Homeowners in the purchase of cabinets must pay more attention to the cabinet countertops, after all, the owners of many operations are required on the countertop, the current more mainstream countertops are mainly fireproof board, stainless steel, quartzite, etc., cabinet countertops with what plate good? The following is a specific introduction, I hope to help owners with the need.
Granite density, high hardness, the surface is very wear-resistant, but also one of the materials often used in home decoration, compared with natural marble in the materials available for kitchen countertops, granite has a better resistance to bacterial regeneration. As a cabinet countertop material natural stone length is usually not long, so to make a through-length overall countertop (especially U-shaped, L-shaped countertop), there will certainly be seams, these seams are also easy to hide dirt.
Natural stone marble is rich in color, softer texture, natural and diverse texture, easy to cut or carve molding. Because it is naturally formed, fine loose cracks at the easy to break, because the stone is porous material structure, production, transportation or construction if dirt sewage infiltration, difficult to clean, easy to break.
Artificial stone countertop advantages: it is in the color, but also a variety of choice, in addition when the artificial stone surface scratches, can be renovated by grinding; artificial stone countertop surface is smooth and clean without pores, so oil and water stains are not easy to penetrate into it; can be seamlessly bonded at any length, the material adhesive will be two pieces of bonding after polishing, all in one.
General aluminum powder content of large artificial stone of acid and alkali resistance, high temperature resistance, anti-stamping, resistance to penetration and other features are also very strong; artificial stone countertops can avoid some natural stone radiation problems, economic environmental health type materials.
Disadvantages: more varieties of artificial stone on the market, mixed, good and bad; artificial stone countertop hardness is poor, with hard things are easy to scratch marks; calcium powder content of high artificial stone, acid and alkali resistance is poor; not durable, easy to fracture.
Tile countertop advantages: cheap, diverse shapes.
Disadvantages: not easy to clean, too cold too hot easy to break, used for cabinet countertops tile and wall tiles have the same physical properties, although very durable, but it is easy to break under the impact of heavy objects, and too hot or too cold objects placed on it for a long time will also make it damaged.
Splicing tiles will certainly have gaps, even seamless tiles, will also be left between the brick and brick than other materials when splicing much larger gaps, very inconvenient to clean, health hazards self-evident, and caulking easy to darken, quality may also appear mold spots.
Tiles have certain requirements for the collocation process, improper collocation is easy to cause arching deformation. And too hot or too cold objects placed on it for a long time will also make it damaged.
Stainless steel countertop: high hardness, high temperature resistance, long service life, metal color is very beautiful, with black door visual effect is excellent. According to the different surface treatment process can be divided into: embossed, brushed, mirror surface three. Stainless steel is the traditional raw material for household kitchen appliances, in terms of tableware and cabinetware, stainless steel are the best endorsement.
Stainless steel countertops are generally in the high-density fireproof board surface plus a thin stainless steel plate, solid texture, easy to clean, and with three-dimensional one effect, while in all materials, stainless steel antibacterial performance is the best.
At the same time in recent years in Europe and the United States integration of the new concept of modern cabinets under the strong impact of stainless steel countertops are also in line with the cabinet aesthetics, practical combination of development trends, make the corresponding improvements. For consumers who prefer to use, or consumers who love the metal texture, the purchase of stainless steel countertops is not uncommon.
Disadvantages: the visual sense of hard, give people a cold feeling, in the cabinet countertop corner parts and the lack of reasonable and effective means of processing the joints. The countertop once scratched by sharp objects will leave irreparable traces.
These fine scratches are also easy to hide dirty, usually wipe its surface must be extra attention. At present, most of the domestic stainless steel countertops are prone to oxidation, and imports of similar products with a large gap. And the imported products are more expensive.
