Just a shocker, If you look at the IRC (any year) there is no requirement that i can find in the codes that say a Kitchen counter top even has to be non-obsorbant? We had a contractor (use your judgement here) that wanted to put in Plywood counters and seal them with water seal and we had to let him due to no code section to back up the arguement that it needed to be made of a non-obsorbant materal ( edit addition clearifycation tyle or other normal coverings)....Now showers are listed this way but not kitchen counters or bath room counters.

If it exists id like to see the section my self for future reffreance!



Matt