Solid stone and granite comparison

ShiMian material seam solid manmade smooth and inconspicuous, so there won't be ugly and shelter evil people and practices of the engagement gap. Brunet granite juncture is almost invisible, but in light of granite workbench face, juncture is obvious, and similar cases were also found in joint tile cement flat-fell seam.

Heart man-made stone material can cut into independent shape and radian, complex edge shape, tailor-made mesa sink and heat insulation frame.

All sorts of color of solid man-made stone can also easily with other material Mosaic or each other, killing excellent mesa effect. Solid man-made stone with a variety of colors and textures, including several shades of different natural color and light color series, suitable for today's general kitchen clean well-ventilated style, and color, design and color is consistent and unified.

Granite design without man-made stone so volatile, edge shapes have limits, and enchase other materials it would increase ugly juncture.

Granite main show dark heavy colors, light color few other options. Granite tonal and texture often change, the color may and selected sample different.

Solid stone plate can be used below the basin sink seamless method and combining smooth, have no seam appearance, nor plate edge concave a hiding dirt. Meanwhile, the arc from retaining water design, after the seams to clean. Granite working mesa can also use below the basin sink, but splicing method of installation will leave space, easy to harbor moisture and dirt; And granite general will not have arc retaining water after the design, because at least need a apparent juncture.

Solid oil intense and obvious translucent feeling, touch up smooth comfortable, like leather and wood, emit warm inviting feeling. Granite is also very smooth, but touch up a little bit cold and hard, glassy.

Cleaning and maintenance.

Man-made stone clean easy, just use soap water or a household cleanser will clean up; Its without holes, make the material of water can't permeate, not be treasured besmirch, also won't mildew and bacteria. Because of solid stone clean sanitation, so the hospital operating room ready to use, and the national sanitation foundation listed in the list.

Granite need often maintenance, because this kind of material porous, need coated non-permanent surface sealants, just produce stain. Granite is more difficult, to make the surface cleaning the small cracks and grooved kept mildew and bacteria not is not easy. Most of the soap or household cleanser is not to be used to clean granite, because can produce besmirch, must buy chemicals from the granite supplier cleaning carefully. Scale if left on the surface, it's very hard for the granite, sometimes much more clear and will cause wear cost money please specialist burnish.

durability

Mosaic man-made stone is a kind of advanced composite, by natural minerals and pigment made of methyl methacrylate slime mix, it is difficult to cause permanent wear. Because of its color and pattern throughout the entire block material thickness, therefore can be completely refurbished. Concave grain, gap or scratches can use ordinary household cleanser, 100 clean cloth or young polish paper easily eliminated. To prevent thermal penetration loss by solid stone, can be in mesa inserted into heat insulation frame or ceramic tile, forming a placed hot dish device safe place.

Granite is generally regarded durable, but in granite cracks, natural aperture and impurities can cause unstable part, and these sections will sometimes make granite table cracked. Granite generally not easily by scratch, but once appear sunken grain, gap and scratches, are very hard to remove. In addition the average consumer will have under the delusion that can directly on the hot container on granite. Actually it is not recommended because thermal protection will destroy the surface, make the granite easy lane unclean.

Solid man-made stone and granite comparative glance (for kitchen workbench). Below is stylist and consumer choice kitchen work mesa material in the main characteristics and advantages on comparison, results in 18 proposed characteristics and advantages, solid stone 16 points in equal or higher granite.

In the image is superior, resell remained high value two, two kinds of materials are higher evaluation. In unified level quality, good installation maintenance support, integrated kitchen sink (no sleazy plate edge concave edges), smooth solid obviously juncture, why don't handle change boundless, easy edge after repair, can add arc retaining water design (no filling embedded seam), colored enchase decoration, antifouling performance (talented whole), various monochromatic selection, but tailor-made integration mesa sink on the spot can be modified easily and, bending and overall design of heating high elasticity this 14 items, solid stone score significantly higher than granite. In heat prevention ability, prevent scratch ability of two items, granite score higher than solid stone.