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Whether you’re building a new home or remodeling your existing kitchen or bath, your countertop choice is one that needs to last for years. With so many countertop options available, consult the experts to help you make the best selection for you.
Countertop Considerations
When considering the many different countertop options available, there are many factors to consider. Think about your design, functional, and budgetary needs in terms of the following elements:
Durability. Consider how tough you are on your countertops and how long you need them to last.
Easy maintenance. Countertops have varying degrees of porosity that will affect their resistance to stains and heat.
Safety. Some countertop choices are naturally resistant to mold, others can include an extra layer of Microban antimicrobial protection. Corners on your counters are also a safety consideration, especially if you have children in the house.
Style. Most countertop varieties come in a wide selection of colors, styles, and textures. Natural options, such as granite and stone, offer fewer color options than man-made counter choices.
Cost. Like many things in home improvement, you get what you pay for. There is a large range of prices among countertop options. To make sure you’re maximizing your available budget, consult with a countertop specialist.
Types of Surfaces & Countertops
Stone
Solid Surfaces
Dekton
Laminate
There are dozens of different countertop varieties, but here are the most common:
Natural stone. Granite and other natural stone countertops are very popular and considered fairly high-end. Granite is the most durable with a hardness rating second only to diamonds. They typically require a special sealant to keep them virtually maintenance free.
Engineered stone. Engineered stone countertops are made of 93% quartz particles with non-porous properties that make them easy to maintain and resistant to scratches and stains. These countertops are growing in popularity and are available in a large variety of patterns and colors.
Solid surface. Stylish solid surface countertops are available in a vast amount of colors, patterns, and styles making them particularly popular for unique color applications. They are stain resistant, but can be damaged by heat.
Dekton. Dekton is stone. Dekton is a sophisticated mixture of more than 20 minerals extracted from nature. Dekton is low maintenance, and centers around the beauty of natural stone. A carbon neutral product.
Laminate. The least expensive countertop option, laminate countertops come in a variety of colors, patterns, and grades which make them an affordable and stylish countertop option for many homeowners.
Our Featured Brands
Cambria Quartz Surfaces
Cambria is a QUARTZ COUNTERTOP and surfacing product that has a variety of uses in your home or business such as countertops, backsplashes, floor tile, vanities, fireplace surrounds, wet bars, showers, etc. Cambria consists of pure, natural quartz—one of the hardest and most common minerals on Earth—and pigments and binders. Some of our designs have the natural look and feel of granite, marble, and other quarried stones, but they all feature superior performance because of Cambria’s strength and durability. Cambria is nonabsorbent and nonporous and will not absorb food and liquids like granite does. And best of all, it is maintenance free.
Corian Solid Surfaces
An advanced blend of natural materials and pure acrylic polymer, Corian® is a brand that has earned trust and respect as a proven material that brings design versatility, long-term performance and value to any environment.
Corian® is manufactured by DuPont in the form of sheets and sinks. Thanks to its unique balance of beauty and performance, Corian® lends itself to imaginative uses, innovative interpretations and enduring applications.
If you can envision it, chances are you can create it with Corian®. The options are almost limitless. Do you need both design flexibility and elegance? A material that’s great for work or play? A surface that can stand up to the challenges of time and punishing customers or substances?
Much more than a countertop, Corian® is just as appropriate for vertical applications as it is for horizontal surfaces. Or furniture. Or lighting. The list of possibilities continues to evolve and expand.
Silestone
Silestone is an engineered quartz surface that looks, feels and weighs like natural granite and marble. Yet its strength, hardness and competitive price make it the superior choice over natural stone or plastic solid surfaces. Silestone is selected by thousands of customers, architects and designers for use as kitchen counter tops, bathroom, vanities, flooring and fireplace surrounds.
The beauty of Silestone is endless. Silestone has bridged the gap between nature and technology, bringing elegance to every home with surfaces that are virtually maintenance free. Silestone is composed of 93% quartz aggregates. The finest selection of quartz particles are mixed with binders through a high-tech compression and heating process. The result is a dimensionally consistent material with an attractive appearance that is stronger and more durable than natural stone.
Silestone is a non-porous material and does not require the use of sealants and impregnators to maintain its attractive finish. With only a small fraction of the liquid absorption rate of granite or acrylic, it is ideal for use in areas prone to spills and stains. In fact, any detergent will clean Silestone’s polished surface. And with hardness and thermal ratings many times that of marble and plastic laminates, Silestone withstands typical wear and tear beautifully.
HanStone
Our brand portfolio includes natural HanStone Quartz and acrylic Hanex Solid Surfaces. HanStone Quartz is one of the hardest surfaces in the world and is scratch and heat resistant, and is available in all the colors nature has to offer. The durability of Hanex Solid Surfaces reduces maintenance and cleaning time, giving you more time for life’s important moments. When you buy HanStone or Hanex, you’re buying peace of mind.
Caesarstone Quartz Surfaces
CaesarStone is the original quartz surface manufacturer. With a continuous proactive approach to producing over 40 innovative colors and textures CaesarStone consistently provides a premium quartz surface with remarkable style and endurance – complementing an design application, from classic to contemporary. Nonporous, stain, scratch and heat resistant and backed by a residential lifetime warranty, CaesarStone is the ideal surface for kitchens, vanities and more.
CaesarStone has earned the respected Good Housekeeping Seal from Good Housekeeping Research Institute in addition to ISO 14001 (environmental management system), ISO 9001 (quality management standard) and NSF (public health and safety) certification. CaesarStone was also the exclusive surface of project7ten, one of the few Platinum LEED homes in the country.
Wilsonart
Warm to the touch, with designs and textures unavailable in other luxury materials,Wilsonart HD is a welcome alternative; there is simply no other surface like it.
And one more dramatic surprise – Wilsonart HD is a surprising value when compared to other luxury surfaces. In fact, this may be the most affordable luxury you’ll ever make your own.
Formica
Formica Group is a leading provider of branded, designed surfacing solutions for commercial and residential customers worldwide. As the world’s largest manufacturer of High Pressure Laminate (HPL), our international network of design, manufacturing, distribution and sales operations maintains the recognition of Formica® as a global brand.
Arborite
Established in Canada in 1948, Arborite® is synonymous with quality high-pressure laminate. Specializing in European-inspired designs, Arborite offers over 250 innovative patterns and woodgrain looks in a wide range of finishes. They provide interior designers and architects with surfacing solutions for both commercial and residential projects. Their laminates are designed in Montréal, manufactured in the US and readily available through our North American distribution network.
Grothouse Lumber Countertops
Grothouse created their own proprietary wood countertop finish Durata. It is FDA approved for food contact, and the most chemically resistant and water resistant wood finish on the market. It is used in commercial restaurants and bars as well as residential homes.
They developed proprietary methods to seal wood around sinks. For years, sealing wood around sinks baffled wood craftsmen. Grothouse developed methods to completely and safely seal wood countertops with sinks. Grothouse Wood countertops with under mount sinks are covered under a lifetime warranty.
Wood Welded
We build the world’s best hardwood butcher block.
From stunning kitchen countertops to safe and sensible food prep surfaces for culinary professionals to sturdy industrial workbench tops—discover why wood just works.
End-grain laminated hard maple butcher block was developed as the practical answer to the needs of the meat cutting industry over 100 years ago. The harder, close grained, less porous cutting surface of laminated butcher block quickly replaced the sycamore rounds, which were the meat cutting surface of the day. Even today, hard maple butcher block remains the preferred preparation surface because of its durability and ease of maintenance.
Dekton
Dekton is stone. Dekton is a sophisticated mixture of more than 20 minerals extracted from nature. Dekton uses in its manufacturing the exclusive TSP technology, able to sinter mineral particles making them bond with each other.
Dekton is ultracompact. Dekton perfects in a few hours what nature creates in thousands of years. Dekton’s exclusive press generates 25.000 tons of uniform pressure (2.5 times the weight of Eiffel Tower). As a result of this ultracompaction process, Dekton has no micro-defects that cause tensions or weak points and it has an almost null porosity.
Dekton is low maintenance, and centers around the beauty of natural stone. A carbon neutral product.
Onyx Collection
The Onyx Collection manufactures shower bases, shower wall panels, shower trim and accessories, and lavatories. Each product is custom made-to-order to your size, shape, and color specifications, and includes our famous “Yes, Guaranteed Forever” guarantee.
We are an authorized Onyx dealer. Stop in to our showroom today to learn more!
