Cambria Caesarstone Silestone Designs (Colors) 133 53 142 Textures Fine, Mixed, Heavy Smooth, Matte, Satin Smooth, Suede (small pores), and Volcano (large pores) Thicknesses 1 cm, 2 cm and 3 cm 3/4"/2 cm and 1 1/4"/3 cm)
1.2 cm, 2 cm and 3 cm/1/2, 3/4 and 1 1/14 inches
Dimensions Standard-size slabs are 55.5˝ x 122˝. Jumbo-size slabs are 65.5˝ x 132˝. Slabs are 56.5" x 120". Standard size slab is 55" x 120". Jumbo: 63" x 128". Warranty Lifetime limited warranty only to the original owners of the product. The warranty is not transferable. Lifetime limited warranty for the original owner. Transferable to subsequent owners but only on a 10 year, pro-rata basis and only if the original owner has transferred warranty on behalf of the new owner. The 25-year limited warranty that is transferable but only if the original owner transfers the warranty to the next owner.

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Smaller Quartz Brands

A number of mid-sized quartz manufacturers have emerged in recent years. Some designers like to use these companies because they offer highly favorable prices for their clients.

Daltile ONE Quartz

Daltile, true to its name, is mostly a ceramic, porcelain, and glass tile company. With a modest roster of 34 designs, Daltile's ONE Quartz line represents cost savings that some of the larger brands do not offer.

LG Viatera

Originally a division of South Korean company LG, which produces everything from electronics and chemicals to solar energy equipment, LG Hausys is well-known in the countertop industry for its HI-MACS acrylic solid surface product. LG Viatera has a total of 51 colors among three different collections.

Pental

Pental is a Seattle-based distributor that is large enough that it has its own private label quartz line. It is known to be competitively priced and includes four different collections.

DuPont

The chemical and consumer products giant DuPont (and maker of the popular Corian brand of solid surface countertops) first entered the quartz market with its Zodiaq line. Now called Corian Quartz, the brand offering includes about 48 color options.

Choosing a Quartz Countertop Brand

Different quartz brands and product lines offer various features and material properties, from colors and styles to the available sizes of the raw material.

Design and Edges

The range of designs is the single biggest difference among quartz brands. "Designs" is the industry shorthand for several qualities of the slab's visual appearance: overall color, size, and shape of minerals, streaks, and striations. Edge profiles are built into the slab at the factory, not formed by the fabricator.

Slab Size

Due to the need to seam quartz, it is better to use the largest slabs possible to minimize seams. As Dalton notes, "I like quartz and there are several differences beyond color and pattern. When I can specify a jumbo slab and avoid using two slabs for a project, it's a win and cost savings."

Warranty

All quartz brands come with a warranty. What differs is the length, limitations, and transferability of these warranties.

Price

As can be expected, prices vary among brands. Quartz slab prices are wholesale-only and are confined to the supply chain between manufacturer and approved dealer/installers. Much like purchasing an automobile, consumer quartz prices are negotiated with the dealer and are variable.

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Common Quartz Characteristics

While licensees add their own flair and nuances, they are still working off of Breton's original patent. Despite the brand, several qualities of quartz are the same.

Composition

Around 93 percent mineral content. The high degree of mineral content gives quartz its distinctive look and feel. By contrast, solid surface's 66 percent mineral and 33 percent polymer content lends a silky, soapy feeling to the material.

Hardness

The process of creating quartz countertops saves the hardest mineral (quartz) and eliminates softer minerals and impurities. This means that quartz counters are harder and more durable than natural slab granite.

Water Absorption Rate

Quartz's low water absorption rate of 0.5 percent is on par with another low porosity material—porcelain tile. If the material weighs less than half of 1 percent more as a result of water-absorbing into its surface, it is considered to be nonabsorbent.

Heat Resistance

Quartz's minerals are impervious to heat, but its synthetic binders are not. As Nancy Dalton of design firm Baywolf Dalton notes, "This material is not heat-resistant. The binding materials will be damaged at high temperatures. Think hot fry pan. Some people think quartz is indestructible and that's just not the case."

Visible Seams

Unless the countertop is small enough to be fabricated from a single slab, two slabs often need to be seamed together. Depending on the skill of the installer, this seam can be minimized but it will never be invisible.

FAQ

• What quartz brand is the most affordable?

  There is no one quartz brand that is the most affordable, since the cost will depend on a variety of factors and brands often change prices. You will have to get a quote from a few brands on your list to see which one is most affordable.

• How can you tell if quartz is high quality?

  Color consistency, even color distribution, and vibrance are all tell-tale signs of high-quality quartz.

• What style of quartz countertops is most popular?

  The most common style of quartz countertops is neutral-toned, with shades of white and gray.

Quartz Brands... whats best???

starlinnie

Hello!
Can someone tell me what Quartz brand has the best quality quartz for a good price! The big Quartz companies i hear about are Silestone, Caesar Stone & Compac im sure there are others! Also i went to a Store and they sold Turkish and Chinese