Neothin- Is it cultured marble or natural marble? I see the cultured stuff getting marred up much easier than the natural stone. The countertop in our guest bedroom is cultured marble and it's more marred up than the countertops in the rest of the house.
LightngSVT said:
Does granite have the same problem? We are getting granite countertops in our new kitchen and master bath.
Short answer: lucky you, don't worry :xyxthumbs
We have both granite and marble countertops (and fireplace surrounds and some granite floors). You'll get some marring over time but granite isn't as fragile (and I'm using that term sorta loosely) as marble. Our granite and marble wears like, well, stone
In my experience, if you apply the same sort of rules we use on cars (don't rub abrasive dirt into it, don't drag hard objects across it) you shouldn't have much trouble. Abrasive relative to stone is pretty abrasive too BTW! We've been in this house for five years now, and the worst marring on our granite/marble was caused by the workmen :furious: before we moved in. We're not super careful with any of our granite/marble surfaces either, no need to be. Well, we try not to walk on the granite floors with stones stuck in the soles of our shoes, but that's about all the thought we give it.
Heh heh, people said I'd have to do all sorts of stuff to keep it nice but that wasn't the case. I don't do anything special to the marble/granite, I just clean it regularly with either Cinch two-in-one or Lysol Kitchen Cleaner, using the soft Scotchbrite pads for any real scrubbing (kitchen) and sponges and MFs. No buffing, no sealing, no fancy treatments and no problems at all- still looks like just like it did when we moved in and you know how I am about stuff's condition
And no, my wife's cosmetics haven't stained the countertops in the master bath and it's a color that would show it. The natural stone stuff is great, one of the best decisions we made when we did the house.
