Kvarts vs. granitt, hvilken er best for benkeplater
Feb 10, 2022
When narrowing down your bathroom or kitchen countertop options, it often comes down to two materials: quartz (artificial stone) vs. granite (natural stone). It wasn't an easy decision because the difference between the two countertop materials wasn't obvious. After all, both quartz and granite are loudly touted by their respective manufacturers as all-natural, straight from the earth, and hard as stone. What the difference between them?
Komposisjon
Granitt er en ren naturstein hentet direkte fra et steinbrudd, deretter kuttet i ark, polert og laget til benkeplater.
Quartz countertops are engineered stone products that may contain large amounts of natural quartz, but may also contain other minerals. Instead of quarrying slabs, they are formed from stone by-products that are ground up and formed into slabs for countertops and other products.
Utseende
One advantage granite has over quartz stone is that each granite slab has a slightly different mineral pattern and color, meaning your countertops will be unique. As an engineered product, quartz countertops are more uniform in appearance, though available in many colors and unique patterns, including forms that don't look like granite at all.
The choice here is a matter of personal preference. If you really want the look of natural stone, go for a real natural product - granite. But many people find that quartz countertops look different and better than natural stone.
Vedlikehold og holdbarhet
Kvarts har klare fordeler fremfor granitt, selv om begge materialene er ekstremt holdbare. Granitt er en relativt porøs stein og må forsegles ved installasjon, etterfulgt av regelmessig pågående forsegling. Granittplater kan ha iboende feil som gjør dem utsatt for sprekker. Kvarts, på den annen side, krever ikke forsegling, takket være harpiksen som brukes til å lage platen; og materialet er homogent, noe som betyr at det sjelden sprekker.
The resin in quartz countertops makes it more stain-resistant than granite. According to some reports, quartz is also less prone to bacteria, again thanks to resins that make the surface less porous.
