A reader emailed me with a question this week, concerning a chip he encountered in his granite top. He said he accidentally hit the edge of his counter with a coffee mug and chipped the counters edge, ...

A chip in a countertop can really mess up the crisp, clean look of a kitchen. Even worse, a chip can grow bigger over time if it is not fixed and create deeper cracks that completely ruin your ...

Q: I have a Silestone countertop with a chipped edge. How do I find someone to fix the edge? A: When a countertop chips or cracks, there are two ways to fix it: Hire a company that specializes in this ...

Q: When we remodeled our kitchen in 2005, we replaced the cabinets and added a granite countertop. We had no problems until six months ago, when I noticed that the edge of one slab was sticking out a ...

Q. I have a spot on my granite countertop that looks like the finish has been removed. I had overripe tangerines sitting there, and I think the juice ate away the smooth finish. You can see the ...

Q: What could be causing orange and reddish-brown stuff to come off my granite countertop in the kitchen when it is wiped down? Could this be dangerous? It is about 13 years old, and it gets cleaned ...