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FAQ
DOES GRANITE HARBOUR HARMFUL BACTERIA?
NO! THIS IS BACKED UP BY BOTH THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH.
GRANITE COMES SECOND TO STAINLESS STEEL WHEN MEASURING BACTERIA RESISTANCE.
CAN GRANITE BE REPAIRED ONCE IT IS SCRATCHED?
MOST GRANITE SURFACES ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SCRATCH.
THERE ARE A FEW STONES THAT ARE SUSCEPTABLE TO SCRATCHES;
WE WILL NOTIFY YOU IF YOU HAVE CHOSEN THIS GRANITE TYPE.
GRANITE CAN BE REPOLISHED SHOULD IT GET SCRATCHED.
SOLID SURFACE COUNTERS USUALLY COME WITH A SCRATCH/BUFFING KIT ONCE IT IS INSTALLED THEREFORE THE EXPECTATIONS
OF IT SCRATCHING IS HIGH.
IS IT TRUE THAT SOLID SURFACES WILL NOT STAIN AND GRANITE WILL?
MOST GRANITE COUNTERS NEED LITTLE TO NO MAINTENANCE.
THIS SEALER CAN BE PURCHASED AND IS RECOMMENDED TO BE APPLIED NO MORE THAN TWICE PER YEAR.
SOLID SURFACE COUNTERS ARE MAN MADE MATERIALS THAT CAN STAIN.
IS IT TRUE THAT SOLID SURFACE COUNTERS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY HEAT?
THIS IS TRUE OF GRANITE, BUT….
MANUFACTURERS OF SOLID SURFACES CLAIM HEAT RESISTANCE OF UP TO 212 DEGREES F,
WHILE THE AVERAGE OVEN GOES UP TO 400 DEGREES F. WITH A GRANITE COUNTER TOP YOU CAN
PLACE THE ROASTING PAN DIRECTLY OUT OF THE OVEN AND ONTO THE GRANITE COUNTER TOP.
IS IT TRUE THAT GRANITE COUNTER TOPS CANNOT BE MADE SEAMLESS?
THIS IS TRUE ONLY TO AN EXTENT.
MODERN METHODS ALLOW EXTREMELY THIN AND BARELY NOTICABLE SEAMING IN GRANITE.
THE GRANITE SLABS BEING IMPORTED TODAY CAN BE VERY LARGE WHICH ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR SEAMS.
IS GRANITE DIFFICULT TO CLEAN?
GRANITE COUNTERS ARE LOW MAINTENANCE.
SPECIALIZED STONE CLEANING PRODUCTS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM US,
HOWEVER THE MOST ECONOMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WAY TO CLEAN YOUR TOP IS WITH
1 PART VINEGAR DILUTED WITH 10 PARTS WATER. OVERVIEW OF THE ADVANTAGES OF GRANITE COUNTER TOPS VS OTHER SOLID SURFACES: