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Painting Counter tops, Good or Bad Idea
Is painting counter tops a good idea?  
I perform home inspections in the Phoenix area and lately I have seen a lot of painted counter tops. Home buyers ask me if this can be done. I will provide you with the same opinion I give my clients.
 
If you Google Painting counter tops you will find lots of articles from people saying how to do it, how great it looks, what products to use and most of the sites have adds for the products on the pages or a DIY sites that will also tell you how to install new counter tops.
 
I am not in the paint business, I am in the home inspection, performance and education business. My job as a Phoenix Home inspector is not to sell you special paint for counter top. My job is to tell you what is wrong with the home, how the different systems will perform and educate the client.
 
Painting counter tops is an inexpensive way to give a kitchen or bath a new look. However paint is not a durable as laminate or tile. People slide stuff across counter tops all the time, Glasses and plates get ... more

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