Reviews on Emerstone quartz? Durability, staining, chipping, etc?
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Comments (154)I am a fabricator. "Brand has no bearing on chipping; it's all the same stuff." for quartz this is exactly correct. For the harder natural stones a well rounded edge provides substantial protection from chipping. You really have to whack a rounded edge to chip it. Occasionally, even in hard stones, an inclusion can pop out. If you manage to save the popped out piece the repair is simple. For other chips the repair is also relatively simple with the fillers and tools available to the fabricator AS LONG AS the customer has realistic expectations. If you follow Joe you know he spends a lot of effort making sure the customers expectations are realistic before he starts a job. For softer stones like marble and travertine chipping is a greater risk simply because the mechanical integrity of the stone is much less than granite or quartz. Repairs can also be more challenging as matching light colors or white is more difficult. A trick is to grind up a bit of the stone and use it to color a clear adhesive but you have to have a scrap piece of the stone for this to be an option. All that said rounded edges are much less prone to chipping on any material. A competent fabricator has this discussion with a customer automatically as part of the edge selection process. My 2 cents....See MoreI'm Looking for reviews of Caesarstone Quartz
Comments (13)We have had Caesarstone Vanilla Noir since the holidays. So, a whopping 2 months maybe? We love the look and the edges look nice. The surface is glossy and shows glass rings and smudges, but I think that is a good thing. It is less shiny than polished absolute black though. It reminds us to wipe the counters and cleans right up. (Our last granite was a multicolor thing and I swear piles of food could hide on that thing.). It does scratch pretty easy, but we aren't too rough on things on the perimeter. I have some canisters that I put felt feet on and I put towels down when the workers come with their tools. If you are one to drag things across it, it will definitely show if the item is at all rough - like unfinished ceramic bottoms are. We haven't dropped anything on it (yet)....See Morestains and chips on new white Emerstone countertops?
Comments (11)Regardless of the great relationship you may have with your countertop guy, the fact that he is self-reporting to have "no issues or complaints" from customers who have received his Emerstone installations may or may not mean anything in terms of how you will experience this product if you allow it to be installed. Sadly, it is all too common for countertop companies to blame problems on the consumer and to be very reluctant to provide any warranty work for failures of the material. You'll see many posts here at Houzz by homeowners who have taken countertop companies to court over misrepresentation. Rather than a lack of information, I think it is fairly clear from several threads posted here at Houzz, at minimum, that plenty of people have had issues with Emerstone. I refer you again to a research of Bretonstone Technology which is not always employed by offshore manufacturers such as Emerstone but can be found from higher-end manufacturers like Cambria and is described more in detail here: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5856179/reviews-on-emerstone-quartz-durability-staining-chipping-etc#27297092...See MoreWhite granite? Vs Silestone Calcatta Gold quartz
Comments (9)How do you use your kitchen? And who uses your kitchen? Do you have small children? or maybe elderly parents living with you? Are you a messy cook or a tidy reheat take out kind of cook? Are you the kind of party entertainer that cleans right after the party catching the spilled red wine or do you wait until the morning? Do you use lots of olive oil, red wine and mustard? When we had kids I would have loved quartz in our home. My kids used our kitchen as their lab for experiments or a place to make messy pizza or sprinkled cupcakes. We were a messy active family that spilled things. You might not see the spilled food coloring immediately. We chose a dark granite in a graphite color. It was wonderful and worked for us. Fast forward to our home today. We have chosen a white delicate marble with adult kids who only come into town for the holidays. It is perfect for us and we love it. I looked into white granites but there are many that have issues that crop up later. Now that I say that Quartz has had a few complaints too. Here are some links... White Ice Granite Stained Cambria Quartz Stain Reviews on Emerstone quartz? Durability, staining, chipping, etc? New quartz counters staining Quartz and White Granite...put to the stain test...See MoreJasmin Scott
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