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ARTIFICIAL STONE KITCHEN COUNTERS: ARE THEY GOOD?
ARTIFICIAL STONE KITCHEN COUNTERS: ARE THEY GOOD?
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Nov 20, 2022
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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 Window sills made of artificial stone. 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?!
Porcelain stoneware is an artificial stone that has no worse strength and properties and in some respects even surpasses marble and granite. It is environmentally friendly, can be restored at will, and is also heat-resistant, durable and practical.
Porcelain stoneware has a small weight and thickness, so in order to make a worktop from it, it must be laid on a base made of wood, metal, MDF or concrete.
The table top made of porcelain stoneware is not afraid of physical influences, it is very easy to clean and can maintain its original appearance for a long time.
Porcelain stoneware is cold to the touch, which is characteristic of natural stone. But in the process of operation, it has no flaws - most housewives are satisfied with a porcelain stoneware worktop.
Carefully! "Liquid" stone!
Some cunning entrepreneurs offer to buy for "cheap" kitchen tops made of artificial "liquid" stone. There are so many examples of how to learn such handicrafts and get rich from it.
So they praise their product: its properties are similar to granite, it has no seams and joints, it is possible to cast the plate together with the sink, it is resistant to stains, fungus and mold, it can be repaired and restored.
While all of this is true, there is one very significant "BUT". Since worktops made of artificial "liquid" stone are often made in a garage or other technical room, styrene can be found among the components for fixing the composition. It is a polyester resin solvent and is more often chosen precisely because it is cheaper.
Styrene emits an unpleasant odor and is also toxic to the human body. So you need to constantly ventilate the room and after a while visit a pulmonologist. Be careful.
Summary
As a manufacturer of kitchen and home furniture, we urge you not to skimp on kitchen worktops. It is she who is exposed to most of the physical and mechanical influences on which we cut vegetables, cut meat, give hot food, even if not on purpose.
And therefore the worktop must be strong and durable. Countertops made of artificial stone has good properties, the main thing is to choose one that will serve you for a really long time!
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