Hello, I just moved into a brand new home and the granite that was put in for us has tiny scratches all over the surface - just about. The fellow who put it in claims that is normal for some stones. I am hoping to get the opinion of another expert to see if this guy is cheating me or telling me the truth. Also, is there any way to fix this. Is this something that you could help me with? Thanks so much, Sara

It is a difficult to comment on this issue without seeing the scratches. However, scratches are not normal in Granite. If they are natural fissures, then that should be acceptable, but scratches come from either poor quality finishing at the overseas supplier or miss-handling of the slabs at the local fabrication facility. A good way to tell is the depth of the scratch. If it is deep and pronounced, then it was caused by mishandling of the slabs overseas or locally. If the scratch is light and circular than it was done during polishing overseas.

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