Marble Kitchen Worktop Care

Your marble worktop should be cleaned regularly.

Marble kitchen worktop care.

Of all the decisions i made when building my kitchen last year the one that has generated the most questions is my choice of marble countertops. Because acid etching leaves a whitish mark it is much more noticeable on colored marble than on. Do not leave spillages on your worktops wipe off using a kitchen towel many food products contain acids and colourings which if left will dull or stain the appearance of your surfaces. I don t regret the choice one bit.

On the other hand we were nervous. Particular care should be taken to avoid leaning near the cut outs for the hob and sink do not sit kneel or stand on them they can break. Was it the right decision. Splashes of acidic foods and drinks like tomatoes citrus fruits sodas coffee wine fruit juice and even vinegar will damage marble.

Read on to find out what i think about my marble countertops a. Care and maintenance protecting marble against etching and staining takes effort but thankfully not a lot. Making the decision to adorn your kitchen with a marble worktop with its great looks is the simple part. Honed matte marble hides these little imperfections better than polished a particularly important consideration for kitchen counters.

Marble is heat resistant which is great but you still need to be careful. The facts confirm that something as basic as water can leave stains if you don t wipe it up rapidly enough yet finding a way to clean your. Marble countertops can elevate the overall feel of your kitchen by adding a sense of class and beauty. We would advise using mild soapy water rinsed then dried with a soft clean cloth.

Avoid point loading or excessive loading of the worktops they are fit for purpose as a kitchen work top and are supported normally front and back on carcass of the cupboards. When we renovated our kitchen a little over a year ago we chose to put in honed marble countertops. What about staining and etching. Would they be a practical choice for a high traffic kitchen.

I have found marble easy to maintain and easy to clean. To protect your marble countertop choose and test a sealer apply your chosen sealer and keep the countertop clean. However it s easy to permanently damage marble and tricky to it keep looking good if you aren t sure how to protect it. When you use a marble countertop for food preparation you will need to wipe up any spills immediately.

If you re baking in the middle of a heat wave you can rely on marble countertops to stay as icy as central air. One the one hand i just couldn t imagine anything else in the kitchen.