Have had granite for 20 years.. used in house flips to increase value. Despite the above comments, have never had an issue. The sales pitch about needing to seal it every year is garbage .. it cleans up fine. Yes, it's a natural stone, so every slab might be different, sometimes wildy so.. unless you hit it with a sledge hammer, it won;t crack or disintegrate. I've never done jumping jacks on it, but have certainly stepped on it many times to replace a light bulb in a can .. if it's installed properly, there will be no movement and no cracking worries. With LED bulbs, if you're lucky you won;t have to replace them in your lifetime. Clearly superior in every way to laminate, corian. tile and marble. Quartz is the current thing. Does not have the randomness of granite. More expensive than the cheapest granite, equal to or less than mid and upper grades of granite. It's toss up and personal choice. Unlike looking at slabs of granite, you will look at small samples.. so unless you see a finished kitchen / bath in a showroom, you need to ue your imagination to see how a large piece would look like in your home. Both need a skilled fabricator to install.. DO NOT buy either granite or quartz and have someone other than the fabricator install . PERIOD .. NO EXCEPTIONS
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