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Black Forest

Name: Black Forest Granite Cebu: Sweeping Veins on a Dark Ground
Price: 3600.00 PHP
Availability: InStock

₱3,600 per sqm

Quarry: India
Surface Finish: Polished
Edges: Natural (Unpolished)
Thickness: 18 mm
Requires Sealing: Yes

Depth is all you get from most black counters on the Cebu list, while this one adds wide gray veining that sweeps the length of the slab. Black Forest measures 6 to 7 on the Mohs scale, and since the veining is geological, no two slabs come out alike.

Quarry	India
Surface Finish	Polished
Edges	Natural (Unpolished)
Thickness	18 mm
Requires Sealing	Yes

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Why Choose Black Forest

Highly Durable Hard enough at 6 to 7 on the Mohs scale that the daily run of a Cebu kitchen will not scratch it.

Takes the Heat Born of heat and pressure, which is why a pan lifted straight off the burner will not scorch it.

No Two Slabs Alike Geology draws the sweeping gray veining, so the pattern on your counter belongs to nobody else.

Quarried, Not Manufactured Sawn from one block instead of blended in a factory, so each slab carries the geology of the ground it came from.

What Is Black Forest Granite?

A black ground broken by sweeping pale veins.

Black Forest is a dark granite marked by wide bands of gray and white veining that drift the length of the slab with soft, blurred edges. From across a room the background simply reads black; up close, the veining supplies a sense of motion that no unpatterned dark stone can.

That pairing leaves the stone in a category of its own. It is where Cebu buyers land when they want the weight of a black counter but find Absolute Black too austere.

No two pieces are the same. The bands are geological rather than printed, so a pair of slabs sawn from one block will resemble each other without ever matching. Picking your own material at the Cebu yard therefore matters more than it would with a uniform stone.

Per square meter the rate is ₱3,600, a step above Black Galaxy and Black Impala at ₱3,500 and a step under Absolute Black at ₱4,200 on our Cebu list. What the premium buys is the pattern, plus the extra care a veined slab takes to cut to a layout.

How Much Does a Black Forest Countertop Cost?

Cebu yard rates, which may change without prior notice.

Item	Starting Rates
Black Forest slab	₱3,600 per sqm
Fabrication	₱500 per lm
Installation	₱500 per lm
Sink or hob cut-outs	₱500 per set

We bill cut-outs only on jobs where the installation is ours. What delivery adds depends on how far the site sits from the Cebu branch. A run out to Mandaue is short. Getting a slab across to Tagbilaran costs more, and that freight is written into the quote.

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How Do You Clean Black Forest Granite?

Keep to three habits and the veining stays sharp in a Cebu kitchen.

Blot Spills and Drips Promptly

The pale bands take up oil, wine and citrus far more readily than the dark background does. Lift a spill within the first couple of minutes and no patch gets the chance to form along the veins.

Use Only Granite Cleaner

Bleach, vinegar and all-purpose sprays eat the sealer and take the shine off the polish. A cleaner formulated for natural stone cuts grease and leaves both of them intact.

Always Keep the Surface Dry

Mineral rings from hard water stand out sharply on a dark polished surface. Follow each wipe with a dry cloth and they never get the chance to accumulate.

Use specially-formulated stone care products instead of gambling on a supermarket aisle.

How Do You Care for Black Forest Granite?

Leave sealing aside and three rules keep a veined slab looking new in a Cebu home.

Always Use a Cutting Board

A kitchen knife is softer than granite, so in any contest it is the blade that gives way. The board saves your knives rather than the counter, which is the reverse of the usual advice.

Mind the Edges

Of everything on a slab, the polished edge is the most exposed. Do not let heavy pots swing into it, and put support under any overhang where the counter reaches out beyond its cabinet.

Reseal as Needed

Let the water test set the timing. A quarter of an hour of work puts the protection back across the whole counter.

Does Black Forest Granite Need Sealing?

Two different mineral structures inside a single slab.

Yes. Think of a veined granite as two stones sharing one slab. The dark background is tight-grained and absorbs next to nothing, while the paler quartz and feldspar bands have a more open structure and will draw in oil when nothing is protecting them.

Before settling on any resealing rhythm, test the slab you actually own. Drop a little water onto the veining somewhere out of sight, give it 15 minutes, then wipe it away. Darkening underneath means the stone is drinking and is ready for sealer. No darkening means the seal you have is still holding.

In a Cebu kitchen that gets real use, that test rather than the calendar is what signals the job is due. Expect the application itself to run about 15 minutes on a normal counter: clean it, dry it completely, spread an impregnating sealer, allow it to dwell, then buff off what is left before it hazes.

Is Black Forest Granite Good for Kitchen Countertops?

Granite toughness, plus a pattern that swallows the day.

Yes. On the Mohs hardness scale granite registers 6 to 7, so everyday kitchen work will not scratch it, and it tolerates direct heat in a way engineered quartz simply cannot. Set a pan down straight off the burner and it will not scorch.

There is a practical payoff to the veining, not merely a visual one. A patterned surface absorbs crumbs, water marks and the ordinary evidence of cooking far better than a flat black one does, and that flatness is exactly what Cebu customers complain of most with Absolute Black.

Plan for two things on a Cebu job. The first is sealing, covered above. The second is direction: this pattern has a grain, so the layout drawing matters, and whether the veins run along the counter or across it wants settling before fabrication.

Outdoors it holds up just as well, and in a Cebuano house that usually means the dirty kitchen out the back. Sunlight does not trouble granite, which is UV-stable, so it will not go yellow on a lanai the way quartz can.

What Other Black Granites Do You Carry?

Four darks on the Cebu list, each with a different amount of pattern.

Black Forest has the most movement

Wide gray-and-white bands running over a black background. Pick it when the counter should be dark but still give the eye something to follow, at ₱3,600 per sqm.

Black Galaxy is the sparkling one

Black Galaxy scatters gold and bronze flecking over black for ₱3,500 per sqm, with no sealing required. Pick it if you want interest but not veining.

Absolute Black is the plainest

Even in tone, needing no sealer and the most architectural of the four, Absolute Black runs ₱4,200 per sqm. Pick it when the counter should disappear into the room entirely.

Black Impala reads dark gray

Black Impala shows fine silver flecks over a dark gray background at ₱3,500 per sqm, matching Black Galaxy, and nothing in this group of four costs less. Sealing is part of the deal.

What Colors Go With Black Forest Granite?

With a dark counter anchoring a Cebu kitchen, everything else can go pale.

Cabinetry in white or pale gray produces the strongest result, since the light veining catches the cabinet color and binds the two together. No plain black granite can manage that kind of echo.

Warm timber is a good match as well, oak and ash especially. Because there is gray in the veining, the combination avoids the heaviness a black-and-dark-wood scheme tends to fall into.

On hardware, brushed nickel and matte black both sit comfortably against it. Brass brings more warmth and earns its place when the room already carries warm tones elsewhere.

Let the splashback stay understated. There is already so much movement in the counter that a patterned tile behind it fights the stone rather than supporting it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Black Forest granite or marble?

Granite. Those broad pale sweeps make people guess marble, but this is an igneous rock, and it carries granite’s hardness and heat tolerance. The practical consequence is that lemon juice or vinegar will not etch it, which is not something marble can claim.

How much does Black Forest granite cost in Cebu?

Slab material runs ₱3,600 per square meter through Stone Depot Cebu, with fabrication and installation at ₱500 per linear meter apiece and a set of cut-outs at ₱500. Every branch charges those same service rates. What shifts from one to the next is the slab figure and the delivery run, and both of those are particular to Cebu.

Does Black Forest granite stain?

Yes, if it is left unsealed. Oil soaks into the pale bands, and a greasy mark on light veining shows. Keep it sealed and mop up spills quickly and the stone resists staining well. As for the ground, it is dense enough that it seldom takes up anything at all.

Can you put a hot pan on Black Forest granite?

Yes. Heat and pressure are what made this rock to begin with, so a pan lifted straight off the burner will neither scorch nor discolor it. A trivet is still worth using, because any stone can crack if the temperature change is sudden and extreme, and that matters most around an edge or a cut-out, where a weak point already exists.

Do the slabs match each other?

No, and that is worth planning around. Blocks differ, so slabs cut from different ones carry different veining, and a kitchen that takes more than one should have them selected at the same time. Before committing, ask to look at the real material in the Cebu yard instead of judging from a sample tile.

How does Black Forest compare to Black Galaxy?

Pattern against flecks, and sealing against none. At ₱3,500 per sqm, Black Galaxy is an even black dusted with bronze and asks for no sealer. Black Forest, at ₱3,600, brings broad veining and does want sealing. Go with Galaxy for a consistent surface and lighter upkeep, Forest for pattern and movement.

Can Black Forest granite be used outdoors?

Yes. Because granite is UV-stable, sunlight will not fade or yellow it, which makes it a sound choice for Cebu lanai counters, outdoor kitchens and pool-side surfaces. Budget for slightly more frequent resealing outside, where sun and rain give the surface a harder time than any indoor kitchen does.

Where can you buy Black Forest granite in Cebu?

Stone Depot carries Black Forest granite at the Cebu branch. Inventory is held branch by branch, so whatever is standing on the floor here belongs to Cebu alone.

Come and see a veined slab at full size in the Cebu yard, because three meters of veining is not something a sample tile can communicate. We open Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and a visit or a call to the Cebu branch is welcome. Work over in Bohol is supplied out of this yard as well.

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