Granite Tile Countertops

Granite Tile countertops are very beautiful to have on your kitchen or on bathroom vanity top, however the cost of having a granite counters installed made from slab granite can be prohibitive with prices starting at $40 per square foot. Some states such as New York have prices that reach upwards of over $100 per square foot.

There is a solution though and it is installing granite tile on your counter instead of paying the high price of having fabricated slab granite installed. This can be great especially if you are a jack of all trades around your home.

Installing granite tile on a counter top is pretty much the same as installing ceramic tile on a floor with just a few different techniques involved.

There are many different colors and styles of granite slabs available today and many those are also available in tiles, normally from 12" x 12" to 18" x 18".

There are three main benefits of utilizing smaller granite sizes.

The first is that granite is one of the hardest materials known to man, it occurs naturally in volcanic regions, so you can be assured that you have a very tough surface in the one area of the home that takes the most abuse and that of course is your kitchen.

The second benefit is the many choices of colors that are available, this makes it easy to coordinate your kitchen designing and color scheme. The third benefit, which for many may be best of all, is that you can do it yourself and save a lot of money.

An average 40 to 50 square-foot kitchen area should take no more than two 8 hour working days to complete and of course maybe one more day if you are also going to install a granite backsplash.

Maintaining a granite tile surface top is very simple all you have to do is apply a penetrating sealer once a year and you're good to go. The process for this literally only takes minutes and will protect the stone from staining and everyday abuse.

Are you thinking about sprucing up your kitchen but you have to stay within a budget and then do some serious thinking about installing a granite tile cooking area top. This will give you the beauty and functionality of genuine granite but at a greatly reduced price.

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