Granite Color Choices A Plenty!
I remember the first several of years of PGC. There were only a handul or so of granite fabricators, and a minimal amount of granite color choices available, at least compared to now. Times sure have changed. Today’s granite market offers hundreds of color options for the consumer for granite countertops, granite islands, granite bar tops, granite fireplaces, etc.
So what is the reason for this explosion in color options you may ask? Well there are actually a number of factors that have come into play over the years. In “Granite doesn’t just come in black anymore,” an article found in the Detroit News, author, Barbara Kopitz, interviewed John Moran of the Marble and Granite Gallery for some answers. He said, “There’s been an improvement in technology, which allows the quarries to process materials that in the past were passed over either because they weren’t considered durable enough or the colors weren’t good. Now they’ve gone back to these older quarries. The new process that is used is called advance vacuuming processing. They actually put the material in a vacuum and force resin into the slab. The resin bonds with the stone, thus enhancing the color and making it more durable.” There is also a whole lot more importing going on. Many granites are quarried and then imported from countries such as Brazil, China, Italy, India, Africa, Norway, Argentina, Portugal, Finland, Russia, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and others.
If you’re looking for a unique material for your kitchen, or home, with beauty that will last a life time, granite is the natural choice with plenty of color options!
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Granite, Company on November 27th, 2007 by Barb | |
