A Counter of a kitchen is a working and eating table, a social gathering station, a display counter, a home décor and is also an investment of pride which the chief of the family mighty proud of. That why we want to ensure all customers that they deserve what they came here for and we have been working closely with counter top companies, fabricators and suppliers to ensure reasonable price superior counter top will be in priority. Most of the times, given quotation on any Kitchen with price of Counter Top are included. No matter the price included or not, high or low, the process of picking a counter for a kitchen or a bathroom is must and there are several types of counter top available on the market. They are counters made from Ceramic, Engineered Wood and Paper, Manmade Material, Engineered Stone and Natural Stone. Below is the Counter Top of names made from the just introduced materials:
Tile Counter Top is made from ceramic which is clay and hardened by heat. Usually these types of counter require having plywood base installed on top of cabinets for the tiles of choice to sit on top. Just like wall tile, there is no way to get away from seams which require sealer maintenance to keep its cleanliness and corrosion.
Laminate Counter top is composing of two layers: A Particle Board base which is manufactured from sawmill shavings, wood chips and sawdust. On top of the Particle Board are multi Paper layers which compose of Resin overlay, Decorative and Kraft papers to be all binned together with head and glue. Laminate counter top has seamless backsplash but not at the side splash and milter joint. It is lighter in weight, quit durable and low maintenance but is no mean for the use as chop board. There are so many choices of pattern and color samples to meet all demand in affordable price.
Corian Counter Top is considered to a choice between Laminate counter top and Engineer or Natural Stone counter top. If one test put chemical or stain on the surface of Corian for extensive amount of times, it could result in great damage in the counter’s color. Sharp objects can also produce scratches on the surface of Corian. Because Corian is made with solid material throughout, any damage marks will not be shown as obvious as Laminate or Tilt which of course will show a different color underneath. The duration of this kind of counter is for long period of times since it is manufactured product composed 33% binding resins and 66% minerals. In other words, it is made out of plastic plus stone derived materials. Corian counter produce great look and appeal with lots of colors and pattern to accommodate one’s desires along with great pricing in a comparable market. It can be mold to size and shape and can have seamless seam upon completion. No wonder this soft solid inside out material is also called Solid Surface Counter.
Quartz (Engineered Stone) Counter top is in greater demand for quite a bit of reason. Great demand drive down price and some slabs prices are just a bit about other counters. Quartz loves by many homeowners because it is easy to clean and maintain. Soap and water will do the job and no need for sealing to prevent color and stain infection or growth of bacteria which important factor because wine and food is put and served on these counters. Quartz is composing of 93% natural Quartz Stone with 7% resin binder and some colorants. This engineered out material allow manufacturers to controls and produces great texture, pattern and color appearance to fit consumer’s tastes. Backsplash can be one entire slab to substitute ceramic tiles, stones, or metal. It is a harder, heavier and stronger stone but there is a change that it might be able to crack. Many cannot tell the different between Natural Stone and engineered one unless they happened to be in the field. Cut out for sink can be top mount or under mount. Quartz is not natural but it does give the taste and feel like one and after it is installed on cabinets, the kitchen will have a strong, stable and durable support with an impressive characteristic image.
Granite Counter Top (Natural Stone) is no doubt directly come from the source, the Earth itself. Mother Earth has given us the hardest and strongest dense stone due to the intense heat and pressure combined with other earth elements when it is still in the liquid form molten magma to produce magnificent colors and pattern in natural design. After the Igneous rock cooled and hardened below the earth’s surface, harvested piece is slide into slabs then honed and polished granite surface will become durable, easy to repair, care and clean. Any person can cut vegies on it to test the strength of the withstand abuse degree and soon find out it cannot be scratch easily. Just like Quartz, its hygienic quality is excellent and to stain and wine is not a problem under normal activities. Did we just mention stain is not an issue? Certain very light color Granite is not totally stain resistance and requires sealing as maintenance. May be that is the reason why there are granite slabs are commercially dyed for profit margin. Granite Counter Top can be installed by sitting on top of cabinets with cut out sink and cook top position as well as electrical opening cut out for backsplash. Granite has been traditionally valued and therefore withstands the great image on the value of a home of which incorporated as part of the interior design feature.
Marble Counter Top (Natural Stone) for a home would best to be used as secondary counter top best suited to power room or window counters. Marble along with Limestone and Granite too in its natural state contain tiny capillary channels within the slabs and is therefore may not be stain and red wine resistance before polished. The second reason is that etch marks could produce due to reaction from chemical, cleaning products and acidic foods and drinks. Marble is comes from oceanic deposits under pressure to compress into a calicoes stone and thus produce a prizes, magnificent ,elegant, gorgeous and undeniably surface best suitable for fireplace, wall around, floor as can be seen in important building of luxuries hotels, governments, glamour residents, etc. That does not stop one from using it as main counter top as a long as it used with care of being polished and sealed properly and not living water, acid drinks and foods, wine, chemical, cleaning products seating on there for long period of times. See, Granite is from hot place and Marble is from cold place and they both have great features and value. They are art collection to treasure and one wouldn’t let his or her art piece in the cold rain and over expose in the sun.
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