That’s sealed it

We have not been able to use the kitchen worktops since they were put in a couple of weeks ago unless we covered them, as we needed to wait for the stone to dry out properly. They use water when cutting the stone and it absorbs a lot in the process. Today was the day we were finally able to treat them. It had been a bit of a stressful couple of weeks as we were being so careful not to stain or mark the stone before we got the sealer on it, and also we were not quite certain what product to use. However, on our trip to Troyes last week we managed to identify something that we believed would work.

The directions were to brush it on until it started to resist and if there was any pooling then to wipe that off with a lint free cloth. I actually think we’d been delaying doing it for a couple of days, as we were both thinking what if it’s not the right product, or it just doesn’t look right - all a bit scary. Anyway, we bit the bullet today, and it’s worked brilliantly. We will leave it for another 24 hours to dry off properly before we start to use it properly, I cannot wait.

It started really blotchy, and was quite worrying, but we had to be bold and keep going.