Once reserved for high-end homes, quartz countertops are finding their way into more kitchens and bathrooms. As brands proliferate, quartz becomes more accessible and prices more affordable. A favored premium countertop material for kitchen and bathroom designers and architects, quartz is often confused with natural stone and solid surface countertop materials.
Like natural stone, quartz possesses a deep, rich appearance and a solid, rock-like feeling. Like solid surface, quartz has man-made additives that stabilize the material and eliminate natural stone's unpredictability. Beyond that, quartz, also called engineered stone, is its own, unique material.
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