We have the dark brown granite counter tops that were fashionable 20 years ago. They do NOT stain but are truly impressive at breaking glassware when dropped from cabinet height..
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 11:45 AM OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > We had granite counter tops installed in the kitchen that got the Kraftmaid > cabinets. We were only there 5 years, but had no increase in broken dishes, > and no stains. The granite now is factory impregnated with a sealant that > is very good. We have had a granite topped table since that last kitchen > re-do, 13 years now, and it's been totally trouble free, other than being > rather heavy to move - between 400 and 500 pounds I'd guess. > > Any bad press for granite staining is obsolete news. > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 10:13 PM Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > > > wrote: > > > On Mon, 23 Mar 2020 20:35:50 -0400 Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > IMO, granite may be trendy but it's a poor material for a countertop. > > > Expect to replace a lot of dish and glass ware. > > > > Because we heard of granite's propensity to absorb stains, we decided to > > go with manufactured stone. The one we chose was LG Viatera, ordered from > > Lowe's. > > > > We also had porcelain tile installed on the floor; that was the source of > > some broken dishes, but the counters were not. > > > > > > Craig > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
