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Originally Posted by linz06  Do you have to do much work with your granite? Does it need to be re-sealed and stuff? |
Granite is very easy to care for...just soap & water cleanup (best cleaner I've found is mixing water, rubbing alcohol & dawn dishsoap in a spray bottle...it's cheap & works excellent!)
Sealing is a breeze & in my experience, only needs to be one once a year or every other year...it's like a waxed car...you see when water no longer beads up like it should & then you know it's time to re-seal. Then just clean the counter and let it dry thoroughly (I let is dry overnight). Spray on the sealer, wait about a half hour to an hour and wipe off the excess..don't use the counter for 24 hours.
Are you much of a DIYer? Do you have a budget in mind that might limit choices?
Personally, I love building & remodeling and really dislike having to hire others to work on my home, which is why I had such a hardtime deciding on my countertops. My temporary countertops (after I'd ripped out the old ones, moved cabinets & changed the floor plan of my kitchen) were ones I built myself out of MDF. I'd thought about laminating them (a very easy & very cheap DIY weekend project) or tiling them, or pouring concrete (a DIY project I did for a friends office table & counter) but I just don't like the look. I much prefer the look of natural stone, but that takes DIY out of the equation, which means hiring a fabricator/installer, which means increased cost. My kitchen is very small so price wasn't much of a factor.