Davenport Kitchen Counter Tops and Problems
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Tile - breakable if something dropped on it. Any grout other than black will get stained.
Corian - will scorch/burn it you set a hot pan on it. Can get scratched easily, but can usually buff the scratches out. Can also chip on the edges. Not the "in" surface any more.
Granite - needs to be sealed every six months or so. Can stain depending on granite. Can chip if you really try hard enough. Generally very sanitary. The most natural of surfaces
Synthetic granite - not as "pretty" as real granite, but all the same characteristics, except does not need to be sealed and will not stain. Probably the most sanitary of the surfaces after stainless steel
Wood - the most unsanitary of the surfaces. Will burn/scorch and also scratch and gouge.
Formica - will scratch and burn. Will chip. Can also be stained by some foods depending on color. The cheapest of the syrfaces
Concrete - HEAVY. Must be fabricated in place. Can also stain and must be sealed
Stainless steel - most sanitary. Will not burn or chip. Can be dented and scratched. Tends to look very institutional. Popular in very modern designs
Corian - will scorch/burn it you set a hot pan on it. Can get scratched easily, but can usually buff the scratches out. Can also chip on the edges. Not the "in" surface any more.
Granite - needs to be sealed every six months or so. Can stain depending on granite. Can chip if you really try hard enough. Generally very sanitary. The most natural of surfaces
Synthetic granite - not as "pretty" as real granite, but all the same characteristics, except does not need to be sealed and will not stain. Probably the most sanitary of the surfaces after stainless steel
Wood - the most unsanitary of the surfaces. Will burn/scorch and also scratch and gouge.
Formica - will scratch and burn. Will chip. Can also be stained by some foods depending on color. The cheapest of the syrfaces
Concrete - HEAVY. Must be fabricated in place. Can also stain and must be sealed
Stainless steel - most sanitary. Will not burn or chip. Can be dented and scratched. Tends to look very institutional. Popular in very modern designs
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jlesshafft, I don't know what you do in your kitchen, but as old as my tiles are, they have never chipped. Keeping the grout clean is easy, although with the new ready-made grout, I don't know if that's true anymore. Easy-to-use products are often lousy, like Reddi-Whip. Nor does it look any more old fashioned than the Davenport House. Also, there is a new light-weight concrete lighter by far than any stone, yet very hard. I don't know if it is stainable. That's another thing about tile: not a single stain on or between the tiles.
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Try dropping a cast iron skillet (accidently) from a couple of feet and see what happens to your tile.
Spill grape juice on your grout and leave it there until it dries and see if your grout is stained.
I'd be willing to bet you a large sum of money your grout is stained and you just don't realize it. Try looking in a corner, or where you microwave has sat for years and see if the grout is a different color.
Spill grape juice on your grout and leave it there until it dries and see if your grout is stained.
I'd be willing to bet you a large sum of money your grout is stained and you just don't realize it. Try looking in a corner, or where you microwave has sat for years and see if the grout is a different color.
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You would have a bacteria trap where the timber butts up to the granite and as well the timber edge would wear over time. Surely if you go with the granite option you would leave the edge as finished granite. The edge could be profiled to pick up some repedative architectual feature in the home. In the era that the house was built, if stone was used, it would more likely have been marble. However I wouldn't recommend marble as it is quite porous and stains easily.
I have white tiles and a tinted grout. I'm not a neat freak, have no trouble keeping things clean, and have yet to send anyone to the hospital-but it is true some people can't have things sterile enough (if they only knew what they come in contact with on a daily basis!).
Also, I edged the tile with an alder trim which looks very nice. Wood trim would enhance any surface and only looks 70's/Formica-like if you use Formica.
Of course, you might not want all that nasty bacteria finding its way through the grout, sealer, etc....
Also, I edged the tile with an alder trim which looks very nice. Wood trim would enhance any surface and only looks 70's/Formica-like if you use Formica.
Of course, you might not want all that nasty bacteria finding its way through the grout, sealer, etc....
