It looks amazing with its beautiful shine upon installation, but the shine gives way quickly to an overwhelming amount of etching from every day products. If you were to see my countertops for the first time while having never seen Piedrafina marble before you likely wouldn't notice the etching. Your email address will not be published. Getting out pesky stains. Having never lived with the product you'd probably see my countertops as a decent looking marble countertop. Updated:2012-09-04 17:14:10 Although the maintenance of Piedrafina Marble Surfaces, like the Piedrafina Marble countertop is easy to achieve, there are still some simple care and maintenance steps and general precautions that you need to follow. A color sheet of this material is available in PDF format in the Downloads section. After two years it is dull and not pretty.
He said that was the best he could do, that he sees it all the time in this product, and I should take it up with the builder.
One person I talked to during my research suggested I put plain unscented original dish soap in all our bathrooms, but c'mon... how silly is that to have to do (I actually did try it and its annoying to wash your hands with dish soap in the bathroom. You can look at one diamond and think its beautiful and sparkly, but when you see it right next to a much higher grade diamond, you can really see the difference in beauty and sparkle. We now have vanities with stains from simple products sitting on them and a vanity top that is degrading from just having water on it.
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Thank you for the article, it has educated us greatly on the piedrafina itself and there is less stress! Probably quartz, whatever will stand up to water. <> Piedrafina Comprised of natural marble with polyester resin binders and pigments, this unique product provides a strength, consistency, and durability that differentiate it from other Engineered and Natural Stone choices.
Well, the next thing I needed to find out was how to get rid of the etches and get that brand new shine back. Maintaining Piedrafina Marble Surfaces is easy. Personally, I just think it's cognitive dissonance setting in which creates an easy way to dissociate from the extensive maintenance this product requires to keep it looking shiny brand-new. It’s going to cost us a lot to replace them. The dull spot is not always extremely readily seen, you catch it in sunlight or from the distorted reflection of a ceiling or vanity light.
It literally has holes in it! However the etch remover product was no match for the deeper, bigger etches. We've had our new house for almost 2 months and my wife was complaining about the etching until I showed her this article. Not happy with how Touchstone Living, the builder of our home, handled my issue, I ultimately did some research and learned that the spot was actually an "etch". E-Stone offers a cost-effective alternative to cultured marble,natural stone and tile. I haven't looked into the expense or if it can really be done, but I assume it can be done and that it would be quite expensive. I was still in my 1-year builder warranty, so I called the builder. Can't wait to have an excuse to put in granite.
The Piedrafina marble product was standard installation in my home purchase, so I don't directly know the cost of the material or it's installation. Etches happen when the highly polished top layer of the shiny stone gets damaged. From what I understand, the idea behind etch removers is that they themselves are mild acids that actually microscopically damage the surface even further but in a uniform correct-amount way that creates a shine (not very technical on my part I know; possibly not even fully accurate). The installer said nothing about maintenance nor did the seller. Career Opportunities:Please send resumes to [email protected]. x��[Yo�H~7���G3���,6Av��b1���ؙ�-��d��~����(�ZI�������������gϞ�;}���ON�/O��o�lqq���'G���J�B9Q�B�US�bq���������/��?��ޝC�t-*��X�n�1�(ˀ��@u�L���9k�DQ�����8R�!iV���t� �)nWO��v@� yԸB��j�*c endobj The manufactured stone is comprised of approximately 95% natural marble with polyester resin binders and pigments. Someone told me this product is used in Europe and they don't try to keep the marble surface shiny.
According to my research, it mostly happens when an acidic product comes in contact with the surface. It is recommended to utilize a marble sealer while carefully following the manufacturer’s instructions. The overall countertops still look decent but they don't have a that shiny elegant crystal clean pop they used to have. At that point our bathroom countertops only had a few of these marks and the one he "worked" on still seemed to be there for me. You will need to follow some simple care and maintenance steps and take some general precautions. We argued a bit.
It looks expensive because of its beautiful sheen and marble look. Maintaining Piedrafina Marble Surfaces is easily achieved.
But... if half of it were shiny new and the other half in its current state, you'd instantly see the difference and say to yourself, "WOW" what a difference. If accidental exposure to any damaging products should occur, thoroughly rinse the affected area with water as soon as possible.
If the stone is not sealed properly, this can happen in seconds!
At the time Piedrafina themselves sold a product named "Piedrafina Marble Etch Remover". Comprised of natural marble with polyester resin binders and pigments, this unique product provides a strength, consistency, and durability that differentiate it from other Engineered and Natural Stone choices. Just about every hand soap product contains Citric Acid. The manufacturer also touts their marble product is eco-friendly and is easy to care for and maintain. El revestimiento de piedra flexible, liviano y resistente. So there's the big issue with Piedrafina: It's beautiful shine is easily damaged from common household products. Even with the stains, because I know most people don't see the etching upon first experiencing the product, I do still like it better than the white porcelain countertops we had in the bathrooms of our previous house. When choosing a cleaning agent, it is never recommended to utilize any product that contains high acidity (low pH) or high alkaline (high pH). When something acidic touches marble, the acid will chemically react with the calcite in the stone and 'eat' or start dissolving the stone. They sent a technician from the installation company (see my article on how builders don't actually build your house) to my home to discuss the issue. You don't realize how much the world is dulled until you clean your glasses. Be cautious when exposing your marble surface to any chemicals or solutions.
Or maybe it can be likened to dirty glasses.
endobj I've even got rings on some of our counter-tops from where glass candles and wooden trinket holders sat.
Here are some simple care and maintenance steps, and some general precautions. I loved it until a couple months into living in our house when I walked by and saw a dull spot on one of our bathroom countertops. <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612.18 792.35] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> %���� It is recommended to utilize a neutral pH cleaner. La combinación perfecta entre naturaleza y tecnología para generar un material único, innovador y de gran versatilidad.