Author: Jerry Watkins

So what’s the best way to clean granite countertops, quartz, limestone, marble?  Unfortunately, the granite tops in your new home didn’t come with proper cleaning instructions or maintenance for natural stone or quartz countertops.  Here’s the right way to clean granite, marble, limestone, and even quartz countertops. How to clean granite, quartz, & marble tops…

Remove Stains From Granite With The Official Granite Stain Removal Guide Can stains be removed from granite?  Absolutely.  And the following information will show you how to remove stains from granite and other natural stones.  If your granite countertops weren’t properly sealed, you risk the chance of a stain in your granite. In fact, granite…

Marble Table Stain Removal Instructional Video Even with all my years in the granite and marble business, I still get stains in my stone.  I purchased marble tables from Crate & Barrel and neglected to seal them.  Both my white marble and black marble tables had oily stains in the first month.  So I went…

Why seal  stone tables? Do granite top tables and marble tables even need to be sealed?  If you’re going to place food or drinks on a stone table, it’s a good idea to seal it.  In fact, my experience has shown for a marble table, no matter what, you’re going to have stains.  Good news…

Sealing granite countertops may not be necessary! Sealing granite and other stone tops may be critical if you want to protect your counters from staining. Here’s how to test your granite countertops to see if they need sealing at all.  Also, here’s how to properly seal granite countertops yourself! Yes, you can easily seal your…

A problem I have faced in almost every home I’ve owned is how to clean stained grout.  And it’s those tile floors with really light-colored grout (almond) that cause me the most pain.  Now grout is porous, so by its nature, it’s bound to get dirty and stained. So grout should be sealed.  However, grout…

Quartz countertops cleaning is much easier than granite or marble.  However, here’s the bad advice NOT to follow for quartz tops.  I bought a new home in 2020 and I chose granite counters for some rooms and quartz for other rooms, including the kitchen countertops.  I made a big mistake early on. For routine maintenance…