Granite Countertop Care And Maintenance
Nonn's Design Showplace brings you a guide to caring for your granite countertops:
Sealing and Cleaning: Our granite countertops are sealed by our experienced craftsmen prior to installation. This will prevent the absorption of most compounds that can stain the tops. No granite sealer is perfect, however, you can avoid staining by wiping up spills quickly. While granite stains are rare, cooking oil can cause them. When cooking with oil, please wipe your countertops when you are finished.
The safest way to clean your granite countertops is with a specifically designed cleaner. Nonn's recommends Stonetech Revitalizer. Dish soap and water will work as well. Avoid anything with bleaches or cleaners with grit in them and to avoid streaking on your granite countertops, wipe them completely dry.
Avoiding Scratches and Chips: Granite is a quartz-based material and can be scratched by quartz or anything harder. Diamonds WILL scratch granite. Knives will not scratch granite, although granite will dull knives. Cutting boards are recommended. If using a marble cutting board, be sure that the rubber/plastic feet remain intact. Marble does pose a scratching risk. Certain stoneware dishes and some pizza stones, if spun on your granite countertop, will scratch granite. Heavy pots and pans and bottoms of large bottles do most of the damage. Chips in granite countertops are not common, however if a chip does occur please save the piece as most of the time it can be epoxied back in.
Temperature Resistance: High and low temperatures will not harm granite countertops in any way. You can take a pan off the stove or a dish out of the oven and set it directly on the countertop without any damage. If you have a seam in your granite countertop, it is best to avoid setting hot materials on top of it. The seam epoxy can be melted if exposed to heat for an extended period of time.
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