Why Is My Newly Installed Granite Gritty

I just had my house built and went with my son to pick out the granite for my entire house kitchen baths.

Why is my newly installed granite gritty.

It is now going on 3 years since i had mine installed in my kitchen. I have just finished cleaning my kashmir white granite because it had turned grey. Im not sure what you mean by gritty. If gritty in spots you might have adhesive residue.

Disappointed with my gritty granite countertop by. 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. At least if i am understanding you correctly. You could try a solvent like denatured alcohol but i would start with a non scratch scouring pad.

The granite was purchased from a large granite place in az but was finished cut and installed in a different part of az. Setting a hot pan on them won t damage them like a laminate countertop. Granite and other types of stone countertops are becoming more popular by the year. Finishing polishing the slab does not magically hold the grains in place.

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. 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. Was there a matte finish which might feel more like very very fine sand paper.

Anonymous why is everyone raving about granite countertops. It was looking awful. They are beautiful seen as timeless and durable. These grains can pop out which is why some granites will form pits.

It just smoothes the surface. Gritty or sandy granite is usually just a slab that was not well formed geologically and the grains are constantly coming loose. Your granite countertops should not feel gritty. Sealer has nothing to do with the feel of your countertops.

However there are some important things to consider with your stone countertops cleaning your new granite countertop. Now i am wondering how often i have to do this.