Quartz kitchen worktops Y/N?

[MontyVeda]

I was curios about your sisters granite worktop, as my experience of them is that they are tough and resilient to anything placed on them, I did a search and found this: https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/26370/why-does-our-granite-worktop-mark-so-easily I don't know if this relates to your sisters worktop, but it does shoe all granite based tops are not equal.

granite is stone and therefore porous unless sealed. Porous stuff stains easily, and needs resealing rather regularly... otherwise they become porous again, and susceptible to staining.

 

[Venod]

granite is stone and therefore porous unless sealed. Porous stuff stains easily, and needs resealing rather regularly... otherwise they become porous again, and susceptible to staining.

How regular for resealing ? we have had ours about 5 years, no marks as yet.

 

[MontyVeda]

How regular for resealing ? we have had ours about 5 years, no marks as yet.

if it's natural granite. that's amazing.

 

[Venod]

if it's natural granite. that's amazing.

I found this, maybe not so amazing if you have a 15 year sealant.

https://qualitygraniteandmarble.com/how-often-do-granite-countertops-need-to-be-resealed/

 

[MontyVeda]

I found this, maybe not so amazing if you have a 15 year sealant.

https://qualitygraniteandmarble.com/how-often-do-granite-countertops-need-to-be-resealed/

also from the same article...

...while store bought (DIY) sealers may only be good for 6-12 months.

Your article also talks about resin sealed granite... which is no longer 'natural', since it's essentially encased in plastic

 

[Profpointy]

We've had granite in the last two places; plain black both times as it's one of the cheaper colours. I don't know anything about sealing or whatever but it seems close to indestructible. The only downsides are that crockery and glassware tends not to bounce, and it's obviously rather more costly than formica. Cost can be mitigated somewhat by going via your kitchen fitter or granite supplier rather than via a posh shop. I have little doubt I'd buy it again if I moved. Cheap cupboards (within reason) plus granite tops keeps the price reasonable and it still looks the dog's bollocks

 

[Venod]

granite is stone and therefore porous unless sealed. Porous stuff stains easily, and needs resealing rather regularly

Your article also talks about resin sealed granite... which is no longer 'natural', since it's essentially encased in plastic

But the article and several others I have found, don't seem to agree with your original statement above, I was concerned that I might not be maintaining our worktops correctly after reading your statement, although the lack of staining after 5 years should have told me there is no need to worry, the discovery of the articles not agreeing with your view has reinforced they are OK without resealing regularly.

 

[Profpointy]

But the article and several others I have found, don't seem to agree with your original statement above, I was concerned that that I might not be maintaining our worktops correctly after reading your statement, although the lack of staining after 5 years should have told me there is no need to worry, the discovery of the articles not agreeing with your view has reinforced they are OK without resealing regularly.

Ours has never been sealed as far as I'm aware

 

[Venod]

Ours has never been sealed as far as I'm aware

I don't know if ours has, but it's shiny on the exposed surfaces and very stain resistant, I will worry if it detereates, but all is good so far.