Barry Adkins, owner of Fix-It Countertop, which makes home visits in Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Northern Virginia; and central Florida, repairs chips in countertops made of quartz, solid-surface ...

For most minor chips and cracks in a typical granite countertop, however, you can fix it using the superglue you have in your junk drawer and a little time.

A Granite is a hard, nonporous mineral similar to marble and, depending on its source, can be stained, chipped or discolored. Granite is softer than marble and consists mainly of quartz and ...