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All,
I am finially getting time to write a page on Quartz, it’s weaknesses , strengths, and why solid surface is a better material.
Here is the outline.
Overselling of performance
Stains
Scratching
Cleaning damage
Heat damage
Inherent issues with the material
Appearance
UV damage
Quality
Stress
Fabrication issues
Silica dust
Repair issues
fab rules still evolving
Warranty issues
Comments from consumers
Conclusions
Anyone have any other issues that need to be addressed? I will post the page when done, hopefully by the end of the week.
Thanks,
AL
Al,
If this is to be a piece that concentrates on the downsides, it looks like a good outline. Do you think the same headings would work with stone, ss, steel, etc?
That is the idea, though granite will need a few more sections, and some taken off for other products.
Planning on building this page by page, one subject at a time. Try to get all the issues togther in one place, then boil it down into what can go wrong with a product and what can go right. Support it with links and customer quotes from consumer sites.
The up side doesn’t need a lot of comment, just listing the strong points, but what can go wrong really defines a material.
Tom, other than being harder to scratch than solid surface and stronger than granite, without the need to rod (no rusting rod damage possible), non porous to water ( or almost), no need to seal, and of course the warranty, be that as it may be, what else would you list as quartz’s strengths?
I always sell it as a hybrid of sorts, with some good properties of both, but the limitations of both as well.
I do like the idea of the random pattern more often than not providing a very good direction change. I know, I know, there are tons (heh) of stone types that do as well, but you have to make that argument selectively. The overwhelming majority of Estone choices allow for this.
Temperature resistance is better than solid surface.
It is not quite as “cold” as quarried stone.
It has a better organized network behind it to at least give lip service to warranty and quality controls than most quarried stone.
You could make the argument that it is more environmentally sound, but I’m not sure there is a huge advantage over the other two.
It provides much of the hygiene of solid surface, though is severely limited in variety and flexibility.
I’ll come up with some more.
On my site, Al, I have a quick upside downside list, which is by no means total, but might give you an idea or two, either content or approach. I’ll find the links, if you wish.
Al,
You ask, I send.
To be clear, I couldn’t put in a complete list, as it would push people away (TMI).
It is a little out of date, and I might at least grow the size of the list by half.
Scroll all the way down to the bottom of each page.
Tom
Gordon wrote
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Though it can be damaged by heat or trauma, it cannot be invisibly repaired like SS can.
Well that might not be 100% right ……………. Before
Karl,
that was excellent work. However, in the last pic am I imagining that sheen difference from a distance? The close ups look perfect.
Not knocking, that is some darned fine work. And I have seen solid surface fixed that looked pretty bad from across the room.
Al photos are never as good as the real thing if you ask me…. I will say that she was very happy to pay
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