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Granite Worktop
Tue 08 Dec 2009 - 08:55
Granite Worktop
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Kevin_V_Fisher]Kevin V Fisher
Granite has long been one of the most used construction materials since man began using natural stone in buildings, monuments, flooring, and even totemic and religious icons and implements. The Red Pyramid of Egypt from the 26th century B.C.; Hindu temples from 11th century A.D. India; buildings, churches, and tombs throughout European history; and numerous structures that dotted the early American landscape - all of these were built entirely of native granite or had elements of granite in them.
Is it any wonder that this practice has been carried on in the modern traditions of architectural design and general construction uses? Home designers and stone craftsmen of the modern era have preferred granite over other building materials for the same reasons their predecessors did - granite is one of the most durable, mar-resistant, and cost-effective natural elements that can be adapted to interior and exterior building schemes. This is why an interior designer will decide on a granite worktop for a kitchen, and why a construction contractor will recommend a granite worktop to their customers over the other building materials that are available.
A granite worktop will last as long as the house it is installed in, if not longer. Kitchens are an especially suitable area for a granite worktop. No amount of chopping, slicing, tenderizing, or clean up will harm a granite worktop. The non-porous, highly dense nature of this natural stone renders it perfect for all of the kitchen activities that normally produce wear and tear on a countertop surface. Granite is impervious to temperature extremes, so hot or cold food containers do not present a problem. Liquids cannot permeate the non-porous, crystalline composition of granite, so no food stains nor water damage will ever occur in a granite worktop.
However, structural integrity is not the only reason that this stone is such a popular choice for worktops and countertops. Granite can be found in nearly every corner of the globe, and this wide availability is accountable for the tremendous variety of colors and grain patterns that are characteristic of this amazingly versatile rock form. Magma deposits that were formed literally during the creation of this planet are the origin of the majority of the granite that has been quarried over the millenia. Other geological elements that were present when these magma fields were created, either beneath the Earth's crust or from volcanic lava flow on the surface, affected the color of the stone, depending on where it comes from.
A veritable rainbow of hues is possible in a granite worktop. Nearly any color from deep black to ivory white can be found in granite formations. Red hues of burgundy, rose, and pink; emerald and forest green; Brazilian Azul and sky blue; yellow, gold, and copper; all manner of browns, from light beige to chocolate; absolute black, Georgia Grey, pearl white - this is the palette from which one can select for a color scheme in a granite worktop.
Resilience, structural integrity, color variety, cost-effectiveness - these are the reasons that more designers and contractor prefer a granite worktop over any other material available today.
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