Honed Granite or Pietra Cardoza
I am narrowing down my choice for countertop to either honed granite or pietr cardoza. Any suggestions or info to guide me? I am also looking for a dealer which sells pietra cardoza. Does pietra cardoza come in various hues of grey? I appreciate your help and information, as always.
I am narrowing down my choice for countertop to either honed granite or pietr cardoza. Any suggestions or info to guide me? I am also looking for a dealer which sells pietra cardoza. Does pietra cardoza come in various hues of grey? I appreciate your help and information, as always.
I would check with Inwood Marble before any stone purchase.
The stone you select may not be good for that application
http://www.inwoodmarble.com
I also recommend Mondial. But not Pietra or Inca Gray or anything porous. Do you really want your counter to look stained?
I am also looking at Pietra Cardoza to go in a 1930’s cottage style house. I will use white cabinets, I want to keep with the era. It seemed soapstone was used in the 30s but I find it too soft. I don’t have a lot of confidence about the Pietra cardoza, though. I like the vintage look but not a messy look.,
Does honed granite have a similar look?
Many thanks.
My Cardoza is beautiful except in the areas where I work the most in the kitchen. In those most used areas, I am getting white spots and I can put my finger nail in a few of them. I’ve sealed often with 511 but am I to assume this is normal wear and tear for Cardoza?
pietra cardoza, i have installed in my kitchen. i useed 511 impregrenator to seal it, repels water well. it does make it darker. apparently it is a soft stone.
Pietra Cardoza is for people who do not mind how there top looks after a lot of use & enjoy seiing wear & tear of a working kitchen all over it. If they do not care for it with placement of trivits oiling etc. I had to rip a full kitchen out where the clients cooked a lot & got grease & oil on it we cleaned & resealed it but it does as john said stain & scratch easily I would recomend Honed Granite. get a piece of Pietra & do some tests on it see how you like it. red Hook Marble or Mondial Tile would be hapy to give a piece for you to see how it reacts if they were doing the work so would any reputable stone vendor.
We’ve been very happy with our pietra cardoza countertops since our kitchen was renovated 6 years ago. They are sealed and the only thing that stains them (and it’s more of a darkening effect than a real stain) is oil. They are impervious to everything else. The look is more natural than granite, in our opinion.
Update to my earlier posting – my counter seems to be stained by water and I took a large gouge out of it with a cutting board. A box placed on the counter left dozens of scratches. Oiled it but could be I’m doing something wrong – doubtful but possible. Plus there seems to be two “stains” that are apparently mineral deposits. Look like stains to me.
Basically my counter is beautiful in places but you can’t get it wet or put stuff on it. Would’ve helped if someone at the store had told me this. Go with granite, go elsewhere.
Garfield Kitchens and Baths did our honed granite for cabinets made by my contractor, Kurt Pitt, Pitt Home Improvements. Garfield actually has a supplier for the granite who does the measuring, cutting, honing, and installation. They did a very good job. Not perfect, but we’re very satisfied.