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Quartz Countertop Installation
The modern engineered stone composed of ground up quartz and resins, varies in many colors, giving a broad variety to best suit you and your home. It is an easy countertop to look after, making it easy to clean and hard to stain. No polishing or conditioning is necessary. This stunning, marble-like option can easily be cleaned using mild soap and water or oil free cleaning solutions such as an all-purpose cleaner. In the decision-making process some factors to keep in mind are the possibility of discoloration when exposed to excess UV and the likelihood of visible seams. Nonetheless a quartz countertop is a stunning rock that brings value and life into your kitchen.
Quartzite Countertop Installation
Often confused with marble, quartzite is a metamorphic rock made up of 90%, sometimes reaching up to as high as 99% of the mineral known as quartz. It takes its natural form as sand turning into sandstone and with the compression and heat it undergoes in the earth’s crust it will then embellish quartzite. It is often white or light in color due to its composition of sand. Quartzite is very shiny with a glassy look to it, highly resembling marble and highly durable. Since quartzite is a natural stone, it must be maintained by sealing it every two years and is recommended to being cleaned with mild soap and water daily. Consequently, quartzite can withstand for a longer duration of time and guarantees to add high value to any home.
Granite Countertop Installation
Considerably, the heat and scratch resistant countertop makes the ideal choice for any kitchen and food preparation. If sealed properly in igneous rock known as granite, is a perfect stain and bacteria free surface. Being from the earth’s crust and making up most of the earth’s surface, Granite offers great longevity and elegance. Granite countertops are formed when magma goes through a cooling and solidifying process, turning into an igneous rock. Maintaining this surface is as easy as cleaning it with a mild soap and water. Its durable comes with a handful of choices such as: polished, honed, brushed, or sandblasted. Composed of feldspar, mica and quartz, granite can be a financial investment but in the end you receive what you put into it.
Marble Countertop Installation
The most used countertop to purchase, marble is essentially acidic. This metamorphic rock once took the rom of limestone which is the array of mixed shells that are compressed together over time. They are then pushed into the earth’s crust, warping them together with heat, creating marble. As for the swirls, they come about from layers of clay being tightened and swirled gradually over time. Contrary to its demand, it is not recommended for kitchen countertops due to the porosity. Making its ability to stain prominent, especially from acidic products such as wine and orange juice.