Kvarts vs granit, vilken är bättre för bänkskivor
Feb 10, 2022
When narrowing down your bathroom or kitchen countertop options, it often comes down to two materials: quartz (artificial stone) vs. granite (natural stone). It wasn't an easy decision because the difference between the two countertop materials wasn't obvious. After all, both quartz and granite are loudly touted by their respective manufacturers as all-natural, straight from the earth, and hard as stone. What the difference between them?
Sammansättning
Granit är en ren natursten som kommer direkt från ett stenbrott, skärs sedan till ark, poleras och görs till bänkskivor.
Quartz countertops are engineered stone products that may contain large amounts of natural quartz, but may also contain other minerals. Instead of quarrying slabs, they are formed from stone by-products that are ground up and formed into slabs for countertops and other products.
Utseende
One advantage granite has over quartz stone is that each granite slab has a slightly different mineral pattern and color, meaning your countertops will be unique. As an engineered product, quartz countertops are more uniform in appearance, though available in many colors and unique patterns, including forms that don't look like granite at all.
The choice here is a matter of personal preference. If you really want the look of natural stone, go for a real natural product - granite. But many people find that quartz countertops look different and better than natural stone.
Underhåll och hållbarhet
Kvarts har tydliga fördelar jämfört med granit, även om båda materialen är extremt hållbara. Granit är en relativt porös sten och måste tätas vid installationen, följt av regelbunden pågående tätning. Granitplattor kan ha inneboende brister som gör dem benägna att spricka. Kvarts, å andra sidan, kräver inte tätning, tack vare det harts som används för att göra plattan; och materialet är homogent, vilket betyder att det sällan spricker.
The resin in quartz countertops makes it more stain-resistant than granite. According to some reports, quartz is also less prone to bacteria, again thanks to resins that make the surface less porous.
