Comments on: Granite Counter Tops

By: James

James — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:47:42 +0000

I asked my wife this morning, and she says that she has put a hot pot on our granite before, and nothing happened.

I wouldn’t REALLY suggest doing it just in case, but (touch wood) nothing’s happened to ours before.

And it doesn’t get THAT cold. It does keep the warmth of the room.

By: rhoheen

rhoheen — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:07:42 +0000

I want to know about granite. I recently had my kitchen done but I’m hearing conflicting views. one person said that granite is so cold that if you should put a hot pot on it, it will crack. Is this true? Others have said that granite will be able to stand heat. So what is the truth?

By: Alicia

Alicia — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:54:28 +0000

I am having the same problem in finding a matching granite countertop to match my existing one. We’ve been debating on a tile bar, a wood bar, a contrasting color granite, etc. What do you recomment????? Thanks!

By: Becca

Becca — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:10:02 +0000

There is a site called solidsurfacealliance.org that has a bunch of info on granite problems. It is a bit over the top at times, but some of the links it uses to support their views are convincing.

We are remodeling out kitchen soon, hubby wants granite despite some of the stories out there.

By: Deco Gecko

Deco Gecko — Mon, 07 May 2007 08:05:33 +0000

Hi Michele… I’ve noticed that I also have a chip on MY granite, and I have a feeling it arrived like that.

I don’t think it chips that easily because we’ve definitely dropped a few things on the granite, but that also means it’s going to be quite hard without the correct tools to get rid of the chip (if you’re going to smooth it down).

I think the best bet would be to phone a granite supplier and see what they say, like if they can send someone out to smooth it down for you.

Please let us know how it goes, and what happens… Good luck

By: Michele

Michele — Sun, 06 May 2007 19:27:39 +0000

I have granite kitchen tops and recently noticed a chip on the edge but dont konow how it happened. does granite chip easily and wht can I do about it?

By: Deco Gecko

Deco Gecko — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 23:20:56 +0000

Hi,Just want to let you know that there's a new post on caring for granite. Check it out here: "Caring for Granite Counters"

By: Deco Gecko

Deco Gecko — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 13:54:23 +0000

Hi Betty. I’m afraid I don’t know much about this YET… I will do some research, and then write about it.

But, from personal experience with my own granite top, granite is DEFINITELY porous… If you leave water on the granite, you will see a dark stain after a while. But it disappeared after a while once I had dried it up.

We also spilled tea on the counter once it was hot tea which we wanted to make iced tea with. unfortunately it broke the glass, and we didn’t wipe up the counter because of the mess it caused. It also caused a stain, but this went away after about a week or so.

So, we haven’t had mould on our counter yet, but I would definitely recommend granite, because it’s easy to clean.

Any thoughts, please leave a comment…

By: betty donohue

betty donohue — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:38:47 +0000

Do you know of any problems with granite counters and mold? I have heard that granite is porous, absorbs stains, and encourages mold growth. Do you know anything about that?

Thanks

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