Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Nov 23, 2009 8:51 am Hi there, I recently received a quote for a new kitchen and whilst the overall price is pretty good he did give us some options for the benchtop. Ceaserstone or acrylic solid surface. The Ceaserstone is going to cost about $1k more than the solid surface and wanted to know if anyone could update me on the strengths/weaknesses of both materials and if the savings is going to be worth it? Thanks Miles Re: Ceaserstone v Solid Surface 3Nov 23, 2009 3:45 pm Ceaserstone seems to be more heat resistant than acrylic benchtops, which is something you might want to consider especially if you're having a gas cooktop with a wok burner on the side. But if you want a seamless benchtop then acrylic seems to be a better choice. Re: Ceaserstone v Solid Surface 4Nov 24, 2009 12:44 pm EKT Dont get arcrylic. It scratches easily and it wont be long before it starts to look dull and cheap. What rubbish, sure it may scratch a little easier but it will never dull, ever. More to the point, you can actually polish it back to brand new yourself, whenever you want to. Re: Ceaserstone v Solid Surface 5Nov 25, 2009 7:35 pm Its personal preference mainly The heat properties arent fantastic on solid surfaces, however you should never put hot things on benchtops unless its granite Caesarstone isnt heat proof either and u should still use a heat trivet Like the colour choices in stone, solid surfaces also have a huge colour range now between the varied suppliers. Corian is more expensive than staron and hi macs. If a repair job is needed on a crack or chip, solid surface is by far superior. A special cement is used and buffed up to produce a seamless repair, pretty cool! Stone however is more troublesome and the finish isnt great and very obvious. With both options, they can be rebuffed and honed countless times if a matt/used/worn starts to appear The great thing about solid surfaces is its 100% recyclable, stone isn't as efficiently reused yet. Hope that helps:) If you need a kitchen drawn up, post it on this thread - gotta give me a couple of days though:) viewtopic.php?f=16&t=26892 Re: Ceaserstone v Solid Surface 6Nov 25, 2009 8:28 pm I agree recycled stone isn't used much but we do recycle marble and glass and semi precious stones in some of our concrete benchtops. If they did get a chip which I doubt they are easily repaired. There are a few photos here if you can be bothered looking thru a bunch of photos http://s670.photobucket.com/albums/vv70 ... ?start=all Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Ceaserstone v Solid Surface 7Nov 25, 2009 8:57 pm i watched a show on the lifestyle channel that used a concrete type benchtop with coloured glass shards in it, amazing some of the colours. I looked on the net for an australian supplier but to no avail. I have only seen the semi precious version from caesarstone. If you need a kitchen drawn up, post it on this thread - gotta give me a couple of days though:) viewtopic.php?f=16&t=26892 Re: Ceaserstone v Solid Surface 9Nov 26, 2009 9:55 am try an alcohol based cleaner like windex, works great If you need a kitchen drawn up, post it on this thread - gotta give me a couple of days though:) viewtopic.php?f=16&t=26892 It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. Are you in a high intensity rainfall region? The regulatory slope is only required… 3 8284 You can wash over existing pavers with 10% solution of water and hydrochloric acid, then wash off. The acid will provide for required bond key with new concrete. 1 36968 |