How to take Care of your Granite Top!

While granite countertops are very strong and durable, you’ll still want to take precautions to keep them from being stained or damaged. We will help you to make your granite countertop look beautiful for years.

Clean Spills Immediately
You’ll want to avoid spilling anything other than water or some mild dish soap on your granite countertops, particularly liquids that have a high level of acidity. If you do spill something, use a cloth or paper towel to soak up any major spills and then use a damp rag to take care of any sticky residue.

Avoid Adding Weight to Countertop Edges
While granite countertops are very durable, you want to do your best to eliminate any chance of damaging them. One of the ways you can prevent damage is to avoid putting any unnecessary weight on the edges of the countertops. This can include grabbing on to the countertops for balance or using the countertops to climb up and reach a high shelf.

Use Trivets or Hot Pads for Hot Dishes
Granite holds up extremely well under heat, but thin strips of granite do not have enough surface area to absorb all of the heat from dishes, pots, and pans adequately. If you have small strips of granite countertop near other construction materials, use a trivet or hot pad for any hot dishes.

Avoid Harsh Cleaning Products
Some common household cleaners have high levels of acid and other chemicals that have the potential to damage your granite countertops. If you must use anything other than water to help clean up a spill, use something mild like dish soap to avoid damaging the granite.

Protect Your Countertops with a Sealant
One thing you can do to help protect your countertops from damage is to apply a sealant to them once they have been installed. A solvent-based sealer can be applied to granite countertops to help keep them looking new. Please ask SG Home Interior’s representative for a best type of sealant and granite countertop protection available in our store.

Facts about Granite

Granit Origin

Granite is a common and widely-occurring group of intrusive felsic igneous rocks that form at great depths and pressures under continents. The word granite comes from the Latin granum, a grain, in reference to the coarse-grained structure of such a crystalline rock.

There are two theories for the origin of granite. The magmatic theory states that granite is derived by the crystal fractionation of magma. Thus granite bodies are the result of intrusion of liquid magma into the existing rocks. The granitization theory states that granite is formed in place by extreme metamorphism. There is evidence to support both theories, and both are useful to explain different observed features. The two may actually merge: as metamorphic conditions increase to the melting point of the metamorphosed granite, it will melt and become a liquid magma.

Granite Types and Colors

Based on the composition, the color and the make of the granite also varies there are various types of granite comprising of over hundreds of shades. Within India itself there are around 200 shades of granite available. To name a few -Tropical Green Paradiso, Kerala White, Pink and Grey Granite, Monumental red granite which is very coarse, Kashmir White, Tiger Skin, Bash Paradiso, Colombo Juparana, Sea Green, Turaiyur Blue, Hosur Gray, Raw Silk, Ruby Red, Fish Belly, Tumkur Pink, Sira Grey, Savan Rose, English Teak, Hasan Green Tiger Black, Chilly Red, Pista Green, Black Galaxy, Daisy Blue, Blue Pearl, Purplish Granite Porphyry, Mokalsar Green, Silver galaxy, Ivory Shine, Tan Brown, Steel gray, China Pink, Sea weed green, Spotty Black, Chilka Blue, Red Pearl, Spotty Ribbon Gneiss, Deep Pink Granite, American/ Cobra / Emerald Green