You know how granite feels under your hands and feet how it smells and the way it turns to gold in the last light of day but here are a few things you probably didn t know.
What does granite smell like.
It forms from the slow crystallization of magma below earth s surface.
There is a mildew smell that you will start to notice after they are washed or get wet.
They need to be resealed.
I just moved into a rental house that has brand new granite countertops.
Granite is composed mainly of quartz and feldspar with minor amounts of mica amphiboles and other minerals this mineral composition usually gives granite a red pink gray or white color with dark mineral.
Same stuff just happened to me the cut granite inside my kitchen luckily they put some plastic on the door and dust did not spread throught the house but the kitchen was a mess took me 3 days to clean julie did you do anything to try to clean the air.
I have a different type of granite and mine smells like cat piss around the edge where the sink was cut.
Any suggestions on.
I have learned that granite countertops start to smell after awhile.
Michaela said hello a watermelon went bad and was left on our white marble countertop while we were out of town for 2 days.
The juices leaked and the smell was very rotten.
Somebody suggested me a air scrubber to remove airborne granite dust.
You are not alone.
Try googling and see what pops up.
Bodily fluids from decomposing bodies smell a lot worse than what you are dealing with might work.
Let it sit on it if that does not work try a little water and make a paste let sit for a little while.
Mortuary and autopsy firms use granite slabs and should have plenty of ideas to remove odors from granite.
Climbers love it even as it tears their flesh steals their gear and makes them feel oh so small.
Granite is a light colored igneous rock with grains large enough to be visible with the unaided eye.
And unlike the sponge you can t just throw a countertop away and get a new one.
Just like wet sponges eventually start to smell after a while granite countertops will do the same though it will be a longer process.
I was able to get the stain made by the juices out but the marble absorbed the smell.
First i would like to say you go girl you are 15 and care about the smell of a counter.