Granite - solid wood - acrylic polymer - Quartz
Choose your area of the kitchen floor has never been so complex and never been there so many different options and various color texture and appearance for your kitchen is.
What should I choose? You go for the stone shelf, a resin type or a real wooden worktop?
The following guide will help you choose ...
Granite surfaces
Granite is both a fashionable and very practicalfor the kitchen and offers the prestige of a genuine natural stone, it is my opinion, today the number one choice popular!
Granite is available in about 100 different types and colors and can be polished, honed or textured finishes. Normally supplied by 3 cm thick granite kitchen surfaces are very durable, highly resistant to scratches and stains and difficult.
Granite is available in continuous lengths or up to just over 3 meters and width large enoughall kitchens - for periods of 3 meters, you must have a common, but most of good suppliers of granite make this mixes well with the entire surface.
Rinsing can be installed above or below a granite worktop, with grooves carved into the surface drainage. Granite is suitable for the curves and shapes very well, so that almost all situations and all kitchen designs can be expected.
Set up stands on the back of the granite wall to watch the super-high and 100 mm can bealso faced far higher, for example, behind the stove.
Granite is actually a popular choice for the kitchen table and is also one of the two natural products. Falling prices have also supported the current popularity of this type of stone and is probably one of the main reasons was the number one best present for a kitchen.
Pro
Granite is very hard granite, granite is durable can take less than the cost of other permanent possibility
Against
Not a lot of light colors or solids available.
Costs
Some granite is an incredibly low cost, while others may be expensive granite Overall, in my opinion the best choice for the value
Solid wood surfaces
Discuss in solid wood is the natural choice of the ceiling surface, and others will be here certainly has its charm.
Solid Wood worktops are made with real wood strips are glued together and the plate. This construction helps the woodWarping or splitting and provides stability and ease of cutting when the work is formed.
Many common hardwoods are available, including oak and beech wood table and work surface is often coated or treated to improve color and to help withstand the rigors of a busy kitchen.
A ceiling surface of wood can look fabulous in a country kitchen and a few even some contemporary styles, but they can take precautions, the surface and go a little 'illegal traffic in work areas -In this sense, the look can still be interesting and quite in the right circumstances, must be accepted with a solid wood surface.
Pro
A natural product of great beauty
Against
As possible after the appearance of irregular spots of water a bit ', you can
Costs
Varies, depending on the type of wood, but probably the cheapest option
Acrylic polymer surfaces
Acrylic polymer surfaces were very popular a year or two ago, but a little 'stalled in favor ofGranite.
Acrylic polymer with mineral surfaces have a coating / film mounted on a wood table for kitchen units are formed, the joints are then blended to give a work surface without interruption.
Available in a variety of colors, can work polymer surfaces look very elegant, especially when in a modern setting.
The surface is not as hard as granite or quartz, and should not be subject to supervision, you can wear, scratch or mark in a busy kitchen. Manufacturers to provide reasonableGuarantees for this type of surface, but if you need to do to be extremely durable, in my opinion, is not the best choice ...
That said, it is extremely versatile and can be mounted on a surface almost everywhere in the kitchen!
Matching sinks are also available ... Visit your local supplier for more information!
Pro
Very clever, if new land is extremely versatile and allows seamless
Against
It is not as durable as granite or quartzScratches and stains easily
Costs
It can also the most expensive option is not good value for money
Quartz
Quartz is in many ways a man of granite version.
It is about 97% quartz (one of the hardest materials on earth) and then made a link with resin - which is then processed to a very hard rock, as product to color the scratches are very difficult or ...
Note: In Italy, the quartz is often touted as scratch and stain resistant, butThis is not the case in Great Britain.
Quartz surfaces are in a range of colors that can not normally be made with natural stone. These include many solid colors such as beige, sand, cream, off white and also a true white.
Quartz also has some very bright colors like red, orange and yellow. Black, with a spot of reflection, but it is the most popular color and planes of quartz, in my opinion, is certainly very interesting.
Quartz is usually supplied asAs an alternative to granite, where the painting is the problem and is among the best granite factories - to do a local search on Google for your nearest dealer.
Pro
Particularly robust and resistant to scratches or stains are difficult
Against
Not a stone
Costs
One of the most expensive decisions
My advice
A total of granite is still the choice, I would recommend this is simply because it is the price and duration.
The rest of the land, which I discussed hereare still in many cases very beautiful, and although not my choice, nor is there space in the kitchen on the right.
Alan Bottomley
