Types Of Countertops
Nature Or Nurture Types Of CountertopsIt is very understandable if you have a love-hate relationship with your kitchen remodeling project. The imagined outcome excites but the process fills you with dread. People constantly make excuses to avoid remodeling and close their eyes to the process. The large investment of time and money and the inevitable inconvenient mess is enough to make anybody put it off. Countertop replacement and deciding on a type of countertop is especially difficult. Leading laminate manufacturer Wilsonart International weigh in heavily on the side of laminate in the nature or nurture countertop debate. Laminate countertops have a classic up-market appeal without the downsides of other expensive natural surfacing such as marble or other engineered stones and solid surfaces. Laminate countertops meet customer requirements with a less painful installation and a great end product.
A Cambria type of countertop is made from pure natural quartz, which is the hardest non-precious stone that can be taken from the Earth's surface. Corian is the brand name for a material created by DuPont that has become a proven material for this type of countertop. It has huge design versatility and a very long product life span. Corian is not porous like wood but it can be cut, routed, drilled, sculpted, bent, and worked just like real wood. You can get it in almost any color too. Wilsonart give four reasons for opting for laminate types of countertop over natural or even other man-made surfaces. Firstly laminate takes less time and disrupt home life less. Measuring up is done on site of course but making and finishing is at the factory and installation is less than a day. Secondly laminate is less messy because there is no sanding and smoothing involved. Thirdly laminate is a cheaper material requiring less skilled working and thereby saves you money. Fourthly laminate gives you more choice of color and design, often mimicking and improving upon those natural stones with over 200 patterns. But of course the choice is all yours. |
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Silestone is another very popular brand name type of countertop surface. It is the variety of colors that makes this mostly quartz countertop so popular. If a conventional deep gray is your thing, then fair enough, but if you want deep red or psychadelic orange, then a smooth quartz countertop is what you need. Silestone also has an interesting leather-like tactile quality.