Comments on: Choosing a Counter Top Material https://reclaimedhome.com/2014/06/04/choosing-a-counter-top-material/ Reuse. Rehabilitate. Restore. Architectural salvage and repurposed pieces for the home. Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:50:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: RH https://reclaimedhome.com/2014/06/04/choosing-a-counter-top-material/#comment-118494 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:50:05 +0000 http://reclaimedhome.com/?p=18122#comment-118494 What was it sealed with? You do have to re-seal every so often and make sure there’s protection between seams.

Epifanes makes some pretty great marine sealers that will protect anything, but it sounds like it’s too late for your backsplash. 🙁

]]> By: Jill Opp https://reclaimedhome.com/2014/06/04/choosing-a-counter-top-material/#comment-118493 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:26:37 +0000 http://reclaimedhome.com/?p=18122#comment-118493 We have a beautiful cherry counter, and it looks great. Though we now wish that we had tiled around the sink, especially around the faucet and the back splash. We are thinking of having someone re-do that back section with tile because there is really no way to keep it dry all the time or to permanently seal that wood, and it is starting to mildew/rot after less than 3 years. So my suggestion to anyone that wants a wood counter top is to make sure that they do something else, other than wood, behind (and/or around) the sink.

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