In the last few decades granite countertops in the United States have gone from a niche to a massively popular fixture in many households, with imports of granite into the country having increased tenfold over the course of the last twenty years.
While the shift has been caused in part by the changing tastes of consumers, there have also been other reasons behind this trend. One reason is that in the early 2000s Brazil began to get into the granite business in a big way, resulting in lower prices, a greater number of countertops being produced and thus a cycle of surging supply and demand.
Another reason why granite is now so much ubiquitous than was once the case is because it has actually now become a lot easier to cut granite. An industrial grinder being operated to get a rough cut of granite down to the right size was the traditional method of cutting granite, but these days major cuts can be performed by computer controls, making it much easier to work with and much more practical.
Granite also has many benefits with more range and color added since the 1980s by a lot of new varieties, and being less likely to stain or etch than some of its competitors such as marble. One of granite’s biggest appeals is the impression of luxury that it provides, an impression that is now much more affordable even for those on tighter budgets because of changing trends, technology and globalization.
For those looking for such countertops in Eagan, Mn, Granite Unlimited, Inc should be their first and last stop.
