The Work
What each stone asks of you, in one paragraph each. Honest about the ones that etch, scratch, or scorch.
See all the work →Seal it at install and reseal periodically; wipe spills — especially lemon, wine, and tomato — rather than leaving them. Etching will still happen over time on a polished surface. Most people who choose marble want that softening; if you don't, tell us and we'll steer you to a stone that won't.
Quartzite is dense but still natural stone — we seal it at install and it should be resealed periodically. Sealed, it resists stains well and is far less prone to etching than marble. It is not indestructible; treat it like the fine natural surface it is.
Wipe it down. That's most of it. No sealing, no etching from lemon or wine, strong stain and scratch resistance. The one rule is heat: use a trivet — the resin can scorch.
Seal at install; reseal every few years depending on the stone. Granite takes hot pans, resists scratching, and doesn't etch. Day to day, it asks very little of you.
Nothing to seal, strong stain resistance, hot pans straight on it. Avoid hard impacts on an unsupported edge — that's the one way to chip it — and it will look the same in twenty years as it does the day it's set.
Scratches sand out and oil away — that's the point. Oil it if you want it dark; don't if you don't. Hot pans go straight on it. It never needs sealing. It ages, and that's the character.
