It was looking awful.
Why is my newly installed granite gritty.
Granite is made of grains.
They are beautiful seen as timeless and durable.
Now i am wondering how often i have to do this.
Granite and other types of stone countertops are becoming more popular by the year.
Setting a hot pan on them won t damage them like a laminate countertop.
There should never be any raised grit in your stone with a polished finish.
These grains can pop out which is why some granites will form pits.
The granite was purchased from a large granite place in az but was finished cut and installed in a different part of az.
When the average cost of granite countertop installation is 3 000 the last thing a homeowner wants to hear is that their newly installed countertop material is inferior.
You could try a solvent like denatured alcohol but i would start with a non scratch scouring pad.
However there are some important things to consider with your stone countertops cleaning your new granite countertop.
There s nothing you can do to fix the gritty texture of your countertops but we hope that our blog post will at least help you understand what happened and take the next.
I picked a grade 4 granite the same throughout the house.
It just smoothes the surface.
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Sealer has nothing to do with the feel of your countertops.
It is now going on 3 years since i had mine installed in my kitchen.
Finishing polishing the slab does not magically hold the grains in place.
Im not sure what you mean by gritty.
Your granite countertops should not feel gritty.
I have just finished cleaning my kashmir white granite because it had turned grey.
At least if i am understanding you correctly.
If you are talking about natural pits in the stone that is a different story.
There are sanding options but there are a lot of varibales.
If gritty in spots you might have adhesive residue.
I just had my house built and went with my son to pick out the granite for my entire house kitchen baths.