I recently installed Chinese quartz in the GTA. I was deciding between Lucent or SiO4. We chose SiO4 Stanton and are very happy with it. Because we chose a white background, I noticed that the Lucent was more pixilated- less noticeable with darker colours.

Strongly recommend that you go to the showroom to see the large slabs - you will get a better idea of the quality / colours. Bring your cabinet paint colours / samples and hardware too.

Thank you @wicketdog123.
Can I ask what the price range is per square foot (or per slab, if that's how you were charged) at sio4?

I purchased through the fabricator but went to the showrooms to decide between stones.

I've seen no evidence that there is a substantial difference in the quality of engineered stone from China as opposed to anywhere else. There is however, a large contingent of non-Chinese manufacturers trying to convince everyone otherwise.

Chinese drywall proved to be a nightmare in Florida. “Stainless steel” screws that rusted within a year or two were a major construction issue. Plastic in baby formula and lead in the paint of children’s toys prove the Chinese care little about consumer safety.

It’s ok , Joseph. I don’t click on outside links, so I don’t know what you meant. For myself, I don’t trust “made in China” because of my past experiences. The record of Chinese in building materials is enough to form my decision, but everyone is free to install materials that are not manufactured under any kind of government testing for safety. Drywall is drywall. But in the early 2000’s, literal boatloads of drywall manufactured in China were installed in homes in Florida. Soon homeowners in thousands of homes were suffering respiratory ailments, some severe. The drywall contained material that attacked wiring in the walls. One of my clients told me their developer took pictures of every wall in her house, packed up all her furniture, moved her into temporary housing, tore out everything in the house down to the studs, rewired the whole house, rebuilt the interiors, repainted, moved all my client’s belongings back into her home even rehanging her pictures. Her respiratory issues are permanent. The developer did this for over two hundred homes in my client’s development.

@wicketdog123 Thanks. We ended up selecting something from SIO4 quartz. Had you not responded, I likely would never have heard of that company. Can't wait to see it installed end of January.

Terrific! I hope you love them! 3 months in, our counters are holding up well 🤞Thanks for keeping us up to date!

We purchased really good Chinese quartz from SiO4 Quartz, had it installed a couple of months ago. It’s mainly white and we have had no issues whatsoever.

We are now 7 months in and still stunning!

@polkadot any update on this? Am facing this same decision atm! and wondering which company/material you went with! thank you!

@wicketdog123 and @polkadot did either of you consider quorastone?

@kooks kooky - we are now 10 months in - like new! I did not look at quorasrone. You should really go to the manufacturer showroom (if local) and look at the full slabs. Very different than the small samples. Good luck!