Hello, a few questions, I’ve done a search and as far as I can tell these questions have not been answered. Of course having said that, after I thought I’d researched pretty well, I still have questions…

My husband and I are DIY w/i reason. We’ve put down a ceramic floor in a mudroom and now are tackling a granite tile countertop island. The 12″x12″ tiles are set in adhesive, that claimed it was fine to use w/stone tile also, however, the whole island is now darker. After we set it all I saw a post about sealing the entire tile first, can’t change that now really.

My questions are, will it dry lighter again? completely?

If we put sealer on it now would it stay darker?

Does sealer darken granite and it stays dark, changing the color? (cause we kinda like it better darker now that we see it)

Will the sealer that we use on the countertop tiles seal the grout also or do we need seperate grout sealant?

We still may do the rest of the kitchen in this tile and would like to know the answers before we decide.

Thanks so much, the answers and questions from others have already helped so much, gotta love the internet! Kimberly.

We just had Serizzo granite installed for our floors (white ground with black) and its almost a dark charcoal grey now-after reading online I see that moisture is absorbed but will it go back to its original color after drying? How long will this take? We are in a tizzy here! Anonymous

We just installed granite tile on a cement floor in a downstairs bathroom. The tiles seem to have absorbed the water from the mortar and have darkened significantly. Will they eventually dry out and return to their normal color? Anonymous