If you are looking for a hard-wearing and attractive material for kitchen worktops, quartz is probably one of the best options available. According to Affordable Granite, a specialist Quartz Company, the surface of quartz is durable and stylish and it can add glamour and style to your kitchen. Here are few things you should know about quartz worktops.
How is quartz made?
You might be surprised to see the description “man-made” on some quartz kitchen worktops, given how much like a natural stone they can look. In fact, all ‘quartz worktops’ are made of a processed stone: quartz, glass, metal, even mirror are blended with 7% resins and dyes to achieve what can be a natural effect. You can find a huge variety of colour in quartz due to this chemical processing, making it suitable for any kitchen décor. The surface of quartz stone is hard and non-porous in nature.
What are the customisation options in quartz kitchen tops?
Since quartz is a manmade stone which involves mixing of materials, it provides countless customisation options in terms of colour, texture and pattern. For example, you can mix small pieces of metals or flecks of glass in the final mix to get a translucent or glittering effect on your quartz kitchen worktop.
Is quartz environmentally friendly?
Many quartz worktops are made using recycled materials, and byproducts of other aspects of the stone industry. The materials and manufacturing process used in the making of quartz is also intrinsically low in carbon emissions. Transport is generally by container, always by sea freight, which is highly efficient compared to other transport modes.
How can I maintain my quartz kitchen tops?
Quartz worktops need less maintenance than light-coloured natural stone (granite), and it would not be wrong to say they are very close to being maintenance free. Simple cleaning with a wet cloth followed by buffing with a dry cloth is normally enough. More stubborn or dried on dirt or staining can be attacked with normal kitchen detergent. For the most stubborn marks, we would recommend Cif or similar, and we have not had a stain on quartz yet that hasn’t responded to this treatment. You should avoid using hard or abrasive chemicals for cleaning as they can damage the surface of a quartz countertop.
Quartz is a human-engineered stone which contains resins; it is not heat-resistant above 180°C. Therefore, you should avoid placing hot pans or pots directly on the surface of quartz worktops. The resins used in manufacturing are not indestructible and you need to be careful when putting hot utensils on quartz worktops.
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