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Many homeowners choose granite for the rich, unmistakable elegance if offers as a natural building product. There are many options for color and texture to take your home renovation project to the next level. Because it’s an extremely hard material, granite is suitable in many different applications: It resists scratches and stains, and can withstand normal wear and tear with proper sealing and maintenance. Granite is also extremely heat tolerant. Each slab of this material brings unique shading and striations.

You might consider quartz countertop, if you want a streamlined look with clean lines, as the slabs are extremely uniform due to its composition of natural stone mixed with resins. As a manufactured product, there is a wide range of colors available for quartz, including neutrals and bold shades of blue, orange, or red. It’s resistant to staining, acids, and scratches.

If your personal tastes tend to be more traditional, the modern edginess of quartz may not fit with your design style. As compared to granite or concrete, quartz is not as resilient to heat. It can discolor when exposed to strong sunlight and can be damaged by hot pots and bathroom appliances.

Routine cleaning may be done with a damp cloth or paper towel and, if necessary, a small amount of non-bleach, non-abrasive cleanser.

Comparing marble and granite will assist you in deciding which stone to use in your building or renovation project.

Granite and marble are both beautiful options for countertops. Granite has grains that are very defined that appear as specks that vary in color, so a granite slab might contain a variety of hues – blue, green, orange, pink, red, gold, silver, typically in medium to dark shades. The “pattern” in marble is usually larger. The color tends to be fairly consistent with veins running through it that concentrate the color.

Granite is harder than marble, so it is more resistant to chips and scratches. Both materials are heat resistant, though caution should be used with hot pots and pans in the kitchen or hot hair tools in the bathroom. Beauty is subjective, of course. You must come see the full slabs of marble and granite slabs to make the determination of which material you find to be more attractive.

Both marble and granite countertops are quite durable. Granite and marble are porous, so without a seal, liquids will penetrate and stain. International Stone Gallery seals all of its slabs prior to installation. Marble is especially vulnerable to acidic foods and liquids, so be very careful to keep all acids off the marble or to clean up immediately after contact. Marble is moderate to high maintenance. The care involved is keeping it sealed, avoiding acidic materials and wiping up spills quickly. Sealing is a very easy process. It’s a spray-on liquid, used in the same manner as if you were cleaning your countertop. If you are willing to provide more maintenance in return for the elegance and lasting, lasting beauty of natural stone, then consider marble over granite. Either one will take your kitchen or bathroom to the next level of luxurious living.