Granite is not indestructible. This is a misconception.

This is what I do for a living.

It goes like this:

Granite - Lowest price (unless you do exotic) and lowest performance.

Man-Made Quartz - Best performance, median pricing

Quartzite - Highest price, median performance

Soapstone - About same price as quartz, seems like a lot of maintenance (oiling, waxing, etc.) We have only done like three of these in my six years.

The trend right now is towards quartz. I personally recommend it and it is what most architects are specifying in commercial work now.

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Posted by lsupride87

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 2/3/15 at 11:28 am to TimWhatleyDDS

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This is what I do for a living.

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TimWhatleyDDS

Well dental school was a waste now wasnt it Tim?

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Posted by TigerRad

Columbia, SC

Member since Jan 2007

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Posted on 2/3/15 at 2:54 pm to TimWhatleyDDS

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Soapstone - About same price as quartz, seems like a lot of maintenance (oiling, waxing, etc.) We have only done like three of these in my six years.

couldnt be more wrong. It is the lowest maintenance of all major countertop materials (zero, in fact

)

Soapstone is totally impervious to heat and all chemicals in its natural state. No acid or base can touch it. You can mineral oil if you want just to even it out as it normally darkens with use. This is totally optional.

The only downside is that it can scratch (it is the densest but also the softest material). This wear is why people like it - it gives a rustic lived-in look. If you dont like the scratches just sand them out (sanding will also reset the darkening in that area).

Soapstone is so awesome. Everything should be made of it

This post was edited on 2/3/15 at 2:59 pm

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