Travertine for Kitchen Worktop

Ciao Maurizio, We wanted a granite work surface for our kitchen and picked a granite based on its colour from a box. The company sold us that granite which we now know to be travertine. We left a red wine bottle on the surface for not more than 45 minutes. Now we have a black ring on the surface. Can we do anything about it and should the company have sold us this type of granite for a kitchen work surface?

 

Dear Alistair:

Let me get this straight: a company sold you a granite countertop and it turns out that instead of granite or “granite” it's travertine… Is that it??!...

If that's the case, WOW!!

Call those people in Small Claim court without any further ado! Just make sure that's really travertine, though!!... J

As for the stain, no matter how well sealed a stone can be, if you leave a wet bottle of red wine sitting on it for 45 minutes or so, it will stain!

Impregnators (a.k.a. sealers) only give you reaction time, not 100% sealing performance. The better the impregnator for the particular stone, the longer the reaction time.

45 minutes border extreme conditions in my book.

But relax, removing that stain is no big deal.

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Ciao and good luck,

Mauri z io Bertoli

 

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