Granite Counter top or Quartz counter top

Date Added: October 12, 2011 03:46:35 PM

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Quartz is a naturally occurring substance, and in ground-up form it is combined with resins to form a hard surface much like engineered granite. Most quartz countertops are well over 90% quartz, which gives it the hardness and lack of porosity needed for the heavy demands of cooking. Some manufacturers also combine antibacterial substances.

Quartz Counter top
The chief benefit of the quartz countertop is its natural luster. Whereas pure polymer-based solid surface countertops such as Corian have a hard time achieving a deep, three-dimensional appearance, it's easy for quartz countertops to have this because of their natural appearance. Also, quartz is extremely hard and makes for a good work surface.

Granite Countertop
When dealing with natural slab granite you're going to have a lot more problems with potential cracks and staining than you will with quartz. Also, the installers have a bit easier time dealing with quartz than they do with granite because it is a more forgiving material for fabrication.
But nothing is beatifull as natural Stone in your kitchen, and according to a 2010 Remodeling Reader Panel survey, homeowners are choosing granite countertops by a margin of about 3 to 1 over the next most popular materials (see chart).

Credit: REMODELING Reader Panel, April 2010

Price It
 For customers  concerned about cost, Paulo(from FloridaGranite.com) says that quartz does tend to  cost more  than base-level granite. However, “granite price has nothing  to do with  quality and everything to do with availability of that  stone in the  world,” he says. “If they’re quarrying 10 blocks and nine  of them are  usable, we would put that granite at a level-one or -two  price point.  But if only one of the 10 is usable, it would likely come  in at a  premium pricing category.

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