When kitchen remodelers and home improvement sites talk about engineered stone countertops, most often they are referring to the stone-like countertops produced by mixing crushed natural quartz with colorants and polyester resin in a proportion of about 97% quartz to 3% resin. The resulting countertops can simulate natural stone slabs or they can present their own distinctive character. Because these countertops contain predominantly quartz, they are also commonly called quartz countertops.
By design, engineered stone countertops overcome some of the disadvantages of their natural stone counterparts. Where natural stone—usually granite or marble—is porous and must be initially sealed and regularly resealed to prevent staining and mold growth, engineered stone countertops are non-porous and require little special care. Where natural stone exhibits the variations of color and pattern inherent in a material formed by natural processes as well as the structural flaws that can accompany those variations, engineered quartz countertops are generally more uniform and consistent in structure.
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