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Tahiti Quartzite kitchen counters - any success stories?

last year

Hi all, we found some Tahiti quartzite slabs yesterday that we fell in love with (after months of looking and not finding anything. ugh). Searched for Tahiti quartzite here and found some horror stories of staining/absorbency along the cut edges, sink, range, etc. Water absorption/not enough sealant and possible installation adhesive reactions seem to be a problem. Has anyone installed this particular quartzite and not had any of these issues?

We like the look of natural stones, and are fine with wear and tear from daily use. But the clouding/staining/absorbency along all the cut edges would drive me nuts. Going to reach out to my fabricator, but wanted to see if anyone has successfully used these countertops here. Thanks so much!

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kate100306
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last year

Oh my, catfred33. I found your post. 😢 Thank you for the feedback! We did decide to walk away from this one.

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Joseph Corlett, LLC
last year
Kate:

You cannot believe the name and/or the properties of any particular slab without testing that specific slab. Stoners slap all kinda names on all kinda stones. People don't slap a Ford emblem on a Chevy and attempt to pass it off; many stoners have no such compunction.
kate100306
Original Author
last year
This batch of slabs was a new arrival to the supplier so they didn’t have any samples we could take home yet, but we did do the scratch and glass test and it passed. Granted we had to do it on the edge and based on what I’ve read properties can be different throughout the entire slab. Couldn’t do the lemon or water absorbtion test though.

Say this is truly Tahiti quartzite, it’s my understanding it’s an intermediate/middle of the road in durability. Not a Taj Mahal in minimal porosity, but not close to the sandstone ones either. I’ve read some success stories with other intermediate quartzites with heavy sealing and non-oil based adhesives, but i was hoping to hear some positive outcomes on this one specifically since there wasnt as much to read about this one as others.
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kate100306
Original Author
last year
Not the best picture, but here’s a slab!
catfred33
last year
We have Tahiti quartzite. It is terrible and I would recommend you stay away. I loved it too and would do anything to be in your position and walk away. It is terrible for a kitchen. I posted pictures on another thread in 2018. Take a look - that is when the counter looked good.
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Don Jollay
last month
I'd love to see the 2018 post, dont know how to find it! Can anyone help?
elunia
last month
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here you go…

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5485633/quartzite-advice-the-counter-is-staining

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