by LindaJ [NY]) Oct 1, 2020 10:19 PM
Green countertop (by J [FL]) Oct 1, 2020 10:43 PM
Green countertop (by J [FL]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 1:23 PM Message:
My vacant house has a dark hunter green type countertop. Laminate and it is a solid color, really no design.
It's still in very good condition and came with the house when I bought it.
I don't think the color is horrible but it is not what I would choose today if I were buying this house and remodeling since it is not a neutral.
Would you leave it alone or replace with a neutral, modern laminate countertop? --72.188.xxx.xxx |
Green countertop (by J [FL]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 1:24 PM Message:
This is in the kitchen, not the bathrooms. The cabinets are a very light brown color. --72.188.xxx.xxx |
Green countertop (by plenty [MO]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 1:30 PM Message:
I would stage it lightly and sell it to potential renters as SUPER SPECIAL! --99.203.xx.xxx |
Green countertop (by Ken [NY]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 2:28 PM Message:
I would paint it,my guy got a small bottle of some kind of paint at home depot that was meant to be used on a counter top and it came out looking good.it was like $25 and there was enough left over to do another one.the top he painted was an ugly green also and it took 2 coats to make it a nice gray --104.229.xxx.xxx |
Green countertop (by Barb [MO]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 2:28 PM Message:
Are you selling or renting?
If selling, I'd install a new countertop.
If renting, and it is in good condition, I'd stage the home and rent as it is.
My countertops are a mottled hunter green. It was popular in about 2003 or 2004. --67.43.xxx.xxx |
Green countertop (by J [FL]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 2:33 PM Message:
I'm going to be re-renting the house.
Maybe just leave it alone and do some other upgrades in the rest of the house? My money might be better spent on that.
--72.188.xxx.xxx |
Green countertop (by Jasper [OH]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 2:39 PM Message:
Co-ordinate your kitchen wall color to complement the green counter. Do light staging to play up the good points. I wouldn't advise using a paint product on countertops for a rental. Those kind of things have limited success and not likely to hold up under tenant abuse. --173.188.xx.xxx |
Green countertop (by Sisco [MO]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 2:58 PM Message:
Re-laminating is too cheap to neglect. High impact- low expense. --67.43.xxx.xxx |
Green countertop (by Lynn [MA]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 3:07 PM Message:
I'd leave it alone. I've used the rust oleum countertop paint when there are burn marks but it doesn't hold up for a long time. --66.30.xx.xx |
Green countertop (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 4:51 PM Message:
J,
Green? No way. You will lose customers and have to keep your rent low.
Check out Sisco's idea to recover it.
Maye paint it now with the understanding you will have to replace it or resurface it later.
On several tops we primed with Bonding Primer, sprayed with a speckle paint from Lowes, then top coated with clear epoxy. Looks fantastic, granite-look, and is tough.
BRAD
--73.102.xxx.xxx |
Green countertop (by Deanna [TX]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 6:12 PM Message:
My old primary residence was white laminate with 70's green flowers. When we lived there, we thought about upgrading to quartz or whatever the natural/durable thing was, but we saw the prices and decided 70's green flowers were okay.
The house is rented because it's an awesome 3/2/2 on a huge shady lot. No one rents it for the countertops. But no one's told me, "Oh, I'd totally rent this place... except for that darn flowered laminate." And by the same token, no one's told me, "You know, I'd pay you an extra $200/month if you'll upgrade the countertops."
Prospects occasionally mention them. I laugh and say that it's vintage. Because at this point, it's old enough to be vintage-charming, instead of just old. :)
If you're not losing tenants over it, don't worry about it.
If tenants will pay you significantly more for an upgrade, to the point where you could totally recoup your costs in a year or less--- you might look at replacing them with something more durable/cost-efficiently upscale.
If they weren't clean/safe/functional, I'd look at replacing them.
If they were marred by burns or some other markings, I'd think about doing a resurface.
But otherwise, I'd probably be more inclined to leave them alone and let them be a little pop of personality. A little personality can be charming; it's when EVERYTHING is full of personality that things become dated/shabby/ugly/whatever. --137.118.xx.xxx |
Green countertop (by RR78 [VA]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 8:14 PM Message:
I say replace it. No one will every look at the kitchen and say it is nice.
Counters are the first thing they look at. So one of the first things we replace.
But I do have a local shop where I can buy them made to fit. Cheaper than I can get the blanks at the box store. --73.40.xx.xx |
Green countertop (by J [FL]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 8:30 PM Message:
Thanks. I'm still on the fence about what to do with this.
It's a small kitchen/counter space so I think I'll watch some videos and see if this is a job (replacing the countertops) that I feel up to learning to do myself. --72.188.xxx.xxx |
Green countertop (by Nicole [PA]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2020 9:25 PM Message:
I'd say it depends on the unit. In my places, it would never matter to anyone. On a higher priced/quality unit, it might matter. --72.70.xxx.xxx |
Green countertop (by LisaFL [FL]) Posted on: Oct 1, 2020 5:24 AM Message:
If everything else is nice and clean and you are renting it, keep the countertop. Especially if it not an off the shelf laminate made of particle board.
We have two we replaced for cosmetic reasons. One person decided to hammer on top of it so now it has round hammer holes/dents in it. Another set a large hot pot on one and now it has a scorched burn mark. These were high end laminate, custom made over plywood.
A third was an older color. The custom piece we added we matched the old color. This one spilled drain cleaner on it...ruined it. Much less upsetting than the first two since it wasn’t fully upgraded and needed to be replaced eventually anyway. Would have been devastating had it been fully redone like the other two. --75.89.xxx.xxx |
Green countertop (by Dee Ann [WI]) Posted on: Oct 1, 2020 6:53 PM Message:
J, not so fast! We have a rental kitchen that has a mottled hunter green countertop. From the day we put it in, yep like Barb said, popular in the early 2000's, until today in 2020, it is prospect's favorite room in the apartment. The biggest draw to the kitchen is the green countertop! Everything else is white, so it is a welcome break from that. I found some cute valances with green in them. Stage with some cookies jars that look good on the counter. Just my 2 cents and prospect's comments through the years. --75.11.xx.xx |
Green countertop (by Ray-N=Pa [PA]) Posted on: Oct 1, 2020 9:20 PM Message:
There is a specialty paint that is sold that allows you to paint the counter top. Make sure you seal it three times more times than what the directions tell you --24.101.xxx.xx |
Green countertop (by plenty [MO]) Posted on: Oct 1, 2020 9:24 PM Message:
Small kitchen would be smaller dollars to replace. Howver these young people grew up in all white houses and the dig color. Can you paint the walls a awesome gray color, stainless appliances and rock the kitchen color into 2021? --99.203.xx.xxx |
Green countertop (by LindaJ [NY]) Posted on: Oct 1, 2020 10:19 PM Message:
I would probably leave them. Dark green is not a bad color, maybe it isn't super up to date, but it isn't avocado green or harvest gold. Those are really dated.
I just took out a dark green marble looking laminate in our office and craft room. Reconfigured the cabinets, so I could not reuse it. But I did like it, dark green is a neutral color. I even tried to find something like it.
Paint the walls a nice color to show them off.
--108.4.xxx.xxx |
Green countertop (by J [FL]) Posted on: Oct 1, 2020 10:43 PM Message:
I think I'm going to leave it alone (although I'll research that specialty countertop paint as an option).
I did watch some videos of how to remove/replace the laminate and I think I could do it myself but there's a time constraint so I'd probably want to hire someone if I did it. The cabinets are particle board and not newish, so I don't know how much longer they will last, so it doesn't seem a great idea to pour money into updating the top on these cabinets. --72.188.xxx.xxx |
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