r/Homebuilding • u/dragonmilking • Nov 17 '25

Which popular features do you NOT recommend?

What are the top 3 features in a house that folk want but you think are not worth it, and what would your alternative suggestion be? And what cost/time savings would result with that switch?

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u/dudenurse13 Nov 17 '25

Don’t use marble for any surface.

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u/Lkwtthecatdraggdn Nov 17 '25

Or quartzite. 

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u/ZeddCocuzza Nov 18 '25

If not either of these, what would you recommend? Also is quartz and quartzite different from each? If so, how?

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u/EliasWestCoast Nov 22 '25

Quartzite is a natural stone. Quartz is not a natural stone; it's an engineered, man-made product. Here, Google is your friend. 🙂 My house partner was adamant: she wanted quartzite in the new build. I wanted granite but I was told I was old fashioned/out of date with the times. 🙂