Countertop Materials Comparison Chart
Kitchen Countertop Selection Chart
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Materials

Should I cut on it?

Should I roll dough on it?

Should I place a hot pot on it?

Is it virtually stain-proof?

Main advantage?

Main disadvantage?

Expect to pay per sq. ft.

Natural Stone

YES

YES

YES

NO

DURABLE

EXPENSIVE AND REQUIRES RESEALING

$70-$100

Quartz Surfacing

YES

NO

NO

YES

DURABLE

EXPENSIVE

$70-$250

Solid surface

NO

NO

NO

YES

DURABLE AND CAN FORM INTEGRAL SINK

NOT GOOD FOR HOT POTS AND PANS

$70-$80

Stainless steel

NO

YES

YES

YES

CLEAN LOOK AND CAN FORM INTEGRAL SINK

SHOWS SCRATCHES AND FINGERPRINTS

$85-$100

Concrete

NO

NO

YES

NO

TEXTURED LOOK AND IS EASILY SHAPED

REQUIRES SEALING

$55-$100

Laminate

NO

NO

NO

NO

LOW COST

LAYERS MAKE IT HARDER TO REPAIR WHEN CHIPPED

$5-$20

Tile

NO

NO

YES

YES, BUT GROUT IS NOT STAIN- PROOF

ARTISTIC LOOK

NOT A SMOOTH SURFACE AND GROUT CAN DISCOLOR

$1 - $100

Hardwood

YES

NO

NO

NO

GOOD FOR CUTTING AND CHOPPING

REQUIRES RESEALING AND SHOULDN'T BE NEAR SINK

$10-$40

 

 

Countertops

How do I Decide on a Counter top?

Don’t head out your front door without your cabinet door when you go countertop shopping. A sample made all the difference on a recent trip to the showroom. With a custom-cherry flat slab in hand, a designer helped his client quickly settle on a grayish limestone cousin with distinctive veining and a soft patina. The client found she was willing to trade some durability for what she felt was the perfect complement to her new cabinets.

 

Look

If you prefer:

Then choose:

Manmade materials

Laminate, solid surface, stainless steel, or concrete

Natural materials

Stone, tile, or wood

Consistent color

Plastic laminate, solid surface, or stainless steel

A speckled or veined appearance

Stone

Integral sinks

Solid surface, stainless steel, or concrete

A textured feel

Tile or concrete

Decorative edge treatments

Solid surface, wood, laminate, or concrete

A statement-making backsplash

Tile

 

Needs
 

If you need to:

Then choose:

Dice, chop, and slice

Any stone or wood

Roll dough and make pastries

Marble, another stone, or stainless steel

Set down hot stuff

Any stone, tile, stainless steel, or concrete

Spill without staining or having to first apply sealants

Solid surface, engineered quartz, or stainless steel

Perform little or no maintenance

Laminate, solid surface, or stainless steel

Protect kids and the elderly

Any material with the corners rounded

 

Budget

Price depends on:

· · Quality and type of material

· · Difficulty of installation

· · Edge treatment material and design

Backsplash material and design Manufacturers

 

 

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Concrete
Betonas
Bomanite

Buddy Rhodes Studio
Concreteworks
Kilnworks
Sonoma Cast Stone
Soupcan Inc.

Engineered Stone
Fireslate
Pyrolave USA
Shirestone Custom Countertops


Glass
Curvet USA
ThinkGlass
UltraGlas

Granite & Natural Stone
Ann Sacks
Bay Marble
Benissimo Systems
DuPont Granite
Green Mountain Soapstone
Kirkstone
M. Teixeira Soapstone
Monticello Granite
SenSa by Cosentino
Sheldon Slate Products
Surfacing Products International
Tulikivi
Vermont Soapstone
Walker Zanger

Laminate
Abet Laminati Inc.
Advanced Technology Inc. (ATI)
Arborite
Formica
Nevamar
Pionite
VT Industries
Wilsonart

Quartz Surfacing
Avanza
CaesarStone
Cambria
DuPont Zodiaq
Formica Stone
HanStone (by Hanwha Surfaces)
LG Viatera
Okite (by Seieffe Corp.)
Samsung Staron Quartz
Silestone by Cosentino
Technistone

 

 

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Solid Surface
Avonite Surfaces
Centura Solid Surface
DuPont Corian
Eos Surfaces
Fama Industries
Formica Solid Surfacing
Hanex (by Hanwha Surfaces)
LG Hi-Macs
Meganite
Royal Stone
Samsung Staron
Swanstone
Wilsonart

Recycled Surfaces
Alkemi (by Renewed Materials)
EnviroSLAB (by EnviroGLAS Products)
IceStone
PaperStone
Richlite
SeaStone
shetkaSTONE
Vetrazzo (by Counter Production)

Stainless Steel & Other Metals
AA-Abbingdon Affiliates
Elkay
Formica DecoMetal
Frigo Design
M-Boss Inc.
Soupcan Inc.
Star Stainless Design

Tile
Amaru Tile
American Olean
Amsterdam
Ann Sacks
Artistic Tile
Congoleum
Crossville
Dal-Tile
Epro
Florida Tile
Italian Ceramic Tile Corporation
KPT
Latco
Laufen
Monarch Tile
UltraGlas
Walker Zanger

Wood
Bally Block
Craft-Art Wood Counter tops
John Boos & Co.
MHM Designs
Michigan Maple Block

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