Granite Countertops Houston

Granite: Rock Solid Countertops for Your Houston Kitchen & Outdoor Countertops

When doing your research for “granite stone countertops near me” in Houston, give International Flooring of Houston a call. We have many types of granite countertops to offer and provide expert measuring, installation, customization, and selection for your rock-solid custom granite countertops.

Granite is a natural stone that makes for a wonderful indoor or outdoor kitchen countertop choice for Houston homes. This rock-solid material is a natural stone cut into granite slabs or blocks and then the granite is custom cut to fit your countertop project. Granite is known to resist abrasion, bear significant weight, resist weathering, and have a high glean polish. Check out our current granite gallery.

Custom granite has many practical uses around Houston homes for both exterior and interior projects such as paving, outdoor countertops, kitchen islands, kitchen countertops, bathroom vanities, and more.

While the price of custom granite countertops in the Houston area may deter some to consider it as a choice for their stone countertop, it is a highly desirable and durable choice bringing long-lasting satisfaction of durability, elegance, durability, and quality.

Granite Colors Offer a Variety of Choice and Types of Granite Countertops Selections

Granite shops in Houston generally classify granite colors in three main categories: White Granites, Black Granites, Brown Granites. Within each of those color granite categories, you can select from various granite colors combinations and granite finishes. Like within the white granite countertops, you can get an underlay of black, maybe with a hint of blue (giving it the granite a pearl-like or marble-like appearance). Granite, white with a hint of blue, is great for spaces of calm and cool colors.

Black granite countertops are another popular choice in Houston kitchens. Black granite makes a great choice for a high contrast black and white kitchen. Many of the darker granite colors for countertops also contain small white, gold, red, and/or green flecks thrown in. Another striking kitchen granite colors combination for a countertop is the black and white granite countertop, complimenting most dark or light kitchen cabinets.

Granite a Natural Stone Choice for Countertops in Houston

Consider the benefits of granite countertops as you weigh your options for your Houston kitchen project, indoor or outdoor.

Granite is a natural stone material

We choose organic food for our bodies, why not make a natural stone choice for our kitchens?

Granite countertops provide sustainability and it is considered a “renewable” resource

But because it takes thousands of years for mother nature to create, it is not considered a truly green product. However, granite stone countertops last a lifetime, do not emit harmful chemicals or gases to our environment, they are considered sustainable.

Granite countertops are heat resistant

Natural stone granite countertops do not melt or blister. Granite countertops are one of the most heat-resistant countertops you can invest in for your Houston granite project. (However, it is recommended to use a trivet when using appliances that will be heating a long time, such as a crockpot, as there is a slight chance that intense heat to one small area over an extended time could cause the countertop to crack.)

Granite countertops are scratch-resistant.

With a score of seven on the Mohs scale (Mohs scale is a qualitative ordinal scale created in 1812 by Friedrich Mohs, a German geologist and mineralogist Friedrich Mohs), means that it is highly unlikely to scratch it, but that doesn’t mean you should go around purposely abusing the beautiful granite you invested in your kitchen. And, cutting on it with a knife, will dull your knives and could leave behind a metal residue that may be challenging to remove.

Granite countertops are considered a low maintenance countertop.

Since the likelihood of needing repair is low, and technology sealers have come a long way, many granite countertop sealants will last more than ten years before having to reapply.