Quartz Engineered Stone

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#006600" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Rockwell" ><B>Eastford Building Supply</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eastford Building Supply"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>      </B>back to<B>  </B><A HREF="id169.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cabinetry and Countertops"><U><B>Cabinetry and Countertops</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id171.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kraftmaid"><U>Kraftmaid</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id172.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Merillat"><U>Merillat</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id206.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Granite and Stone"><U>Granite and Stone</U></A>   |   <B>Quartz Engineered Stone</B>   |   <A HREF="id208.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corian"><U>Corian</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id211.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cambria"><U>Cambria</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id212.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Silestone"><U>Silestone</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id213.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Zodiaq"><U>Zodiaq</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id214.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Legacy"><U>Legacy</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=398 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Quartz Engineered Stone</I></div> <div> The newest countertop product on the block is Engineered Stone.  It's man-made to resemble natural granite, but consists primarily of ultra-hard quartz and acrylic resin, giving it a few advantages over granite:</div> <bR> <div> 1)  Harder than granite - more difficult to scratch or chip.</div> <bR> <div> 2)  No maintenance - granite requires periodic sealing while engineered stone does not.</div> <bR> <div> 3)  Completely non-porous - the resin creates a surface impermeable to bacteria.</div> <bR> <div> 4)  More uniform in color - avoids the sometimes wild variation in granite color and texture.</div> <bR> <div> There are several manufacturers of this type of product, all of whom will claim certain advantages over their competitors.  We refer you to their websites for comparison shopping - please see the links at the left of the page.  We can happily provide installed countertop services for any of these products.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>