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Needing countertop advice
Posted on 11/10/15 at 6:03 pm
Posted on 11/10/15 at 6:03 pm
Wanted white Quartz, until I got a sample and tested w/mustard, ketchup, and blue food dye. No way, stained, stained, stained. Now I'm checking into granite and don't like the patterns, to me most of it looks like dog vomit. I'm thinking about a black now, but afraid to see the smears and streaks.
I have a brushed aluminum backsplash that I want to use.
Any advice or input?
(don't know how to post pics)
I have a brushed aluminum backsplash that I want to use.
Any advice or input?
(don't know how to post pics)
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Posted on 11/10/15 at 6:25 pm to Sailorjerry
Looks like dog vomit?
You want something that absolutely won't smear, streak, stain, etch, or scratch and something that doesn't look like dog vomit?
I've got nothing.
You want something that absolutely won't smear, streak, stain, etch, or scratch and something that doesn't look like dog vomit?
I've got nothing.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 6:36 pm to Gaston
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You want something that absolutely won't smear, streak, stain, etch, or scratch and something that doesn't look like dog vomit?
Formica is your answer
Posted on 11/10/15 at 6:38 pm to joeleblanc
Or that old DuPont Corian...if they still make that stuff. I think you can just buff that shite out.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 6:57 pm to Gaston
aw, play nice!
Posted on 11/10/15 at 7:31 pm to Sailorjerry
Concrete or have a custom butcher block top made. I had dirty top heart pine in one house and it came out very nice with about a dozen coats of sealer. A good carpenter or cabinet guy can make it and it is different.
I have granite now and it looks just like every other house built in the last 20 years. Ho hum.
I have granite now and it looks just like every other house built in the last 20 years. Ho hum.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 7:43 pm to Sailorjerry
I think you need food prep areas and food service areas, and since one surface rarely does everything a combination often looks and performs the best.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:06 pm to Sailorjerry
I have put quartzite in two kitchens and found it almost unstainable. That would be my recommendation.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:06 pm to Sailorjerry
Soapstone.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:24 pm to Sailorjerry
I have a white quartzite in my new house and in 3 months have not noticed a problem with staining. Not even red wine.
The stuff is practically non porous and very resistant to stains.
Maybe you should go with Stainless Steel or Copper, won't stain but they will streak and smudge.
The stuff is practically non porous and very resistant to stains.
Maybe you should go with Stainless Steel or Copper, won't stain but they will streak and smudge.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:38 pm to BlackenedOut
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I have put quartzite in two kitchens and found it almost unstainable. That would be my recommendation.
You just have to make sure the quartzite is actually quartzite. Some stones get labeled quartzite that are actually marble. If you can get a sample of the quartzite, there are tests you can do to identify what it really is.
Our quartzite counters have been in use for about four or five months and so far it appears to be bullet proof. *fingers crossed*
This post was edited on 11/10/15 at 8:40 pm
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:38 pm to Martini
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I have granite now and it looks just like every other house built in the last 20 years. Ho hum.
And its possibly the worst material to be used in a kitchen for countertops.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:44 pm to Darla Hood
I have white statuary honed marble, it was sealed at installation two years ago and still no stains. Red wine, curry, turmeric, tomato sauce, etc all come out pretty easily with a lil elbow grease. It is wearing nicely...some etching in spots due to acid, a few dinks from hard/sharp blows, but they add character rather than making it look damaged. Soapstone will show similar wear stress, so if you like perfect, don't choose it either.
Look at Silestone or Caesarstone or other quartz composite......super durable, won't stain, has a stone like appearance.
Look at Silestone or Caesarstone or other quartz composite......super durable, won't stain, has a stone like appearance.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:03 pm to hungryone
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Look at Silestone or Caesarstone or other quartz composite......super durable, won't stain, has a stone like appearance.
Good stuff, but the best is slate.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:17 pm to Sailorjerry
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. Now I'm checking into granite and don't like the patterns, to me most of it looks like dog vomit. I'm thinking about a black now, but afraid to see the smears and streaks.
Go to a place that specializes in stone and look at whole slabs. Some of those Slabs of granite are true works of art. Don't go to Lowes and think that's it. I have been in warehouses full of Granite slabs and it is amazing the different patterns from all over the world that are available. You are right about the black showing streaks.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:22 pm to highcotton2
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Go to a place that specializes in stone and look at whole slabs. Some of those Slabs of granite are true works of art. .
I'm addicted and must have a granite fetish. If I go in, I haven't come out in less than 3 hours yet,, and I already have granite..
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:54 pm to Ole Geauxt
I have been looking at whole slabs. The Quartz IS Caesarstone(stained terribly) and was told you could slice into it. I agree, granite is ho-hum, except for the veined ones. Stainless smears, and concrete chips. Found out Onyx is #1 and Quartzite is #2 in durability. I'll check into Quartzite. Corian and formica stain.Don't know anything about soapstone except it has to be sealed twice a year.
This post was edited on 11/10/15 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:58 pm to joeleblanc
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And its possibly the worst material to be used in a kitchen for countertops
Care to go into detail?
Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:27 pm to TigerRob20
Porous
Chips or breaks
With all the bacteria in raw foods, it would be the last place I would want it in my kitchen.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:54 pm to Sailorjerry
Weird... I have quartz and it is practically impervious to stains. I did spill food coloring on it before and thought "oh crap", but it came off with 409.
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