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Don’t understand the appeal at all. My parents had some sort of stone countertop put in (marble, I think, it’s def. not granite). It’s loud, echoey, and easily

by TylerE 4y ago

Don’t understand the appeal at all. My parents had some sort of stone countertop put in (marble, I think, it’s def. not granite). It’s loud, echoey, and easily damaged.

ggm 4y ago
Easy to clean, modulo things which breach the sealant and stain. Can be used as a dough board or make-pasta-like-martha-stewart work surface (see above re: sealant) or if you are a real slob to cut on (see above re: sealant) Can be installed with pre-carved draining slots to sink, so gets rid of the "where to I stash this ugly plate rack" dilemma for would-be insta-princess shots. Mainly, "it's fashionable" -By now, the 1970s avocado-colour toilet suite has probably moved into historically preserved home space. Stone benches were actually a thing in worker housing in the early 19th century. 'Het Skip' in Amsterdam and the Bauhaus designed worker flats have concrete sinks and workbenches on this design pattern. Amazingly functional for mass production at that time, long lasting (see above re: staining)
- soperj 4y ago
  I've noticed that polished concrete counter tops can get stained really easily by citrus. Any idea what the answer is there?
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    Acid of any kind will likely do that.
  - ggm 4y ago
    online, people say baking soda because you want to neutralize the acid. They also say "re-seal it" for day to day cleaning, water and dish soap. don't use home-made cleaners, natural cleaners, products with citrus or vinegar, you're basically destroying the surface. this one about granite is probably a good guide, even though you asked about concrete: https://prohousekeepers.com/blog/how-to-clean-granite-countertops/ https://prohousekeepers.com/blog/how-to-clean-granite-counte... In commercial kitchens I've seen using concrete, I think they expect to have to re-surface it and anyway, its about clean, not shiny: they can tolerate a working surface which looks stained, as long as its not actually dirty and affecting hygiene. If all else fails, there's always grinding back. I'm not in the business. I live with the chips I put into our composite fakestone, and we picked a colour which seems to be masking the stains (mainly.. red wine. its always red wine. I thought I'd emptied that bottle nicely)

by TylerE 4y ago

Don’t understand the appeal at all. My parents had some sort of stone countertop put in (marble, I think, it’s def. not granite). It’s loud, echoey, and easily damaged.

ggm 4y ago

Easy to clean, modulo things which breach the sealant and stain. Can be used as a dough board or make-pasta-like-martha-stewart work surface (see above re: sealant) or if you are a real slob to cut on (see above re: sealant) Can be installed with pre-carved draining slots to sink, so gets rid of the "where to I stash this ugly plate rack" dilemma for would-be insta-princess shots. Mainly, "it's fashionable" -By now, the 1970s avocado-colour toilet suite has probably moved into historically preserved home space. Stone benches were actually a thing in worker housing in the early 19th century. 'Het Skip' in Amsterdam and the Bauhaus designed worker flats have concrete sinks and workbenches on this design pattern. Amazingly functional for mass production at that time, long lasting (see above re: staining)

soperj 4y ago
I've noticed that polished concrete counter tops can get stained really easily by citrus. Any idea what the answer is there?
- ceejayoz 4y ago
  Acid of any kind will likely do that.
- ggm 4y ago
  online, people say baking soda because you want to neutralize the acid. They also say "re-seal it" for day to day cleaning, water and dish soap. don't use home-made cleaners, natural cleaners, products with citrus or vinegar, you're basically destroying the surface. this one about granite is probably a good guide, even though you asked about concrete: https://prohousekeepers.com/blog/how-to-clean-granite-countertops/ https://prohousekeepers.com/blog/how-to-clean-granite-counte... In commercial kitchens I've seen using concrete, I think they expect to have to re-surface it and anyway, its about clean, not shiny: they can tolerate a working surface which looks stained, as long as its not actually dirty and affecting hygiene. If all else fails, there's always grinding back. I'm not in the business. I live with the chips I put into our composite fakestone, and we picked a colour which seems to be masking the stains (mainly.. red wine. its always red wine. I thought I'd emptied that bottle nicely)