Article: , , Encounters with counters: Tired of that old linoleum? Now you can choose from a variety of surfaces ? granite, quartz and even concrete!

Article: Rock on: should you spec granite in your next kitchen or ...
Residential Architect;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... into man-made stone, quartz surfacing, tops even granite in both aesthetics and ... performer Companies say quartz aggregate improves upon granite in a number of ways ... main reason they avoid quartz altogether. "Granite is just more natural ...

Article: Howden kitchen firm wins a year's accountancy services ; East ...
Hull Daily Mail (UK);  October 2, 2008 ;     562 words ...East Yorkshire company Cambrian Granite, which supplies and fits quartz and granite work-tops, has won a years free accountancy ... Mr Londesbrough, joint director of Cambrian Granite, said he was thrilled to have won. He said ...

Article: Hard times: an improvement over granite, quartz ...
Builder;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... that consists of 93 percent quartz and 7 percent resins and pigments. Granite contains, at most, 50 percent quartz. This is one reason quartz ... is nonporous. So while granite has to be sealed periodically, quartz does not. This lack of ...

Article: Quartz countertops called better than granite
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  October 13, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... to 10, with diamonds a 10, quartz is at 7 and granite is 4. "You'll dull your ... to-head comparison with granite, quartz is the logical winner," he ... addition to being harder than granite, the quartz surface is also non-porous ...

Article: Quartz stronger than granite.(Homes & Condos)
The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario);  April 24, 2008 ;     517 words ... ... countertop surface and granite seems like the ... think again. Quartz countertops are ... growth compared to granite's 5 per cent. Quartz surfaces are growing ... stone, but unlike granite, these surfaces ... to be sealed. Quartz is a nonporous ...

Article: Qualey Granite & Quartz: Moving in and making tops ...
Surface Fabrication;  March 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Qualey Granite & Quartz: Moving in and making tops for ... interior stone applications, Qualey Granite & Quartz was able to gain market stability ... hand. The beginning of Qualey Granite & Quartz happened when owner Matt Qualey ...

Article: Sandstorm: quartz is the bionic stone that gives ...
Builder;  December 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... contains about 93 percent quartz compared to 50 percent for granite. The result is a surface ... heat resistant. The high quartz content also means the surface ... comes in more colors than granite. This year quartz went mainstream: It is ...