For those w/granite, please help! (how much, Home Depot, Lowes, stone)

[pearljammer]

Hi all,

Okay, need your help. Can any of you with granite please advise if it's natural for it to have little places in it that looks as though it's been chipped? Granted, you have to really look and feel for them but is this natural for granite? Or should there be NO places in the surface like that? Ours has several little places like this and again, you have to really really be loooking for it but I know it's there. So need others assistance who have granite in their homes that can advise. I've been told this is normal. Help please. Thanks.

[Exit MA Now]

It should be totally smooth. It must be chipped. Go to Lowes or Home Depot and get a kit to fix it. The kit is cheap and easy to use.

[pearljammer]

This granite was JUST installed and there are these little places all over that look like it was slightly chipped, only it's all over. Again, you can't really tell unless you are really looking.

[SunnyKayak]

photos would be great

[ljd1010]

I had granite in my last kitchen....put in only 2 years ago. No chips. It is possibly a result of the installation. I have Cambria Quartz now and, again, not a chip anywhere. I did a quick search and found that most granite has some degree of pitting, can be microscopic or visible to the naked eye. It also says that because of advanced processing today that this is usally greatly reduced. These natural pits have no maintenance or wear issues and the depth is usually immeasuarable.

[pearljammer]

pitting sounds about right. As far as what I'd call it. Like I said, if you look close enough, some of it is more noticeable than others but wondered if this is common.

[glxyman21]

This is normal. Granite is a natural material and there will be little pits sometimes where the little stones form together, almost like air pockets. It is almost impossible to grind all these down as there are layers and layers of it. the type of granite will determine how much there is compared to other styles.

[Poltracker]

Putting on my lapidary hat... Yes, the pitting (and that IS what itis called) it is natural. It usually occurs in poorly conglomerated or air bubbles in the granite (and other stones). If the stone is not too bad off, then this condition can be overcome by working the stone (forming and polishing process).
The next answer is NO. If your countertop was made of a good quality material and worked properly, it should not be pitted.

Take my advice for what it is worth. I don't usually do countertops, just precious and semi-precious stones for use in jewelry and decoration but the methods are similar.