Should I give up on sea pearl quartzite?
K B
2 years ago
We’re building our forever home and fell in love with sea pearl quartzite for our kitchen countertops. I love to cook, as do my extended family members. We also have 2 small children. To be prudent, we wanted to test the quartzite to make sure we weren’t buying marble or dolomite.
The quartzite passed the glass scratch test. Turmeric paste did not stain after 22 hours, surprisingly. But everything else (water, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, red wine, soy sauce) left a stain after 22 hours. The company thought that the stain was due to water, and suggested it would evaporate within 48 hours.
48 hours later, the stain is still there.
If sea pearl is a “true” quartzite, and it stains this badly, should I move on from quartzite and just go with quartz? *sigh
Photo 1: view of the slab
Photo 2: picture of the test
Photo 3: picture of the stain after 24 hours
Photo 4: picture of the stain after another 48 hours
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2 years agolindacottonwood
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Comments (13)my3dogs - Thx for your input! Love your quartzite. I think that's great you are reusing your sink! No need to buy something else if you like your current one & it's in good shape. I was ready to get the $300 Ikea drop-in farm sink, but my DH really wants an undermount, so I caved...but I can live with either. Thx for the Ebay links. They don't have the 6488 model I want (except for local pick-up in NY); I'll keep checking though. I called Kohler today about getting sample chips; they are backordered on sea salt and cashmere. Both very popular (cashmere the #1 seller at the Fergusons in my area). I'm going to make another round of showroom visits with my cabinet door & photos (don't have a sample of the Sea Pearl but will ask the fabricator again). I can look at the sample chips at the showroom. I did like the dune color online; I will see what that one looks like. BirchPoint - Thank you! You raised the same concerns I have about the cashmere. It is lovely on its own, but not sure in combination with the other elements in my kitchen. My DH agrees with you; the sink will be here for many years, and the extra money will be worth it if it's "the one" for our kitchen. lmgch - Good to know! The fact that you selected the sea salt Whitehaven with Sea Pearl raises my comfort level with that color. It is lovely, and I like the tiny speckles in it. The "sea" in both the quartzite and sink color names may be a sign. :) Thx!...See MoreAlternatives to Sea Pearl quartzite?
Comments (6)You bring up a good point about the hood - when we initially bought the house my plan was to do exactly what you recommend. Unfortunately, once we moved in we realized what terrible condition the existing granite is in. I priced out having it resurfaced and grouted, and it's thousands of dollars. For that amount, we're leaning toward replacing and updating. The window trim gets painted next week :) We're definitely thinking along the same lines!...See Moremarble countertop or not? sea pearl quartzite instead?
Comments (6)I love Sea pearl quartzite - just be sure to test any slabs you find because stone yards often mislabel marble as quartzite. karinMT has several informative threads that explain how to test....See MoreOmega Beach House color shaker with Sea Pearl Quartzite
Comments (10)Sea Pearl was on my short list before I went with quartz and we did white cabinets. It’s a beautiful stone. I would definitely try to match it up with cabinet color before deciding. Do a quick google search of sea pearl quartzite and look at the images, they have tons of pics of it with different cabinets....See Morelindacottonwood
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