I agree that there seem to be more steps than really necessary to get really good results. That being said, if it were my job, unless there was a lot of counter space, I would personally not go below $1200 on the premise that a small reduction is beer money and a large reduction is not worth it. Also, I cannot effectively employ my techs on the basis of half day jobs. $20 psf sounds about right based on my costs and overhead, but I am aware that good labor, travel etc is lower in other climes. 
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On Dec 8, 2014, at 11:14 AM, stuart rosen <mail@stoneshine.com> wrote:

I hate to see anyone lower their pricing but if you get $1200 for a sixty sq ft kitchen you could lower your rate some.
Seems like you do a lot of steps-just curious why do you skip the 220 grit?
You could  use a faster process-start with a 220 genesis where there is etched or worn areas.
You could go right to 220 resin or in some cases 400 resin then go to 800 and polish with a dry polishing powder. Why waste all that time using 5x on a countertop if you don't have to. In most cases a product like MB12 will give you great results quickly. 

On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 2:02 AM, Mike Marsoun <nulifesc@bigpond.com> wrote:

What do you guys charge for countertops? I have been at $200m2 ($20sf) for a long time, seems to work but I have a large commercial job I am bidding and was wondering how low I could go.  Usually I go 400 genisis (electroplated) dry, then 120r, 400r, 800r 1800r, then5x. I will stop ar 800r sometimes but I rather do a quick pass with the diamonds than have to go hard with the powder.

 
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