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How to Keep Your Countertops Looking New for Years

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How to Keep Your Countertops Looking New for Years

Follow the installers' maintenance guidelines to protect one of your kitchen's most expensive features. The expertise of Sears Home Services is what prompted us to write this. Its contents agree with those of BobVila in both truth and opinion.


1.A Quick Look at Countertops

Do you want a fresh set of counters in your industrious kitchen? Shopping for new countertops, along with the other components of a kitchen makeover, is a breeze with the help of Sears Home Services, even down to the free in-home consult that allows you to examine samples and design ideas in the room itself.


2.Follow a Regular Cleaning Schedule

Splashes and spills are a continual threat to countertops, whether from a hurriedly poured glass of milk or a spilled can of soda. Maykut recommends "immediately wiping up" any spills. Granite and solid-surface counters are both susceptible to stains from beverages like coffee and wine. Quartz, on the other hand, has a lower stain susceptibility because of its limited permeability. However, regardless of the type of countertop you have, it's essential to clean up spills immediately because doing otherwise is "simply not sanitary on a surface where food is prepared," as stated by Maykut.


3.Only Clean With Approved Products

The internet is only sometimes reliable for information. According to Maykut, this is a typical faux pas homeowner commit. He argues that the manufacturer suggests the best countertop cleaner, not necessarily the one on a mother's blog. No longer can the chemical composition of a cleaner be left to chance. Forget the countertop hacks you saw on YouTube and read the manual instead. In the documentation that comes with your new countertop, you will find a list of recommended cleaning products. If you are still looking for them, it's advisable to contact the countertop's fabricator, the manufacturer, or the company's website.


4.Remove All Chemicals From The Countertop

Sears Home Services provides quartz, granite, and solid-surface worktops that are so tough and durable that they might be mistaken for a tabletop suitable for arts and crafts, kitchen experiments, or other everyday home activities. Quartz and solid-surface counters may be damaged by chemicals and solvents such as paint thinner, varnish, and caustic items like oven cleanser, so it's time to abandon this bad habit. Use only a designated workstation or another surface for your crafts, and never put chemicals on a kitchen or bathroom counter.


5.Use a cutting board at all times.

According to Maykut, "You can scratch any countertop, especially solid-surface countertops," therefore, it's best to use a cutting board when slicing onions or other delicate vegetables. If you realize your error too late, you may save your solid-surface counters by sanding them down or using a gentle cleaning tool to smooth out the edges of the scratches. Ensure you're using the right approach by consulting the countertop's instructions. Granite and quartz are more scratch resistant than other surfaces, but scratches may still occur; if this happens, there is no way to fix the damage.


6.Always Have Towels and Trivets On Hand

All three counter surfaces can withstand some heat, but none can take the full brunt of it. Don't put a hot pan directly from the burner onto the counter, as Maykut advises. That could cause thermal shock and the countertop to crack. A quartz surface, for example, may be permanently discolored if it is scorched, and so can a solid-surface substance. Granite, a natural stone, can tolerate a hot pot for a short duration, a few seconds, but if the pool is placed directly on the countertop, as in a buffet setting, the granite may shatter.


7.Don't sit or stand on it.

Everyone has climbed up on the counter to go to the top shelf of a cabinet or sat on the edge to have a casual conversation with relatives, but this is hard on the countertops. While quartz and solid-surface countertops are among the least likely to crack, granite countertops may be susceptible to cracking in areas where natural fissures run through the stone. Sometimes, the repair may still be seen even after having granite adequately resumed. Using a reliable ladder is a noticeable safety improvement.


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