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Natural stone countertops
The cabinet countertop is the most important part of the overall cabinet. At present, the main popular materials on the market are artificial stone, fireproof board, stainless steel, natural stone, and the increasingly emerging solid wood material. How much do you know about these? Optional countertops.

1. Natural stone countertops

Natural stone countertops have inherently unique beautiful texture and extremely hard texture, mainly including granite and marble, with relatively high density, outstanding high temperature resistance and scratch resistance, good wear resistance, and relatively low cost, which is economical. An affordable countertop material.

Disadvantages: There are pores in the texture of natural stone, and the gap is easy to breed bacteria; there is also a length limit for natural stone, even if two pieces are spliced together, they cannot be integrated; although the texture is hard, the elasticity is not enough, in case of heavy blows or sudden changes in temperature, it will be damaged. Cracks appear, which are difficult to repair. Some invisible natural cracks will change easily when the temperature changes sharply. At the same time, natural stone is more or less radioactive, which may cause harm to human health. Good for radiation testing.


2. Quartz countertops


Quartz countertops are made from crushed glass and quartz sand. The advantages of quartz stone are wear resistance, not afraid of scratches, good heat resistance, flame retardant, liquid substances used daily will not penetrate its interior, easy to clean, and safe, non-toxic and non-radiation


Disadvantages: Due to the high hardness of quartz stone countertops, it is not easy to process, the shape is too simple and the price is higher than that of other materials.


3. Artificial stone countertops


Artificial stone is recognized by the market as the most suitable cabinet panel material for modern kitchens. Compared with other materials, artificial stone combines beauty and practicality. It has the most abundant colors and can be formed as a whole. At the same time, it can be seamlessly bonded at any length, and there is no trace at the seam. It can create a table with various shapes. . At the same time, it has strong wear resistance, acid resistance, high temperature resistance, impact resistance, compression resistance, bending resistance and penetration resistance. There are no pores on the surface, and it is not easy to harbor bacteria.


Disadvantages: It is easy to break, the hardness is not high, and there are many kinds of doping on the market, it is not easy to distinguish good from bad.


4. Refractory board countertops


Commonly known as fireproof board, although it is not the mainstream of countertops, there are also some families to choose.


At present, the refractory board veneer used for cabinet countertops on the market usually adopts the process of plane pressing, heating and pasting, mainly imported, and the performance and price of different brands are not very different. The fireproof board is bright in color, wear-resistant, scratch-resistant and high-temperature resistant, giving people a new look, and the height of the cabinet table is consistent, supplemented by a built-in gas stove, which increases the feeling of beauty. The price is also moderate.


Disadvantages: The countertop is easily eroded by water and moisture. Improper use will lead to serious consequences of degumming, deformation and substrate swelling.


5. Stainless steel countertop


Stainless steel is a traditional raw material for household kitchen utensils. As far as tableware and kitchenware are concerned, stainless steel is the best material. Stainless steel countertops are generally made of a thin stainless steel plate on the surface of the high-density fireproof board. The texture is firm, easy to clean, and has a three-dimensional effect. At the same time, among all materials, stainless steel has the best antibacterial properties. The disadvantage is that it gives a "cold" feeling visually. There is a lack of reasonable and effective treatment methods in the corners and joints of the cabinet table, and it is not suitable for the special features such as the intersection of civil kitchen pipes. And with the decline of stainless steel cabinets in the retail market, fewer and fewer home renovations use stainless steel countertops.
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