Nuage Quartzite - any water issues?
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Comments (25)Hoping this thread is still alive. I just had 4 slabs of Silver Maccabus Quartzite installed. Literally can’t set a single thing down on it without getting marks. Some don’t come out Fabricator came out to reseal again with Tenax (which is what they originally used). At the stone showroom, I explicitly told the salesperson that I actually COOK in my kitchen. I have four kids/teens who use the kitchen. I purposely wanted quartzite for it’s durability. I’ve had quartzite before and it was indestructible. Now I have this and I can’t even set a glass of water down. How is this ok? Why are people (stone showrooms, fabricators, designers, GCs) even recommending this to customers? $25k just for the stone…for a kitchen I can’t even cook or eat in. Is there ANY option or cleaning solution that people have found to actually work so they can live with their kitchen? Thanks in advance....See MoreSuper white / calacatta quartzite countertop - cleaning? Staining?
Comments (20)Hi Lisa. Happy fourth. We just had calacatta lux installed five days ago. Love the look. The horror stories on Houzz however are frightening. Water beads as was promised on counter when they sealed but edge near sink discolored from droplets. It did fade away in about an hour. Have you had any problems or did you have any staining? How was it processed? Ours came the day after it was cut and hoping down the road I don’t experience the edge stains. Anything you can add is very helpful. Thank you again. Your kitchen looks fantastic! After reading all this I’d be grateful to hear your experience. Tks!...See MoreMadre Perla-To Quartzite or NOT to Quartzite-That is the question...
Comments (8)Madre Perla owner here, though mine is brushed I tested a polished piece originally, nothing stained it not even tumeric. My slab does not etch. It has survived a lemondrop party and multiple instances of canning tomatoes. It's been 3-4 years its beauty, particularly the large uninterrupted island slab, still stops people in their tracks. They carress it, as I do, and say What is this???...See MoreNuage Quartzite? like it?
Comments (58)So I'm the OP of this thread. 6 years later I LOVE LOVE LOVE this quartzite so much. I get more compliments on our kitchen counters than almost any other thing we've done in this house. I had enough left over to put it in my master bath and so I feel like I can speak to this issue. I had mined at install and then maybe one more time? Not sure. But I can say that mine is still very beautiful & shiny. We put EVERYTHING on it without protection and it's incredibly tough. Are there some spots that have dulled? Not really. Even in my bathroom. It's so versatile and the light in my kitchen hits it and it changes depending on the day. as you can see from this photo, it's still pretty shiny. And in addition to my island I have two arms that form a U shape and the installer was able to capture these tornado markings that match on both ends of the U!...See MoreRachel Garrett
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