Caring For Granite

Looking After Your Granite - Do

Wipe up spillages immediately with a clean cloth. Dry up water splashes; leaving water spillages to dry naturally (for example, around taps) could, over time, lead to unsightly lime scale deposits especially in hard-water areas. Use a chopping board to prevent damage to the worktops (it is also kinder to your knives). Use a trivet (pan stand) to support hot pans. After use, wipe down the surfaces with a clean damp cloth, a little soap in the wiping water may be desirable but frequent washing with copious amounts of water is not recommended.

Looking after your Granite - Maintenance

If the Good Housekeeping Practices are followed there should be no necessity for major maintenance works; however, to retain the shine on polished surfaces and assist the water-repellent characteristics, the occasional application of a combined cleaner, sealer or polish will be beneficial. (For example Akemi Triple Effect is an easily used spray on wipe off product for polished granite maintenance and is food-safe). Where surfaces are a honed finish, products such as Lithofin MN-Stainstop are suitable.

Granite is extremely tough but not infinitely so; hence a little care as outlined above will help to maintain its beauty. As with all natural materials, some of the aesthetic appeal comes from the variations of colour, veins and markings within any particular type of granite and any slight imperfections or brecciations are normal and give each piece its individuality. The suitability of granite (or a particular type of granite) for use in a specific project can be advised by your granite fabricator. Whilst the foregoing information is given in good faith as a general guide, it cannot be specific for each individual application.