Editorial Policy

**Effective date:** August 25, 2026
**Last reviewed:** August 25, 2026

This Editorial Policy explains how content published on ps-countertops.com is planned, written, reviewed, sourced, updated, and corrected. It applies to blog articles, material and care guides, comparison pages, project stories, and other informational content on the Site.

Our goal is to publish clear, useful information that helps homeowners make informed decisions about countertop materials, design, fabrication, installation, care, and related services. Content should serve the reader first. It must not be created or changed solely to attract search traffic.

Each article should clearly identify who created it.

• **Written by** identifies the person or editorial team responsible for researching and writing the article.
• **Reviewed by** identifies a qualified person who checked technical, safety, care, installation, warranty, or other specialized claims when that review is relevant.
• Author and reviewer names link to profiles that explain their actual experience, role, and areas of competence.
• We publish only credentials, licenses, job titles, and experience that can be supported by reliable documentation or confirmed business records.

Writing and reviewing are separate responsibilities. A reviewer confirms the accuracy of claims within their area of competence; a reviewer is not presented as the author unless they also wrote the article.

If a qualified reviewer has not checked a high-risk or specialized article, we do not imply that such a review occurred.

Topics may come from recurring customer questions, completed projects, material-care questions, product documentation, changes in manufacturer guidance, or issues that commonly affect countertop selection and ownership.

Before publication, the responsible writer or editor should:

1. define the question the article is intended to answer;
2. identify which statements require a primary or authoritative source;
3. distinguish general guidance from project-specific observations;
4. verify product names, specifications, care instructions, warranty terms, measurements, prices, and dates;
5. ask a qualified reviewer to check specialized or higher-risk guidance;
6. confirm that the headline, page content, visible dates, author information, and structured data agree;
7. complete a final readability, source, and link review.

First-hand observations from our work may be included when they are relevant. We identify them as project experience rather than presenting them as universal facts. When a case study includes photographs, measurements, or customer details, we use them only with appropriate permission and remove unnecessary personal information.

We prefer sources that are closest to the original fact. Depending on the topic, these may include:

• manufacturer technical sheets, care instructions, safety data sheets, and written warranty terms;
• government agencies and local authorities;
• applicable codes, standards, and recognized industry organizations;
• qualified professionals working within the relevant field;
• original project records, measurements, and photographs when their origin can be verified.

Important factual claims should include a link or a clear reference that allows the reader to identify the source. Information that changes over time—such as product availability, prices, warranty terms, regulations, and trend data—must be checked again when an article is materially updated.

Search snippets, anonymous posts, competitor marketing pages, and AI-generated answers are not accepted as the sole evidence for a material factual claim.

We do not publish unsupported superlatives, rankings, guarantees, or numerical claims. Statements such as “best,” “lifetime,” “maintenance-free,” “always,” or “never” require precise context and reliable support. Estimates are labeled as estimates and should explain the assumptions that affect the result.

Comparisons should explain the criteria used and the trade-offs that matter to the reader. Depending on the topic, those criteria may include appearance, porosity, heat and stain resistance, maintenance, repairability, slab variation, installation requirements, warranty coverage, availability, and total project cost.

We distinguish manufacturer claims from our own observations. A recommendation should explain who or what the option may suit, its limitations, and when another material or solution may be more appropriate.

Natural stone varies from slab to slab. Photographs, samples, and descriptions are illustrative and do not guarantee that every slab will look or perform identically.

Countertop fabrication and installation can involve heavy slabs, cutting equipment, sharp edges, dust, crystalline silica, adhesives, electricity, plumbing, and structural considerations. Informational content must not encourage a reader to perform work that requires specialized equipment, training, permits, or licensed trades.

Safety-related content should:

• identify material risks plainly and early;
• distinguish safe homeowner care from professional fabrication or installation work;
• cite current manufacturer instructions or authoritative safety guidance where relevant;
• recommend a qualified professional when site conditions, local rules, or the work itself require one.

General website information is not a substitute for an on-site assessment, a product’s current technical documentation, or advice from an appropriately qualified professional. For occupational silica hazards, our editors use current guidance from organizations such as [OSHA](https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3768.pdf) and verify the specific product’s safety documentation.

ps-countertops.com is operated for a countertop business and may describe or recommend its own materials and services. Readers should consider that commercial relationship when evaluating recommendations.

Commercial goals do not permit us to invent credentials, hide meaningful limitations, misstate a competitor’s product, or present advertising as independent research. Sponsored content, affiliate relationships, complimentary products, or other material relationships must be disclosed clearly on the relevant page. Payment does not guarantee a positive conclusion or prevent correction of an error.

Customer reviews and ratings must be attributed to their actual platform or source. When a rating, review count, or testimonial is displayed, we identify the source and the date on which it was checked when practical.

We do not combine ratings belonging to different companies, locations, time periods, or predecessor businesses without a clear explanation. Testimonials may be edited for length or privacy only when the meaning is preserved. We do not create fictional reviews or tell customers what opinion to express.

AI-assisted tools may be used to support tasks such as organizing research, developing an outline, transcription, language editing, or generating draft alternatives. They are not treated as authoritative sources and are never listed as human authors or expert reviewers.

Any AI-assisted draft must be reviewed by a responsible person before publication. Names, figures, quotations, sources, product claims, safety instructions, dates, and structured data must be checked independently. Content must not be published at scale without meaningful human review and a useful purpose for the intended reader.

When the use of automation materially affects how a reader would understand or trust a page, we disclose that use in a clear and relevant way.

Each article should display:

• **Published:** the date the article was first made publicly available;
• **Updated:** the date of the most recent substantive editorial change, when applicable;
• **Reviewed by** and the review date for content that requires specialist review.

We change the Updated date only when the article receives a meaningful revision, such as corrected facts, new sources, changed product or warranty information, revised safety guidance, or substantial additions. Minor spelling, formatting, tracking, or link-maintenance changes do not justify presenting an article as newly updated.

A year in a title or heading is changed only after the underlying facts and recommendations have been reviewed for that year. If annual updates do not add genuine value, we use an evergreen title instead.

Visible dates and Article structured data should match. A platform-generated sitemap `lastmod` value is a technical signal and is not automatically treated as the article’s editorial update date. If an accurate `dateModified` cannot be maintained, it should be omitted from Article markup until it can be shown consistently rather than populated with a misleading date.

Structured data must describe what the visitor can see on the page. Author names, profile URLs, headlines, images, `datePublished`, and `dateModified` must match the visible article.

Only real people or organizations are identified as authors. A reviewer may be represented with Schema.org `reviewedBy` when it accurately describes a visible reviewer, but this property should not be presented as a Google rich-result guarantee. Unsupported or unverified credentials are not added to structured data.

Readers may report a possible error through our [Contact page](https://ps-countertops.com/contact).

We review correction requests against reliable evidence. If a material error is confirmed, we correct it promptly, update the visible editorial date when the change is substantive, and add a short correction or update note when the original error could have materially affected a reader’s decision. Minor typographical corrections may be made without a public note.

We do not remove accurate criticism, limitations, or correction history merely because it is commercially inconvenient.

Technical, safety, material-care, warranty, pricing, and year-specific content receives priority for periodic review. An article that can no longer be verified may be corrected, consolidated, clearly labeled as archived, removed from search indexing, or unpublished until reliable information is available.

This Editorial Policy is reviewed when our publishing workflow materially changes and at least once each year.