I'm in the process of refitting the kitchen, having united the previous kitchen and dining room.

I removed the old granite work surfaces and kept them, rather than throwing them in the skip. I thought they'd be worth something.

Looking on ebay, I see loads of people with a similar idea. I get them impression looking at the prices that there's not much of a market for used work tops.

Am I totally wrong. Anyone else out there tried to shift unwanted granite/marble ?

Thanks

On 31/10/18 09:01, cf-leeds wrote:
I'm in the process of refitting the kitchen, having united the previous kitchen and dining room.

I removed the old granite work surfaces and kept them, rather than throwing them in the skip. I thought they'd be worth something.

Looking on ebay, I see loads of people with a similar idea. I get them impression looking at the prices that there's not much of a market for used work tops.

Am I totally wrong. Anyone else out there tried to shift unwanted granite/marble ?

Thanks


It can (and has been) re-used for smaller projects by cutting down with
an angle grinder.

But I think such people tend to do that when they happen on some free
granite. Once you start paying for it, it becomes a less attractive idea.



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cf-leeds wrote:
Am I totally wrong. Anyone else out there tried to shift unwanted
granite/marble ?

DIY headstone?

I suspect the transport might be the problem. How thick are they - could
they be used for something else? Cutting is also hard.

Theo

On 31/10/2018 09:01, cf-leeds wrote:
I'm in the process of refitting the kitchen, having united the previous kitchen and dining room.

I removed the old granite work surfaces and kept them, rather than throwing them in the skip. I thought they'd be worth something.

Looking on ebay, I see loads of people with a similar idea. I get them impression looking at the prices that there's not much of a market for used work tops.

Am I totally wrong. Anyone else out there tried to shift unwanted granite/marble ?

Thanks

Dunno, but I have a LOT of marble sheet if anyone wants it.

The people I got it from were going to put it in a skip

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they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by
thread, into the fabric of their lives.€�

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On 31/10/2018 09:01, cf-leeds wrote:
I'm in the process of refitting the kitchen, having united the previous kitchen and dining room.

I removed the old granite work surfaces and kept them, rather than throwing them in the skip. I thought they'd be worth something.

Looking on ebay, I see loads of people with a similar idea. I get them impression looking at the prices that there's not much of a market for used work tops.

Am I totally wrong. Anyone else out there tried to shift unwanted granite/marble ?

Thanks

Monumental masons?

Cheers
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On 31/10/2018 10:11, Theo wrote:
cf-leeds wrote:
Am I totally wrong. Anyone else out there tried to shift unwanted
granite/marble ?

DIY headstone?

I suspect the transport might be the problem. How thick are they - could
they be used for something else? Cutting is also hard.

Theo

My granite works tops are about 20mm. My scrap marble sheet s a bit less
- maybe 12mm-15mm

I picked it all up in a Defender from the City years ago

It wiull ciut with diamond saws and rout with diamond bits but its a bit
specialised to find those - need water as well



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that they are dead.
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On 31/10/18 09:01, cf-leeds wrote:
I'm in the process of refitting the kitchen, having united the previous kitchen and dining room.

I removed the old granite work surfaces and kept them, rather than throwing them in the skip. I thought they'd be worth something.

Looking on ebay, I see loads of people with a similar idea. I get them impression looking at the prices that there's not much of a market for used work tops.

Am I totally wrong. Anyone else out there tried to shift unwanted granite/marble ?

Thanks


No, but working granite is beyond any normal builder or kitchen fitter,
let alone diy person. Cutting it is very difficult and often dangerous.
Cutting accurately almost impossible. Polishing the cut edge requires
industrial equipment, abrasives and water cooling.

TW

TimW Wrote in message:
On 31/10/18 09:01, cf-leeds wrote:
I'm in the process of refitting the kitchen, having united the previous kitchen and dining room.

I removed the old granite work surfaces and kept them, rather than throwing them in the skip. I thought they'd be worth something.

Looking on ebay, I see loads of people with a similar idea. I get them impression looking at the prices that there's not much of a market for used work tops.

Am I totally wrong. Anyone else out there tried to shift unwanted granite/marble ?

Thanks


No, but working granite is beyond any normal builder or kitchen fitter,
let alone diy person. Cutting it is very difficult and often dangerous.
Cutting accurately almost impossible. Polishing the cut edge requires
industrial equipment, abrasives and water cooling.

TW


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On 31/10/2018 11:02, Clive Arthur wrote:
On 31/10/2018 09:01, cf-leeds wrote:
I'm in the process of refitting the kitchen, having united the
previous kitchen and dining room.

I removed the old granite work surfaces and kept them, rather than
throwing them in the skip. I thought they'd be worth something.

Looking on ebay, I see loads of people with a similar idea. I get them
impression looking at the prices that there's not much of a market for
used work tops.

Am I totally wrong. Anyone else out there tried to shift unwanted
granite/marble ?

Thanks

Monumental masons?

Cheers

There was a program on daytime tv recently where someone was
salvaging tat from recycling centres, and doing it up and
selling on.

On One program bits of broken granite worktop were turned into
wall lights and sold for £85 each.

On 31/10/2018 12:36, TimW wrote:
On 31/10/18 09:01, cf-leeds wrote:
I'm in the process of refitting the kitchen, having united the
previous kitchen and dining room.

I removed the old granite work surfaces and kept them, rather than
throwing them in the skip. I thought they'd be worth something.

Looking on ebay, I see loads of people with a similar idea. I get them
impression looking at the prices that there's not much of a market for
used work tops.

Am I totally wrong. Anyone else out there tried to shift unwanted
granite/marble ?

Thanks


No, but working granite is beyond any normal builder or kitchen fitter,
let alone diy person. Cutting it is very difficult and often dangerous.
Cutting accurately almost impossible. Polishing the cut edge requires
industrial equipment, abrasives and water cooling.

TW
Not so sure that a diamond saw won't cut it well enough.

Agree wbout polishing though. Needs to be honed with more dianmond edged
stuff

But boy, it lasts...


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On 31/10/2018 09:01, cf-leeds wrote:
I'm in the process of refitting the kitchen, having united the previous kitchen and dining room.

I removed the old granite work surfaces and kept them, rather than throwing them in the skip. I thought they'd be worth something.

Looking on ebay, I see loads of people with a similar idea. I get them impression looking at the prices that there's not much of a market for used work tops.

Am I totally wrong. Anyone else out there tried to shift unwanted granite/marble ?

Thanks


I'd imagine the issue is that it is almost certainly cut to size/the
layout of your kitchen.

Unless you can find someone who has a similar layout or can cut bits out
to make a new layout, then I can't see it selling- at least not as
kitchen worktop.

Other uses may be, smaller sections to make small granite surfaces
(cutting areas etc). I knew someone who broke up a number of marble
wash stand tops (the old ones) and used the bits to lay a 'crazy paved'
marble floor. It looked very nice.



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Brian Reay wrote:
Other uses may be, smaller sections to make small granite surfaces
(cutting areas etc). I knew someone who broke up a number of marble
wash stand tops (the old ones) and used the bits to lay a 'crazy paved'
marble floor. It looked very nice.

If you have enough of it, it could be interesting in a bathroom - as a wall
or floor surface not just as a worktop.

Theo

On 31/10/2018 13:29, Andrew wrote:

On One program bits of broken granite worktop were turned into
wall lights and sold for £85 each.


In most of the TV programs showing junk recycled into expensive junk by
spending £100s to do so they seem to find the mugs in those unique
retail outlet willing to buy it. The type of shops that I guess that all
of us would avoid.

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On 31/10/2018 19:40, Theo wrote:
Brian Reay wrote:
Other uses may be, smaller sections to make small granite surfaces
(cutting areas etc). I knew someone who broke up a number of marble
wash stand tops (the old ones) and used the bits to lay a 'crazy paved'
marble floor. It looked very nice.

If you have enough of it, it could be interesting in a bathroom - as a wall
or floor surface not just as a worktop.

Theo

I have enough of it. Do you want it?
I dont.


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the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt."

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On 31/10/2018 20:10, alan_m wrote:
On 31/10/2018 13:29, Andrew wrote:

On One program bits of broken granite worktop were turned into
wall lights and sold for £85 each.


In most of the TV programs showing junk recycled into expensive junk by
spending £100s to do so they seem to find the mugs in those unique
retail outlet willing to buy it. The type of shops that I guess that all
of us would avoid.

Not only that but they spend hours recycling it as if labour had no value


(I mean actual manual work. Labour with a capital L of course has no value).



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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 31/10/2018 19:40, Theo wrote:
If you have enough of it, it could be interesting in a bathroom - as a wall
or floor surface not just as a worktop.

I have enough of it. Do you want it?
I dont.

Just hold the line while I build a suitable bathroom.
I might be some time...

Theo

When I first saw this thread I read it as Used Granny, but never mind. If
you could find some gullible audiophiles with turntables they could use it
to mount their 200 quid record decks on.
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 31/10/2018 19:40, Theo wrote:
If you have enough of it, it could be interesting in a bathroom - as a
wall
or floor surface not just as a worktop.

I have enough of it. Do you want it?
I dont.

Just hold the line while I build a suitable bathroom.
I might be some time...

Theo

On 31/10/18 13:44, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 31/10/2018 12:36, TimW wrote:
On 31/10/18 09:01, cf-leeds wrote:
I'm in the process of refitting the kitchen, having united the
previous kitchen and dining room.

I removed the old granite work surfaces and kept them, rather than
throwing them in the skip. I thought they'd be worth something.

Looking on ebay, I see loads of people with a similar idea. I get
them impression looking at the prices that there's not much of a
market for used work tops.

Am I totally wrong. Anyone else out there tried to shift unwanted
granite/marble ?

Thanks


No, but working granite is beyond any normal builder or kitchen
fitter, let alone diy person. Cutting it is very difficult and often
dangerous. Cutting accurately almost impossible. Polishing the cut
edge requires industrial equipment, abrasives and water cooling.

TW
Not so sure that a diamond saw won't cut it well enough.

Agree wbout polishing though. Needs to be honed with more dianmond edged
stuff

But boy, it lasts...


A join between two slabs of worktop for instance. Getting the two edges
to meet would be impossible to do with a grinder and the best you could
hope for would be a neat run of a good coloured filler. When it comes
from the yard it has been cut on cnc machines to make a join that
doesn't need any filler because the edges meet perfectly.

TW

On 01/11/2018 09:32, TimW wrote:
On 31/10/18 13:44, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 31/10/2018 12:36, TimW wrote:
On 31/10/18 09:01, cf-leeds wrote:
I'm in the process of refitting the kitchen, having united the
previous kitchen and dining room.

I removed the old granite work surfaces and kept them, rather than
throwing them in the skip. I thought they'd be worth something.

Looking on ebay, I see loads of people with a similar idea. I get
them impression looking at the prices that there's not much of a
market for used work tops.

Am I totally wrong. Anyone else out there tried to shift unwanted
granite/marble ?

Thanks


No, but working granite is beyond any normal builder or kitchen
fitter, let alone diy person. Cutting it is very difficult and often
dangerous. Cutting accurately almost impossible. Polishing the cut
edge requires industrial equipment, abrasives and water cooling.

TW
Not so sure that a diamond saw won't cut it well enough.

Agree wbout polishing though. Needs to be honed with more dianmond
edged stuff

But boy, it lasts...


A join between two slabs of worktop for instance. Getting the two edges
to meet would be impossible to do with a grinder and the best you could
hope for would be a neat run of a good coloured filler. When it comes
from the yard it has been cut on cnc machines to make a join that
doesn't need any filler because the edges meet perfectly.

Well no, it doesn't. They still use filler

TW



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greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most
obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of
conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which
they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by
thread, into the fabric of their lives.€�

ۥ Leo Tolstoy

On 01/11/18 09:41, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 01/11/2018 09:32, TimW wrote:
On 31/10/18 13:44, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 31/10/2018 12:36, TimW wrote:


... Cutting accurately almost impossible.
TW
Not so sure that a diamond saw won't cut it well enough.


.... When
it comes from the yard it has been cut on cnc machines to make a join
that doesn't need any filler because the edges meet perfectly.

Well no, it doesn't. They still use filler


I don't have the patience for this kind of pythonesque argument. I used
to be in the trade. I know what I am talking about.
TW

On 01/11/2018 10:44, TimW wrote:
On 01/11/18 09:41, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 01/11/2018 09:32, TimW wrote:
On 31/10/18 13:44, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 31/10/2018 12:36, TimW wrote:


... Cutting accurately almost impossible. TW
Not so sure that a diamond saw won't cut it well enough.


.... When it comes from the yard it has been cut on cnc machines to
make a join that doesn't need any filler because the edges meet
perfectly.

Well no, it doesn't. They still use filler


I don't have the patience for this kind of pythonesque argument. I used
to be in the trade. I know what I am talking about.
TW
I had a granite woprktop installed. They glued it together with epoxy
and isued a filler to make it neat, because the epoxy is a finite width
and has to be a finite width


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....than to have answers that cannot be questioned

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On 01/11/18 12:06, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 01/11/2018 10:44, TimW wrote:
On 01/11/18 09:41, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 01/11/2018 09:32, TimW wrote:

.... When it comes from the yard it has been cut on cnc machines to
make a join that doesn't need any filler because the edges meet
perfectly.

Well no, it doesn't. They still use filler


I don't have the patience for this kind of pythonesque argument. I
used to be in the trade. I know what I am talking about.
TW

I had a granite woprktop installed. They glued it together with epoxy
and isued a filler to make it neat, because the epoxy is a finite width
and has to be a finite width


Okay. When i first installed stone work surfaces back in the 1980s that
would have been standard practice. Templating was done by fitters with
hardboard and a jigsaw and you needed gaps all round for tolerance
anyway. The joins often cracked because of normal movement of anything
and everything, imo especially because a standard euro carcase was never
strong or rigid enough for the weight.

When I last installed stone worksurfaces about 15 years ago if you had
any sense you had the granite prepared by a yard with massive cnc
machinery. They would make a digital template with a pointer arm
attached to a laptop on a tripod and you could assemble some joins so
closely that a mere smear of silicone was enough to squeeze out and seal
the joint.

When you left the site the join was seen as feint line only. The
carcases were still crap though, and everything still moved when the
heating came on.

TW

TimW Wrote in message:
On 01/11/18 12:06, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 01/11/2018 10:44, TimW wrote:
On 01/11/18 09:41, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 01/11/2018 09:32, TimW wrote:

.... When it comes from the yard it has been cut on cnc machines to
make a join that doesn't need any filler because the edges meet
perfectly.

Well no, it doesn't. They still use filler


I don't have the patience for this kind of pythonesque argument. I
used to be in the trade. I know what I am talking about.
TW

I had a granite woprktop installed. They glued it together with epoxy
and isued a filler to make it neat, because the epoxy is a finite width
and has to be a finite width


Okay. When i first installed stone work surfaces back in the 1980s that
would have been standard practice. Templating was done by fitters with
hardboard and a jigsaw and you needed gaps all round for tolerance
anyway. The joins often cracked because of normal movement of anything
and everything, imo especially because a standard euro carcase was never
strong or rigid enough for the weight.

When I last installed stone worksurfaces about 15 years ago if you had
any sense you had the granite prepared by a yard with massive cnc
machinery. They would make a digital template with a pointer arm
attached to a laptop on a tripod and you could assemble some joins so
closely that a mere smear of silicone was enough to squeeze out and seal
the joint.

When you left the site the join was seen as feint line only. The
carcases were still crap though, and everything still moved when the
heating came on.

Yeah , friends had a new kitchen with granite worktops about 10
years ago.

The joints are pretty much invisible . This was an expensive
bespoke kitchen with units constructed from proper
wood.

I have though seen s tops with quite obvious filled joints, I
suspect they cost a lot less though.
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I had a granite worktop installed last September but the surface has been getting worse and worse and looks smudged and horrid as if liquids are being absorbed. Just was surfing the forums and was recommended to get the granite surface sealed. So I've been doing my own research and found some sealers here https://graniteprotect.com/ . I'm looking for anything I can do to improve the condition of the worktop.

On 16/08/2019 10:03, wrote:
I had a granite worktop installed last September but the surface has
been getting worse and worse and looks smudged and horrid as if
liquids are being absorbed. Just was surfing the forums and was
recommended to get the granite surface sealed. So I've been doing my
own research and found some sealers here https://graniteprotect.com/
. I'm looking for anything I can do to improve the condition of the
worktop.


Granite should not absorb anything.

Try first of all degreasing with caustic or oven cleaner and then use a
limescale remover to remove any of that

In extremis polish with fine wet and dry paper

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authorities are wrong.€�

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The Natural Philosopher wrote:

tetianashpek wrote:

I had a granite worktop installed last September

Granite should not absorb anything.

tetianashpek appears to be some sort of bot specialising in single
sentence replies (which always include a vaguely relevant URL) to months
old messages.

On Friday, 16 August 2019 10:48:44 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Granite should not absorb anything.

Indeed. However, many "granite" worktops are not made of granite
but some other rock which often is absorbent.

John

On 16/08/2019 12:02, wrote:
On Friday, 16 August 2019 10:48:44 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Granite should not absorb anything.

Indeed. However, many "granite" worktops are not made of granite
but some other rock which often is absorbent.

Then it isnt granite is it?

John



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thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly
persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid
before him."

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On 16/08/2019 12:22, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 16/08/2019 12:02, wrote:
On Friday, 16 August 2019 10:48:44 UTC+1, The Natural PhilosopherÂ* wrote:

Granite should not absorb anything.

Indeed.Â* However, many "granite" worktops are not made of granite
but some other rock which often is absorbent.

Then it isnt granite is it?

John




Is it just an advert for that site mentioned ?.

On Friday, 16 August 2019 12:22:35 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Granite should not absorb anything.

Indeed. However, many "granite" worktops are not made of granite
but some other rock which often is absorbent.

Then it isnt granite is it?

That doesn't stop the people who sell such worktops calling it
granite, nor does it stop people who own them thinking it is
granite and then complaining about it getting stained.

John

Granite is hard wearing but does have small pores in it so It will never be
uniform as its natural stone after all.
Brian

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I had a granite worktop installed last September but the surface has been
getting worse and worse and looks smudged and horrid as if liquids are being
absorbed. Just was surfing the forums and was recommended to get the granite
surface sealed. So I've been doing my own research and found some sealers
here https://graniteprotect.com/ . I'm looking for anything I can do to
improve the condition of the worktop.

I don't agree, I have a granite table lamp and one can clearly see , well
other can, a stain where my late grandmother spilled something on it over 40
years ago!
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On 16/08/2019 10:03, wrote:
I had a granite worktop installed last September but the surface has
been getting worse and worse and looks smudged and horrid as if
liquids are being absorbed. Just was surfing the forums and was
recommended to get the granite surface sealed. So I've been doing my
own research and found some sealers here https://graniteprotect.com/
. I'm looking for anything I can do to improve the condition of the
worktop.


Granite should not absorb anything.

Try first of all degreasing with caustic or oven cleaner and then use a
limescale remover to remove any of that

In extremis polish with fine wet and dry paper

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authorities are wrong."

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Well what do I know of grannies and granite... Quite a lot.
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:

tetianashpek wrote:

I had a granite worktop installed last September

Granite should not absorb anything.

tetianashpek appears to be some sort of bot specialising in single
sentence replies (which always include a vaguely relevant URL) to months
old messages.

It is granite, but all granite is not the same quality.
Its probably a bit like our local train station forecourt finished in York
stone. All the way from China, apparently.
It is standard paving faced with York stone in fact, not quite the same
thing.
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On 16/08/2019 12:22, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 16/08/2019 12:02, wrote:
On Friday, 16 August 2019 10:48:44 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Granite should not absorb anything.

Indeed. However, many "granite" worktops are not made of granite
but some other rock which often is absorbent.

Then it isnt granite is it?

John




Is it just an advert for that site mentioned ?.

Yeah, we believe her Brian.

Where did she bury the body :-)

Andrew


On 16/08/2019 15:06, Brian Gaff wrote:
I don't agree, I have a granite table lamp and one can clearly see , well
other can, a stain where my late grandmother spilled something on it over 40
years ago!
Brian

On 16/08/2019 12:02, wrote:
Indeed. However, many "granite" worktops are not made of granite
but some other rock which often is absorbent.

Granite worktops I could believe. There are some damn great big lumps of
granite about. But one company tried to sell us a quartz worktop...
which I don't believe.

(we went with acrylic, with mica flakes to make it look pretty. Trouble
is you can't see crumbs on it.)

Andy

On 18/08/2019 21:08, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 16/08/2019 12:02, wrote:
Indeed.Â* However, many "granite" worktops are not made of granite
but some other rock which often is absorbent.

Granite worktops I could believe. There are some damn great big lumps of
granite about. But one company tried to sell us a quartz worktop...
which I don't believe.

quartz is great, I've got a bathroom kitted out in quartz tiles

http://vps.templar.co.uk/Odds%20and%.../Bathroom3.jpg

The kitchen has stippled surface jet black sold granite

http://www.larksrise.com/Project%20P...n/XCD_0004.JPG

http://www.larksrise.com/Project%20P...n/XCD_0006.JPG


(we went with acrylic, with mica flakes to make it look pretty. Trouble
is you can't see crumbs on it.)

Good practical work top

Andy


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On 18/08/2019 22:43, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sun, 18 Aug 2019 21:30:03 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

On 18/08/2019 21:08, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 16/08/2019 12:02, wrote:
Indeed.Â* However, many "granite" worktops are not made of granite
but some other rock which often is absorbent.

Granite worktops I could believe. There are some damn great big lumps of
granite about. But one company tried to sell us a quartz worktop...
which I don't believe.

quartz is great, I've got a bathroom kitted out in quartz tiles

http://vps.templar.co.uk/Odds%20and%.../Bathroom3.jpg

The kitchen has stippled surface jet black sold granite

http://www.larksrise.com/Project%20P...n/XCD_0004.JPG

http://www.larksrise.com/Project%20P...n/XCD_0006.JPG

Very nice. But "granite", not granite. Granites are light coloured -
grey or pink, even red. But not black. Probably basalt or gabbro.

Basalt. Definitely not gabbro.

To a geologist.
Not to a kitchen supplier.
To them its 'granite'

Its tough as old boots. Recommended

Not cheap tho

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On 18/08/2019 23:06, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 18/08/2019 22:43, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sun, 18 Aug 2019 21:30:03 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

On 18/08/2019 21:08, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 16/08/2019 12:02, wrote:
Indeed.Â* However, many "granite" worktops are not made of granite
but some other rock which often is absorbent.

Granite worktops I could believe. There are some damn great big
lumps of
granite about. But one company tried to sell us a quartz worktop...
which I don't believe.

quartz is great, I've got a bathroom kitted out in quartz tiles

http://vps.templar.co.uk/Odds%20and%.../Bathroom3.jpg

The kitchen has stippled surface jet black sold granite

http://www.larksrise.com/Project%20P...n/XCD_0004.JPG


http://www.larksrise.com/Project%20P...n/XCD_0006.JPG


Very nice. But "granite", not granite. Granites are light coloured -
grey or pink, even red. But not black. Probably basalt or gabbro.

Basalt. Definitely not gabbro.

Really?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabbro#Uses

"It is also used in kitchens and their countertops, also under the
misnomer of 'black granite'"

On 18/08/2019 23:27, Fredxx wrote:
On 18/08/2019 23:06, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 18/08/2019 22:43, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sun, 18 Aug 2019 21:30:03 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

On 18/08/2019 21:08, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 16/08/2019 12:02, wrote:
Indeed.Â* However, many "granite" worktops are not made of granite
but some other rock which often is absorbent.

Granite worktops I could believe. There are some damn great big
lumps of
granite about. But one company tried to sell us a quartz worktop...
which I don't believe.

quartz is great, I've got a bathroom kitted out in quartz tiles

http://vps.templar.co.uk/Odds%20and%.../Bathroom3.jpg

The kitchen has stippled surface jet black sold granite

http://www.larksrise.com/Project%20P...n/XCD_0004.JPG


http://www.larksrise.com/Project%20P...n/XCD_0006.JPG


Very nice. But "granite", not granite. Granites are light coloured -
grey or pink, even red. But not black. Probably basalt or gabbro.

Basalt. Definitely not gabbro.

Really?
Â* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabbro#Uses

"It is also used in kitchens and their countertops, also under the
misnomer of 'black granite'"

Yes, really. It is solid black through and through and very fine
grained. Gabbro according to wiki has large crystals of 1mm or more.

This is where it came from
https://www.ivettandreed.co.uk/workt...-fabrications/

The photo top left with a 'satino' finish is the product.
They call it 'black granite'.

It might be some kind of metamorphosed slate.
But the edges are polished up and there is no hint of any grain at all.

Which does not accord with wikis description of gabbro.

Anyway, it is what it is no matter what its geologically correct name is.


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