Sunday, 6 September 2009

The Best Kitchen Material- Granite

By JD Theis

Modular and contemporary kitchens and even bathrooms are something that a lot of people need in their homes today. But a lot of people due to their lack of funds cannot afford these luxury bathroom and kitchens. As a result of these some people have to make a lot of compromises and choose alternative materials. One of the important rules regarding the purchase of the kitchen or bathroom items is that you should not be mean while purchasing the utility items. You should purchase the best quality product available in the market.

One of the major utility items in both kitchens and the bathrooms are the countertops. The countertops are one thing that you should not compromise with. The kitchen countertop is the first thing that people notice in the kitchen and the countertop is the most useful accessory in the kitchen. Various types of materials, colours, sizes and shapes of kitchen countertops are available in the market.

Quartz, engineered stone and the granite are the most robust material used in the kitchen. Different brands are producing these countertops of solid surface. The most common countertops in the nation are laminated ones. Since they are of low cost and have simplicity of on-site working so they are widely used by the builders. Laminated countertops are the most common throughout the country. Most builders install laminated countertops due to its low price and ease of working on-site with the material.

Granite kitchen countertops are the best countertops available in the market. Since granite is a 100% natural stone therefore an unlimited range of colours is available in the market. Granite is having the properties of scratch resistant, heat resistant and stain resistant. All the countertops made of granite in the world are different, and no two countertops are same.

The extraction of granite is really a tuff and dangerous task since it involves the explosives, highly skilled men, cutting machines and industrial cranes. After extraction the granite should be handled by highly experienced craftsmen and should be handled with care. After the materials like diamond, rubies, topaz and sapphire which are not used in the kitchen the graphite is the hardest material available on earth, which is used for the kitchen countertops.

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