• Stone is porous, requiring regular sealing and maintenance. This porosity makes stone difficult to disinfect and easy to stain.
  
• Another major problem is stone's fragility; marble, granite and the like are brittle, scratch easily and are expensive and time- consuming to repair by honing.
• Stone comes in sheets and slabs and so must be assembled in pieces, resulting in seams; such seams are areas of weakness that can lead to damage.
• Countertops made from stone are noisy and hard on dishes. China and crockery chip more easily, glasses break more often, and kitchen clatter increases.
• Replacing an existing countertop with stone means a demolition, with all the mess, inconvenience, and material destined for the landfill that entails.
• There is evidence that granite may have mildly toxic qualities, including radon emissions and the existence of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).
• Most of all, stone is expensive. High-end granite and marble can cost well over $100 per square foot installed. The same is true of engineered stone products such as quartz Caeser or Silestone.

Countertops by Granicrete are the solution to these problems. They offer affordable elegance, reproducing the look and feel of high-end stone while providing an unbeatable return on investment. Granicrete is a lightweight, engineered acrylic concrete that allows existing counters to be resurfaced. It provides all the pros of stone with none of the cons.

Granicrete countertops are:

• Beautiful and completely customizable in choice of colours and finishes. Natural stone can be easily reproduced or improved upon with any colour palette. Chiseled edges and other decorative textures are also a breeze.
• Nonporous and Foodsafe, making them ideal for food prep areas.
• Durable, tough, and strong. It is easily demonstrated that Granicrete is several times stronger than stones such as granite or marble - all it takes is a hammer.
• Both stain and scorch resistant to 500°F.
• Seamless and customizable in terms of size and shape. A Granicrete countertop seamlessly flows across the entire work area, easily accommodating sinks, faucets, and tall backsplashes.
• Easy to maintain. All you need to keep it clean is water and, if necessary, some mild detergent.
• A Green and environmentally responsible product. Granicrete does not have to be quarried, requires only about 40 lbs of material to produce countertops for an entire kitchen, and doesn't add to landfills by demolishing the previous countertop.
• Above all else, affordable. A Granicrete countertop can be installed for $45 per square foot.