Granite

Granite, natural stone is for making Kitchen Platform counter top in kitchen. It is also used for window frames and door frames. Indian kitchen involves lot of spices and oil. Granite has high resistance towards such acidic and alkaline solutions.

Inside window frames and doors frames, Granite has replaced wood, since wood has become costly and Granite is more sturdier then low quality wood. Granite stones available in India come from mines in Southern India or Rajasthan.

Price Range

There 2 types of Granite available in India – (1) Granite from Southern India and (2) Granite from Rajasthan

Various colours are available in both types of Granite

Southern Granite has Black base, whereas Granite from Rajasthan are colour base

Type	Rate per sq. ft.	Origin	Notes
Telephone black	Rs 250 to Rs 290	South India	Totally black
Normal black	Rs 180 to Rs 220	South India	Black base with grey crystals
Pink Marble	Rs 120 to Rs 160	South India	black with green/white crystals
Green Marble	Rs 250 to Rs 290	Rajasthan
Pink Marble	Rs 150 to Rs 230	Rajasthan	more then 15-16 colours available

Suggestions by Labours Contractor on buying Granite

There are different types of granite, but south granite is the hard, strong, most durable and best granite of all.

While buying granite look that there are no cracks or it is not chipped from anywhere in the piece.

Granite cannot be re- polished like marble, there look for polished granite while buying.

Test for it porosity. Do this by sprinkling few drops of water on granite, let it sit for 15 minutes. Wipe the water with clean napkin or paper towel. If there are any deposits/ remains left than the granite is highly porous. Such a stone is not a good choice as far as water absorption is concerned.

Test for its acidic resistance. Do this by letting a lemon slice on its sides of the sample stone overnight. If you see patches or the polish/shine has been affected, then that granite stone is not a durable piece.

Check the thickness of the entire slab you buying. The stone shall be uniformly thick.

Granite is available in variety of color, but black is the most preferred for kitchen counter tops and window sills. Look for natural black granite stone.

These days granite is dyed to black to give it a rich look. To check for this, apply a nail polish remover or acetone on a cloth and rub on granite. If the black colour comes off on the cloth, then it has been dyed.

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