Hello Maurizio, I am having fabricator put in volga blue on my counter top in the kitchen. Does volga blue needs to be seal?

 

Dear Andy:

Don't even think about it!

You must insist that they don't treat it as granite and that they do not apply any impregnating sealer to it: it could create difficult to solve, unintended problems.

(FYI, Volga Blue is anorthosite. No relation to granite whatsoever, but it's a stone that could be considered “better” than granite because is harder and denser, which makes it naturally stain-resistant.)

Now remember, it's never too early to think about the proper maintenance of your stone. The issue of what you'll be doing day in and day out to your stone is – as it should be intuitive – vastly more important than its sealing (if and when possible and/or advisable) and it's all too often neglected. As you can tell by reading many of this site's postings, you're not likely to get good information about routine care from your dealer or installer. Don't become another statistic! By logging into the Helpful Hints section of our website at:   http://www.mbstone.com/HH_promo/helpful_hints.htm , you will be able to get the short version of our maintenance guidelines at no charge. The full version of it – a 7-page document considered by many as an industry benchmark – is available in pay-per-download format in our Educational Literature section at:   http://www.mbstone.com/literature/literature.htm .  

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Ciao and good luck,

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