Practical guides to countertop materials, costs, fabrication and care. Find the questions to ask before you choose, and the details to look after once your surface is installed.
In 2026, granite countertops in Metro Vancouver typically run $60 to $110 per square foot installed — standard colours land around $60–$80, while premium and exotic granites reach $100–$110 and…
Read articleA glass of red wine knocked over on marble and left overnight is the classic marble emergency — and it is also the perfect example of why marble confuses people. That spill can leave behind two…
Read articleA water mark on granite is frustrating because it looks like damage, but most of the time it is not — and the fix is easy once you work out which kind you have. There are really only two: a dark…
Read articleIf you own natural stone, you have probably wondered whether it is time to reseal — and run into wildly different advice online, from every six months to every five years. The good news is you do…
Read articleIf your polished marble has a dull, cloudy patch where a glass of wine, a lemon, or a splash of cleaner sat, you almost certainly have an etch, not a stain — and the good news is that a light etch…
Read articleQuartz is one of the hardest countertop surfaces in the kitchen, which is exactly why a visible scratch comes as a surprise. The honest answer is that some marks on quartz are not scratches at all…
Read articleGranite is a porous natural stone, which means a thin glass of red wine or a puddle of cooking oil left too long can soak in and leave a mark. A penetrating sealer fixes that by lining the stone’s…
Read articleA scorch mark or dull ring where a hot pan sat is one of the few kinds of damage quartz cannot easily shrug off — and, unfortunately, one of the few that usually cannot be cleaned away once it…
Read articleA seam that has opened up, lifted at one edge, or darkened along the join is one of the most common reasons homeowners call a fabricator — and one of the repairs we are most often asked whether…
Read articleMost countertop damage we are called to repair was preventable. A cutting board, a trivet, a wiped-up spill — small habits that cost nothing — prevent the chips, scratches, etches, and burns that…
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