Quartz Vs Granite for your Kitchen's Countertop

Everybody keeps hearing that it is better to use quartz over granite or the other way around when they are remodeling their home and going to have new countertops installed in their kitchen or bathroom. While everyone has their own preference, preferences is not the most important factor in this case since it is more important to consider the design of the kitchen or bathroom where the countertop is going to be installed, the space available for than countertop, and your own budget, which can really be the one and utter controller of your choices. Either way, very few people who say they absolute recommendations of either quartz or granite, according to their own preference mostly, will provide you with clear criteria that you can use to make your own decision independently. This is why Quartz Phoenix is offering you this clear comparison between granite and quartz so that you are able to know which is best for you, your family, needs, and for a better design for your kitchen as well.  

Overview of the making of quartz and granite countertops

- As you may well know, granite is a natural stone which means that it gets extracted from the earth in huge chunks and then the granite countertops get cut and shaped into the familiar shape of countertops, and then these countertops are polished to finally be suitable for installation in kitchens and bathrooms.

- Quartz, on the other hand, is man-made out of crushed pieces of quartz that is mixed with hard resin; the usual ratio for this mix is 93% crushed quartz and 7% resin. This mix is then manufactured in various shapes and designs of countertops.

 What each type of stone cost as a countertop

As we mentioned before, most people have a strict budget that they have to commit to in every detail of the remodeling process including the countertop decisions. And whatever material you decide to install in your home’s kitchen or bathroom, you should know that neither quartz nor granite comes cheap.

- For granite, it will cost you at least $60 per a square foot, and that is just the starting prices of the natural stone as they go up from there on.

- Quartz is a little more pricy as it costs from $70 to $90 per square foot, but keep in mind that these prices compared to the multiple benefits you would get from investing in a quartz countertop seems very reasonable given that the hard resin on the surface of a slap of quartz is sufficient unlike granite which, in some cases, needs to be sealed.

Quartz vs. Granite in terms of aesthetics

Now, this is an entirely personal decision as it completely depends on the preferences of each single person or family. No one can tell you what to like or find beautiful, but it if there is going to be a comment in terms of the looks of these two materials of countertops, it has to be the fact the people who prefer more earthy natural looking stones prefer to have granite countertops, while those who prefer a more modern and cleaner looking surface would go for quartz.

No matter what your needs are for the quartz or granite countertop you want in your kitchen, be sure that KB Factory Outlet will have it ready for you in the best quality and wide color selection that is guaranteed to include your color of choice.

We’ll be glad to show you around our warehouse, so you can see the variety and feel the quartz material up close. Whether you visit our store at Tampa or Largo our knowledgeable staff will help you decide which countertop is right for you. Give us a call at 8882991180  Schedule a Consultation  our team of experienced stone and surfacing professionals here at kbFactoryoutlet is here to help you with every step of the way!

Why you must have a Quartz Countertop in your Bathroom

Recently, quartz became one of the first materials that come to mind when thinking about installing a new countertop in the kitchen. If it were not for its high prices, quartz countertops would have become the go-to option for almost every single kitchen. However, this is not often the case when it comes to bathrooms. For some reason, people tend to consider quartz less for their vanity and other bathroom surfaces. Well, our specialists in Phoenix Quartz say that this is a huge mistake to look over quartz for vanity and countertops when remodeling your bathrooms and here are a few reasons why:

Quartz does not get water stains

Most of us can make their peace with a little bit of mess knowing that it will be cleaned up soon, right? But what if this mess was just cleaned up, you cleaned every single room of the house and went to have a shower or just wash your face in your freshly-cleaned spotless bathroom and once you finish you find those annoying little drops of water that you know are going to stain your vanity and make all your hard work go to waste. If this is too much to take for you, then what you are looking for is a quartz countertop in your bathroom. Quartz will always stay smooth and shiny clean with no stains no matter how long those drops of water stay there.

Quartz is much easier to clean

As a matter of fact, it is more convenient to have a quartz countertop in the bathroom than in a kitchen. The reason why is that, in the kitchen there is grease, there is olive oil, vinegar, wine, and even gum, whereas in a bathroom, what is the worst that could happen really? Some dried soap that you forgot to wash off? A wet cloth of a smooth wet sponge will clean this in less than a second. No effort or time is needed to clean a quartz countertop, especially in the bathroom.

Quartz is better for the health of your family

Quartz is a man-made material; while manufacturing it, the resin is used to cover the surface of each quartz slab which gives it its shiny look and smooth feel, but more importantly, resin gives quartz countertops a far more useful quality and advantage over natural stones which is covering and sealing the pores. With no pores, quartz has no place to hide bacteria which, in a bathroom, an ideal situation since bathrooms are one of the most places that are prone to harbor bacteria.

Quartz lasts for long time

Quartz is a manufactured stone with super durability. It is very hard to be able to break, fragment, or even scratch a quartz countertop unless this is what you are deliberately trying to, but that is another story; as far as the normal daily uses with normal accidents, like dropping something heavy on your countertop, go, you will be having your quartz countertop safe and in a condition good as new for a very long time.

No matter what your needs are for the quartz countertop you want in your kitchen, be sure that Phoenix Quartz will have it ready for you in the best quality and wide color selection that is guaranteed to include your color of choice.

We’ll be glad to show you around our warehouse, so you can see the variety and feel the quartz material up close. Whether you visit our store at Tampa or Largo our knowledgeable staff will help you decide which countertop is right for you. Give us a call at 8882991180  Schedule a Consultation  our team of experienced stone and surfacing professionals here at kbFactoryoutlet is here to help you with every step of the way!