CALL UNITED GRANITE TODAY TO GET YOUR QUARTZ COUNTERTOPS 410 540 9333 (www.unitedgranitemd.com)
United Granite is a quartz
fabricator in Elkridge, MD and Crofton, Maryland. United Granite specializes
not only in Major Quartz brands, such as Silestone, Cambria, Caesarstone,
Zodiaq, Hanstone, Quartz Master, and LG Viterra Quartz, but also natural stones,
such as granite, marble, soapstone, and more. United Granite understands that
most homes in the Washington, DC. Maryland area are going after contemporary
designs. Quartz countertops suit contemporary design better than natural stone
counter tops. This is the reason United Granite recently started stocking major
quartz color slabs on its floor.
What is Quartz:
Quartz is one of the minerals in the
natural stone. It is not a stone by itself, but it is one of the minerals in
the stone. Quartz countertops are made by using this durable mineral. Quartz
countertops have about 93% quartz, plus resin and color pigments in them.
Quartz countertops are becoming more
popular, nowadays. There are many reasons they are dominating the market over
natural stones, such as granite or marble.
13 REASONS TO CHOOSE QUARTZ COUNTERTOPS
1- Maintenance Free
Natural stone countertops require
maintenance. They need to be sealed every year or so, and even sealing natural
stones will not guarantee the stone will not stain. You never need to maintain
quartz countertops.
2- Consistent Colors
Quartz countertops have consistent
color patterns, as opposed to natural stones having large color variation in
them. Color blotches in granite and other natural stones make it difficult to
have a consistent look throughout the kitchen counter-tops. You need not worry
about how your quartz countertops are getting cut, because colors are all
consistent.
3- Marble Colors Available
Quartz countertops used to come only
in colors looking like granite, but not anymore. All the quartz brands now
offer a marble look, like white Carrara marble or calacatta marble. The
slabs come in book-match, making it easier to match the seams. The patterns are
always nice, horizontal with your counter tops.
4- Etch Free, Scratch Free
Most of the natural stones, such as
marble, soapstone, and quartzite, can get etched and scratched. Quartz
countertops do not get scratched or etched. They will always look good.
5- Stain Free
Quartz countertops do not get
stained like natural stones.
6- Seam Color Matching
The seams are far less visible in quartz countertops than natural stone, because quartz slabs do not get chipped while cutting. It is much easier to match the color pattern on the seams, compared with natural stones.
7- Fewer Seams
Most natural stone slabs do not come in very long slabs. 110" x 70" is a typical natural stone slab size. Quartz slabs come in bigger sizes. Cambria makes slabs 132" long, and silestone makes slabs 128" long.
Quartz countertops do not break or
crack during transportation or installation. They are much lighter than
granite, as well. This is the reason your stone fabricator will fabricate and
install your countertops without a seam.
8- Cost
It is possible to find very cheap granite like $30-$40 per sq. ft.; however, the colors are not nice. If you would like something nice, you need to go up to $100 sq. ft. range. Nice marble is even more expensive. A nice calacatta slab is about $150-$175 sq. ft. installed. Quartz companies produce as nice, maybe nicer colors for much less. You can have beautiful quartz countertops installed only for $65 to $100 sq. ft..
9- Possibility to Add the same Color
It is not always possible to color
match with the natural stones if you add another piece to your countertops. You
can order the same color countertops if you go with quartz countertops.
10- Chip Free
Some natural stone chip off easily.
Quartz countertops do not get chipped off as easy as some of the natural
stones.
11- Durability
Quartz countertops are more durable
than its substitutes. Quartz countertops are about 93% quartz, while granite
countertops have about 40-60% quartz.
12- Safer
Quartz countertops are nonporous
surfaces; therefore, there is no room for bacteria to live in quartz
countertops. Quartz countertops also have no radioactivity like
some of the granite types.
13- Contemporary Look
Natural stone colors are more
appropriate for traditional designs. Quartz colors suit modern designs
better.
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR QUARTZ
BRANDS
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR QUARTZ BRANDS
Silestone Quartz
Silestone quartz is made in Spain.
Silestone is one of the first brands that started manufacturing quartz slabs.
It is still the most famous, or second (after Cambria), in the US market. The
most famous Silestone colors are Lyra, Lagoon, White Zeus, Blanco Maple, and
Stellar Snow. Silestone makes the most extreme colors, such as vivid green and,
vivid red. Silestone Slab size varies based on colors. They are either
120" x 55" or 128" x 63" Click here to see all SilestoneColor Options.
Cambria Quartz
Cambria is made in the USA. Cambria
makes many nice colors. Cambria slabs are longer than the other brand's slabs
(132" x 65 1/2"). The most famous Cambria Quartz colors are Torquay,
New Quay, and Windermere. All Cambria colors are the same price. All Cambria
slabs are the same size. As simple as it can be! Click here to see all CambriaColor Options.
Caesarstone Quartz
Caesarstone quartz is made in
Israel. Caesarstone is the only quartz producer that sells half slabs. This
makes Caesarstone economical for some small projects. Caesarstone specializes
in gray color tones, such as Concrete. Caesarstone slabs are either 120" x
56 1/2" or 130" x 65" based on the colors. Click here to see allCaesarstone Color Options.
Zodiaq Quartz
Zodiaq quartz is made in Buffalo,
NY. Zodiaq tries to compete with the other quartz brands. Recent new colors announcements,
Calacatta Natura and London Sky, brought Zodiaq up to speed. Zodiaq is made by
the famous Corian manufacturer, Dupond. Click here to see all Zodiaq ColorOptions.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE AMONG DIFFERENT QUARTZ BRANDS
The main difference among different
quartz brands is color, price, and slab size. All quartz brands use similar
materials (93% quartz) and fabrication techniques. There is no quality
difference among different quartz brands.
No matter which quartz brand you go
with, United Granite has you covered. United Granite stocks the following
quartz slabs. You can view actual slabs to get a better idea. You can see
samples of other colors in our Elkridge and Crofton Maryland showrooms.
* Silestone Lyra
* Silestone Lagoon
* Silestone White Zeus Extreme
* Carrara Grigo by Q Quartz
* Calacatta Classique by Q
Quartz
United
Granite PA
741 3rd Ave, King of Prussia, PA 19406
(610) 200-5484
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