The Granite Place, Inc. is a local, family-owned and operated business in the Boston-area with more than 10 years of experience. We offer a true customized service to fabricate high standard unique works for kitchens, bathrooms, fireplaces and jacuzzis.. Working with your ideas and meeting your budget, we can create that one-of-a-kind piece for you. One of the advantages of granite is its durability. Formica counter tops are not as durable as granite counter tops. Formica is created from chipboard and then it is laminated with Formica. Granite is literally a solid rock created deep within the earth. Before the granite is cut to fit your kitchen counter tops, it is most likely already a few hundred or thousands of year old. It has already outlasted all of earths elements and will easily be able to handle the abuse of children, pets or even poor maintenance. Granite counter tops do not cost as much as they did 20- 30 years ago. Even in the early 2000s, a typical granite kitchen could cost you up to $10,000 - $30,000. Now, complete granite counter tops in an average size kitchen cost much less. Granite Counter tops have an average lifetime of 100 years or more! While Formica counter tops last about 15 years on an average! If you have to replace your laminate counter tops just ONCE, you could have already bought granite counter tops instead, therefore saving you money over time. Call us now for a FREE estimate.