Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Portofino Benchtops 6Aug 23, 2011 7:30 pm Hi, I know this post is a month later than the last one but I have been trying to research 'Portofino" too. I was also told by Freedom that its made by Dupont. After some thought (I'd had my heart set on caesar stone or similar) I decided to go & price the manafactured stone options. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that for our 7 metres of bench tops & island it was cheaper to go with caesar stone, smart stone or quantum quartz than the quote for portofino - the only difference being the 40mm thickness as opposed to 52mm portofino. The quote I'm going with came out to $5,600 as opposed to $9,400 for portofino, I also think the manafactured stone options look better too but its all about personal taste! Re: Portofino Benchtops 7Oct 06, 2011 10:18 pm I have just installed a new kitchen and decided to go with the portofino benchtop. The kitchen has only been in use a few days. I like the look and the feel of the portofino but it appears to stain very easily and as a result i am now terrified to let anything drop onto the benchtop. The fellow who installed the kitchen told me you could not place hot items on it either or use harsh cleaning products. Apparently the stains can be sanded off and you can replace damaged areas of the benchtop without showing the join. Also the benchtop appears to be 52mm thick but not all of the thickness is actually the portofino. Re: Portofino Benchtops 8Feb 09, 2012 1:47 pm any body had the portofino kitchen bench tops for a while i am thinking of putting one but just want to know a bit about it Re: Portofino Benchtops 9May 13, 2019 3:33 pm Suz78 Has anybody used Portofino benchtops? They are like CS and would like to hear any feedback if anyone has used it. Thanks! Hi did you end up getting portofino stone polytec benches is so can you send me a photo please love to see as I am wanting this 🙏 Re: Portofino Benchtops 10May 13, 2019 3:35 pm bellasparkes1001 any body had the portofino kitchen bench tops for a while i am thinking of putting one but just want to know a bit about it Hi did you get portofino Benchtops would love to see a photo trying to pick and love sample 🙏 |