granite worktops UK

Machine polished granite is the most luxurious and elegant worktop for a residential kitchen. You can choose the texture and colour from pale gray to pink, orange and brown combined with white crystals. Black granite is also very popular and can look solid black or have tiny flecks of crystal that sparkle in the light. It can be on all the worktops as well as the side tables and dining table. No hot pan can burn it and knives and cutting instruments cannot scratch it. That makes it easy to work on while you are cooking and very easy to keep clean. Your kitchen will be the showcase of the neighbourhood. Granite worktops in the kitchen, bathroom or entry hall will also add value to your property.

Hotel lobbies in London UK are another place where polished granite worktops look good and last long. Thousands of people over the years use the worktops in hotels including bathrooms, table tops and lobby furniture. Granite will not wear and the shine will not be dulled no matter how many tea cups come and go. A hotel needs to look fresh and new to each guest and granite is the only stone that can promise this year after year.

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When you are going to make a selection of granite for any room in your house, first consider the décor, shape and size of the room. The colour you choose will be light or dark depending on the size and lighting in the kitchen but you also need to consider the type of sink and taps you have as well as how it will be mounted. Will your granite worktops have cabinets underneath or a dishwasher? Will they stand alone as an island in the middle of the kitchen? Will there be several metres of workspace or only one small area? Only after considering all of this should you choose your colour or texture.

All granite has texture even if it is so tiny that you can hardly see it. It may not be possible to get a good idea of the colour and texture from photographs online. If there is any granite outlet near you, it is better to see the stone in person. Most granite suppliers in LOndon UK will let you take home samples from a variety of specimens. If you shop around, you can take samples to other outlets and compare. Since granite is a natural product, no two will be alike. Even from the same quarry, there will be differences in colour and crystal combinations. Since this will probably become the focal point of whichever room you install it, you need to take your time to make the best selection.

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Another great aspect of granite worktops is the edge. You can have a choice of seven standard different edges depending on the thickness of your piece of granite. The flat edge is the most popular. It is a square edge with slightly rounded corners but for a thick piece there are very elegant edges that add depth and grandeur. A Bull-Nose edge is completely rounded, mainly for kitchen surfaces and an Ogee edge has a gentle slope usually for vanity and desk tops. For a palace or very large mansion any table top or worktop could have a Double Combination edge with a Bull-Nose edge on the bottom and an Ogee above it. Any double edge needs thicker slabs of granite.