Make Your Kitchen Floor Look Best
With varying color schemes and unique veins, many choose marble to decorate their home for a look that is timeless. Marble never goes out of style and one of the more popular places where marble is installed are kitchens where it adds so much to the room and compliments kitchen furnishings very well. Marble is incredibly sturdy and is heat resistant which is perfect for many activities that are done in the kitchen such as baking or cooking. One can place a piping hot baking sheet on the countertop for example and the heat will dissipate quickly while the marble itself doesn’t get damaged. What many people, unfortunately, forget, however, is that marble is a natural stone that is softer than others and is more porous which makes it vulnerable to stains and scratches.
Adding a sealer to protect the marble drastically improves its lifespan as it protects against any acidic substances that come in contact with the marble. With marble in the kitchen, it is imperative to apply a sealer to the marble because of the many acidic substances it is vulnerable to such as vegetable juice or vinegar. All it takes is just a little bit of lime juice that sprayed on to the marble when cut to create etching and stains. The chances of this happening are reduced if cleaned immediately, but without a sealer, these substances will wear away and stain, etch and remove the shine from the marble. There was this gentleman is Wilton Manors, FL that wrote to me about how he regretted marble so much when he started discovering all the etchings and discoloration on his countertops. After years of heavy cooking and low maintenance, all sorts of acidic substances such as juice, salad dressing, wine, and coffee wore away his marble and caused all sorts of stains and etchings.
He hired contractors to professionally restore his marble and by the end is fell in love with his marble again, but this is a classic example of a person who ignores the responsibility of having beautiful marble. Cleaning marble countertops should happen often in a busy kitchen and can only be done with soap, water, and a light sponge to wipe it clean. Many people make the mistake of using old-fashioned cleaning substances such as using all-purpose cleaners, citrus, and vinegar to clean and while that may be fine for concrete, for example, it is disastrous for marble. Acidic substances of any kind should be avoided at all costs, even if the marble has a sealer. All these precautions do not stop people from installing marble in their kitchen however and it’s likely they’ll never stop. Marble is incredibly artistic and can turn an ok looking kitchen to work of art. Keep these precautions in mind however, and you’ll be enjoying pristine marble for a much longer time.