COUNTER TOPS
Quartz
Made of quarried slabs of the natural stone, the new engineered material is actually created through a manufacturing process that mixes approximately 95 percent ground natural quartz with 5 percent polymer resins.
Granite
A very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and often used as a building stone.
Marble
Softer and more absorbent than the nearly indestructible granite, and so it can etch (scratch) and stain in a way that granite usually won't.
Laminate
Made from layers of plastic that are bonded to particleboard or kraft paper to create a solid countertop surface. These countertops are available in a wide variety of colors and patterns, ranging from ones that mimic wood, stainless steel and stone.