Countertops come in more styles and materials than ever. Recent innovations in countertops have resulted in materials previously not used for kitchen countertops. One prime example is manufactured quartz, which is the hardest countertop available. Quartz is also made into the following:
* Silestone
* HanStone
* Staron Radianz
* Zodiag
* Caesarstone
Quartz is a remarkable material for use in kitchens where it will get some hard use. It is also beautiful in a range of colors that will go with every color used in the kitchen. It also works well with many cabinets.
Granite
Granite is a material with colors throughout blended in a pallet of quality material. The quality and the price of Granite is dependent on the method used to mine or extract the Granite. Each mine has a different way of extracting Granite. Granite is mined in the best possible way to provide the highest quality product for Countertops in Hays, KS.
The Stone-Cut extraction method delivers the highest quality product. However, due to the type of machinery involved, this method can also be the highest cost extraction. This method eliminates small cracks and it is what Countertops in Hays, KS believes is the best way of mining Granite for the best quality.
There are other methods such as blasting and inserting an air bag into a hole and then inflating it until the granite breaks apart. These two methods produce Granite which is inferior to the Stone-Cut extraction. Therefore, not all Granite is the same quality.
Marble
Marble is quarried from open pit mines in several countries including the U.S. Blocks of Marble are sawed and then lifted from the quarry by mechanical methods. It is then sawed into the specified sizes and polished. The different types of marble depend more on where it is quarried from than the method of extraction. Some marble is ideal for sculpturing and other marble is suitable for exquisite countertops. The grades of marble will depend upon the color and the blending of the colors in the marble. Some marble is very plain and other marble is beautifully colored. More information is available from Website Domain.
