How to Choose Your Kitchen Countertop: Granite vs. Quartz
Friday, May 15th, 2015

Granite is a natural stone made of quartz, mica, and feldspar. It is quarried from around the world and taken directly from the earth as a single chunk of volcanic rock. The rock is then cut into large blocks or individual slabs by machinery and sold to manufacturers.
Pros
Pros

A beautiful granite countertop we installed during a kitchen remodel.
- unique, natural appearance
- hard, durable, and scratch-resistant
- stain, heat, and water resistant
- easy to clean
- high resale value
- expensive
- not uniform in appearance
- sample may differ from actual product
- heavy and inflexible, difficult to install
- some maintenance- annual resealing to maintain stain-resistance
- visible seams
- overused, not a rare material
- going out of style as other countertop materials (such as glass, stainless steel, and engineered stone) are trending

This classy quartz countertop was installed during a custom home building project.
- hard, durable, and scratch-resistant
- non-porous
- stain and crack resistant
- easy to clean
- low maintenance– no sealing or resealing
- lots of color options
- expensive
- may discolor over time if exposed to direct sunlight
- visible seams on large countertop designs
Are you still deciding?Take this QUIZ from Houzz to see what kitchen countertop is right for you!
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