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Nov 19, 2022
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The hardest part of planning a new kitchen set is choosing a worktop. Countertops made of artificial stone: ARE THEY GOOD?
The hardest part of planning a new kitchen set is choosing a worktop. It is arguments and attempts to convince yourself, your wife and everyone else that the most durable and durable worktop is the one made of stone. At least artificial. There won't be anything like that even 10 years later.
But it is true? Are artificial stone countertops for the kitchen so good and what are their disadvantages? Let's take a closer look at it in our article!
All the advantages of artificial stone worktops
Artificial stone is praised by everyone. And producers, sellers and buyers. The main advantages of worktops made of it are:
No visible seams and joints - this is a completely monolithic worktop without any unevenness and unevenness. A definite plus!
Variety of colors and shades. Take pink, black, blue, marble or granite. You will be presented with hundreds of options.
Durability, moisture resistance and hygiene. Countertops made of artificial stone simply cannot be damaged - not even by a knife, even by hot dishes, even by high humidity and cleaning agents - they don't care.
Durability - due to the fact that practically nothing can spoil the worktop. And also because artificial stone is easy to restore.
Are there any disadvantages to artificial stone worktops?
Despite the fact that the main characteristics are durability and strength, you can still find several disadvantages with artificial stone slabs. And this:
The impossibility of self-installation: it is quite difficult to process and cut a worktop from any kind of artificial stone due to the properties of the material.
Scratches. There are several types of artificial stone: acrylic, agglomerate, porcelain stoneware. And each of them has weaknesses. Acrylic is afraid of hot dishes and knife scratches, agglomerate is very heavy, and porcelain stoneware can seem too cold to the touch. However, all these species have one common drawback - they are all afraid of abrasive substances, which leave micro scratches on the surface.
Why is it better not to take an acrylic stone slab for the kitchen?
Acrylic stone is very easy to work with: it can be bent and sanded. It comes from the factory in the form of rolls and sheets. Because it is very thin in itself, it is glued to the substrate, and most often it is chipboard
Finished acrylic worktops are generally not resistant to mechanical damage. This means that you cannot cut food on them without a plate. And if you accidentally put a hot pan on the acrylic surface, you will have to restore the worktop.
Advantages of agglomerated worktops
Quartz agglomerate is not afraid of hot dishes, you can cut food with a knife directly on the worktop and there will be no scratches. This artificial stone has no pores, so it won't stain, no matter what you pour on it.
The quartz agglomerate worktop is completely hygienic. The monolithic design completely eliminates the presence of seams, in which harmful microorganisms often multiply, which leads to the formation of mold and fungus.
Tabletop made of large-format porcelain stoneware: why so expensive?!
Last Edited by nipt ????? ???? on Nov 19, 2022 11:55 PM
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