Engineered Quartz

[Rampriyadas]

I ended up buying quartz from Kalinga stone. Bought bianca diamante or something like that was the name. I had the solid acrylic also in mind and contacted LG even though my wife was dead against HMAC/Corian. LG guys promised me that they will mail me the details and contact me to show the samples, but that never happened. Hence went with quartz.

Please let me know whether the white quartz surface stains. We are considering it for our kitchen. Thanks.

[sabarishm]

Hi Rampriyadas,

Its been 4+ years since we had it installed and we do not have any stains on the quartz. We do diligently clean the surface and I think that's important. We never let turmeric, coffee/tea or other stuff that might stain for long on the surface. Only minor issue so far is that the joints where they used some bonding material is having a slight yellowish discoloration. But nothing too bad! You can confidently go for it!

[Visualizer]

Anyone knows about engineerdd material called G5 or Corea ? Is it better then Quartz ?

[sabarishm]

I presume you are talking about Corian. These are visually the best, in my personal opinion, and gives a seamless kitchen top even integrated sink. We were also considering this, however, read that there will be warping if exposed to high temperature over time. Also, this is softer compared to Quartz or granite and hence chances of a knife or other hard metal scratches might come if not careful. I have these in my office cafeteria and are not exposed to extreme conditions, I noticed they are holding its newness for over 3 years. Not sure about how good are they wrt stains. Due to these reasons, my wife was against using Corian though I loved it!

[Rampriyadas]

Hi Rampriyadas,

Its been 4+ years since we had it installed and we do not have any stains on the quartz. We do diligently clean the surface and I think that's important. We never let turmeric, coffee/tea or other stuff that might stain for long on the surface. Only minor issue so far is that the joints where they used some bonding material is having a slight yellowish discoloration. But nothing too bad! You can confidently go for it!

Dear mr sabarishm, thank you for the encouraging report. Shall go ahead with her quartz
Regards

[sc_new]

G5 is available only in white very hard , need skilled labour to cut

[Visualizer]

Thanks sc_new actually wife wants white countertop and I wanted to choose hardest material that can be stain and scratch free.

[ardesarchitects]

Hi, Visualizer
The basic difference between quartz and corian is the material composition. Corian is a synthetic material and the purpose is to give 100% seamless joints. It is initially used in clean rooms like pharma, hospitals, food manufacturing industries. Corian will melt at high temperatures and its advantage is to give shapes in design.
All the front counters in Domino's pizza stores and most restaurant table tops are made with corian .
Given there is a heat problem we should never use less than 12mm thick as a countertop with worktop protector surface rods . Corian is expensive and cost @ 900/- per sft approx ( 6mm thick ).

Quartz is very strong and mixes stone powder / granules with resins. It is complete heat proof and scratch resistant.

You are getting a  new contemporary material called vitrified lam ( Just 3mm thick ), this is so strong that it is recommended for flooring ( not to be laid with mortar for new floor but on the existing old floors or on any leveled existing hard surface )  . The best part with this material is that it comes in 3x1m slab sizes with exotic look surfaces  that can also be used on your kitchen wood work, backsplash as an extension of design. This material is currently OEM supplied that you can get through known sources.

Regards,
Ar.Praveen.N
Ardes Architects and Interior designers
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[sabarishm]

You are getting a  new contemporary material called vitrified lam ( Just 3mm thick ), this is so strong that it is recommended for flooring

Regards,
Ar.Praveen.N
Ardes Architects and Interior designers
ardesarchitects@gmail.com
www.ardesarchitects.com
https://www.instagram.com/ardesarchitects

Hi Praveen,

Can we use vitrified lam for the flooring of a semi-open terrace? Got ceiling and wall on one side and it gets full sunlight on mornings and partial during the afternoon.

Can you give more details of this product, I tried to google search and couldn't find much information.

Regards,
Sabarish

[Armchair_general]

I have a white quartz counter for my kitchen. Very happy. Extremely easy to clean and maintain.