The granite offered for residential and commercial applications comes from open pit quarries found all over the world. There is a large assortment of granites available to suit specific tastes and design applications, ranging from consistent grain structures and colors to multicolored stones with veins or movement resulting from the uneven distribution of minerals. Because the way granite was formed years ago, it is synonymous with quality, strength, permanence, solidity and hardness. The characteristics make it an ideal choice for a kitchen countertop surface.
Quartz Slab material is 93% crushed quartz, one of nature's hardest materials. The quartz is combined with high-quality polymer resins and pigments and then compacted under intense vibration, vacuum and pressure into dense, non-porous slabs. The slabs are post cured, guaged to precise thickness, and polished to an enduring shine.
Laminate is a material that is constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. The process of creating a laminate is lamination, which is common parlance refers to the placing of something between layers of plastic and sealing them with heat and/or pressure, usually with an adhesive.
Even though there is a perception that marble is soft and porous which may render it unfit for the utility of a kitchen countertop, there are certain marble available in the market that are essentially more durable than most granite! This exquisite looking stone is extracted from many locations all over the world and gives a smooth finish once polished. So go ahead and install that beautiful marble in your home.
Soapstone is a natural stone, like granite, that is quarried. It’s composed mostly of mineral talc, which makes it quite soft, but soapstone used for countertops typically has higher percentages of quartz in it, which makes it harder and more suitable as a kitchen surface.
Formica laminate is a laminated composite material invented at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in the United States in 1912. Originally used to replace mica in electrical applications, it has since been manufactured for a variety of applications. Today, the product is produced by New Zealand–based Formica Group, and has been since 2007. The word Formica refers to the company's classic product: a heat-resistant, wipe-clean laminate of paper or textile with melamine resin.