Dee Randall (I) said in my previous posting: Finally a new stove:

Regarding granite:

> I might change my mind again before I get around to it, who knows. On
> one of the groups, someone mentioned that I should examine the claims of
> the brand that I'm thinking about, as it might not live up to what I
> expect; i.e., not needing a yearly finish for 10 years. Probably right
> -- who knows where I'll be in 10 years ;->

Wayne Boatwright answered:
I remember that thread. Do they guarantee the 10 year finish? I did have
granite on a small island once. It was wonderful for working dough,
rolling pastry, and candymaking.

Here is the link
http://www.stonemark.com/aboutstone....0kjs45grbp20vu

Benefits of Stonemark with Permashield protection:

The first granite countertop brand backed by a 15-year limited warranty
against staining and for material integrity, Maintenance free granite, No
sealing needed.

From the research I've done, they only sell THROUGH Home Depot; HD takes the
money, Stonemark does everything else.

Hope this may be useful to anyone searching for a granite install. I think
I'm going to have to go with it -- if I chose granite and I probably will.
Dee

In article >,
says...
> Hope this may be useful to anyone searching for a granite install. I think
> I'm going to have to go with it -- if I chose granite and I probably will.
> Dee
>
>

Don't let sealing the granite scare you. It's really easy - just give it
a good cleaning and wipe the sealant on. We do it once every 2 years and
our 8 year old granite island looks like new.

Be SURE to see the actual granite slab that you will get. Do not rely on
seeing a sample and then trusting that yours will look the same. Natural
granite is so variable!

Granite is a great material for countertops. It's gorgeous (if you get
the right granite) and almost indestructable.

--
Peter Aitken

Dee Randall ha scritto:
>Dee Randall (I) said in my previous posting: Finally a new stove:
>
>Regarding granite:
>
>> I might change my mind again before I get around to it, who knows. On
>> one of the groups, someone mentioned that I should examine the claims of
>> the brand that I'm thinking about, as it might not live up to what I
>> expect; i.e., not needing a yearly finish for 10 years. Probably right
>> -- who knows where I'll be in 10 years ;->
>
>Wayne Boatwright answered:
>I remember that thread. Do they guarantee the 10 year finish? I did have
>granite on a small island once. It was wonderful for working dough,
>rolling pastry, and candymaking.
>
>Here is the link
>http://www.stonemark.com/aboutstone....0kjs45grbp20vu
>
>Benefits of Stonemark with Permashield protection:
>
>The first granite countertop brand backed by a 15-year limited warranty
>against staining and for material integrity, Maintenance free granite, No
>sealing needed.
>
>From the research I've done, they only sell THROUGH Home Depot; HD takes the
>money, Stonemark does everything else.
>
>Hope this may be useful to anyone searching for a granite install. I think
>I'm going to have to go with it -- if I chose granite and I probably will.
>Dee

Hi Dee,

Granite Shield Lifetime Warranty and No Need to Wipe Up Spills Immediately verses Stonemark By Innovative Stone with Permashield, Granite Certified By DuPont, Cosentino Sensa with Sensaguard all say wipe up spills immediately

Concerns about having to seal or not seal granite, germs, mold, bacteria and other toxins absorbing into granite? Granite Shield can protect surfaces in kitchens and bathrooms, making them ultra hygienic and free of bacteria, mold, viruses, other toxins and have a lifetime warranty against staining verses a limited warranty. With the Granite Shield sealing process your granite will be smoother, shinier and maintenance free. The revolutionary sealing process makes your kitchens and bathrooms look better than new and vibrant for the life of the countertop. Granite Shield’s sealing process is easy to apply to an existing countertop and safe for humans and pets. The average kitchen countertop takes 1 to 2 hours and is ready to use immediately. Your granite countertop will be super hydrophobic, stain proof and preventing liquids, germs, bacteria and other toxins from getting into your granite. With granite sealed by a Granite Shield authorized applicator or granite by Granite Shield Countertops your granite will be safe and not harbor bacteria. Granite Shield has less then a 1% failure rate with all of their customers and they are a proud member of the Marble Institute of America.

Granite Shield was actually the first company to offer granite that never needs to be sealed again if sealed with the Granite Shield process. Granite Shield since 2002 has many granite fabricators throughout the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England and Ireland that offer to their customers granite sealed with Granite Shield. The Granite Shield process was created in 2002 by Craig Phillips and has no restrictions and is maintenance free plus you can even use Windex and Clorox wipes with the preferred towel, a microfiber towel to use on a granite countertop. Stonemark By Innovative Stone with Permashield, Granite Certified By DuPont, Cosentino Sensa with Sensaguard still say you need to clean up spills immediately on their granite countertops and have requirements or their stain resistant warranty is void. Granite Shield has no restrictions on maintaining their sealed granite and you don’t have to worry about wiping spills up immediately.

Many of the Home Depot kitchen designers have and do recommend Granite Shield since 2003. Even the West Coast Vice President of The Home Depot has had his home sealed by Granite Shield approximately in May 2005 and recommends Granite Shield.

Below is the use and care guide for the following companies

Granite sealed by Granite Shield: http://www.graniteshieldcountertops....seandcare.html

Stonemark By Innovative Stone with Permashield: http://stonemark.com/use-care.htm

Granite Certified By DuPont: http://stonemark.com/use-care.htm

Cosentino Sensa with Sensaguard: http://www.cosentinowarranty.com/information/sensa.cfm

Harboring bacteria is a concern? The kitchen and bath is a wonderful place to harbor all sorts of exotic bacterial living organisms. Granite Shield has sealers for natural stone countertops and even engineered stone, natural stone flooring, grout, stainless steel, glass can all be sealed by Granite Shield to be super hydrophobic and remain repellent, harsh chemical free and easy to clean.

Granite Shield can remove stains from existing granite countertops and then seal your countertops or your fabricator can seal your new countertops with the permanent lifetime warranted Granite Shield.

Thanks,
Debbie

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