Cabinet is one of main furniture in home life nowadays. And cabinet countertop has a close contact with food. So, the durability and antibacterial property of countertop directly affect people's daily life. More and more consumers concern about the environmental protection and hygiene issues of countertop. The main countertop materials now are natural stone (marble or granite) and artificial stone. Both of them can be used. Natural stone is harder while artificial stone is softer. Imported artificial stone can use sandpaper to deal with the scratch, while domestic artificial stone goes worse if polishing.
Introduce the advantages and disadvantages of some common countertop materials for reference.
1. Marble countertop
1. Marble countertop
Advantages: rich in color, soft grain, natural and various textures, easy to cut and carve.
Disadvantages: as formed by nature, it is easy to be damaged in the tiny cracked places. As it is porous material, it is difficult to clean if having stains or dirt when producing, transporting or installing. In daily cleaning, some dirt may filter into crack, and become the breeding ground for bacteria.
As its long forming processes in nature, natural stone contains some heavy metals, which more or less has certain radiativ. May be it will cause effect to body, but more is to psychology.
2. Granite countertop
Advantages: granite is dense and hard. And the surface is durable. It is one of most use materials in home decoration. Compared to natural marble countertop, the anti-bacterial ability of granite is better.
Disadvantages: as the length of natural stone is not long. So there will be seam, which easy to hide dirt.
If you really like natural materials, granite is a perfect selection. Pay attention to seam.
3. Artificial countertop
Artificial stone has widely used in home decoration, especially in cabinet countertop.
Advantages: artificial stone is rich in texture and color, can compare favorably with stone. It has no radiativ and is easy to clean and seamless. It belongs to economical environmentally-friendly material.
Disadvantages: artificial stone belongs to processing industry, not high technology is required. So inferior products flood the market and do harm to interests of consumers. Some low and medium-grade products has fading, color changing, low ageing resistance, oily and other problems.
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