Three materials keep coming up for kitchen counters, and people usually choose on looks and then live with the maintenance. It is worth understanding what you are signing up for before the slab is cut. Marble Marble is calcium carbonate, which means acid reacts with it. Lemon juice, wine, vinegar or a tomato left on […]
Choosing stone from a photograph is choosing a different slab from the one you will get. Here is what to actually look at when you are standing in front of it. See the whole slab, not a corner Veining is rarely even. A slab can be quiet at one end and dramatic at the other, […]
Sealing is the most misunderstood part of owning natural stone. It does less than people expect, and it matters more in some places than others. What a sealer does Most stone sealers are impregnators. They soak into the pores and make the stone repel liquid, so a spill sits on the surface long enough to […]
The same slab can look like three different materials depending on how the surface is finished. The finish changes the colour, the maintenance and how the stone feels underhand. Polished Ground to a reflective shine. Polishing brings out the depth of colour and makes veining look sharper. It is also the least porous of the […]
