My family has been in the natural and engineered stone business for about 15 years now, importing and wholesaling slabs all over the country. I HIGHLY recommend any natural stone over quartz. Quartz is not heat or stain resistant. The majority of the sheet is filled with resin to bind the quartz together. Granite is an amazing option. You can put a hot pot directly on the surface and not worry with quartz you’ll have a ring the size of that pot in about 30min. You also have a tremendous amount of options with natural stone. If you plan on only using your kitchen once in a blue moon- go with quartz. If you have kids or a clumsy spouse, go ahead and put in a natural stone for your countertop (NOT Marble as it’s a lot softer) I will say that quartz is okay for your bathroom vanity.
I’m not even sure I’d recommend quartz for a bathroom.. i am a designer and have found situations with quartz where a water glass left a ring. It’s not worth the money for the look... it is hard to keep clean.. scratches and stains/ stay with granite or if you can afford it quartzite.
whatever you do dont purchase the silestone quartz in white...ours has only been in the house for 4 years and yet its yellowed now we have a white silestone quartz wash basin and yellowed countertops! This was never mentioned and so we paid 7,000 euros for white countertops and a wash basin for our small kitchen and it now looks horrible! I think if you are going down the quartz avenue then you should definitely purchase a darker colour if you dont want your quartz to look like crap in a couple of years!
If you are want to get a more marble look and scare to purchase marble or one-color without characteristic movement, quartz will be the best option for you. Otherwise, as you know granite is a natural stone and each slab is unique. Also, granite counters are also heat resistant.
As a kitchen countertop designer, granite is undoubtedly better than quartz in terms of durability and heat resistance. But of course, quartzh as its own benefirts too
For all thoses quartz lovers hope you maintain your quartz by not leaving anything that can stain it or scratch very easily. I will continue to stay with granite
Quartz are less heat resistant than granite and marble accg to another video I watch. Granite is less porous than marble so Ive concluded that for ktchen with hot surfaces and frequent spillage granite is the best.
Thanks for sharing this informative video with us. I have installed Granite countertop in my kitchen with the help of pros at Legacy Marble & Granite and it looks amazing. Looking for others to share their experience and opinion. Thanks!!
I have a very simple question, I. have korean worktop and after 6 years looks like i used sand paper to clean it, very soft material, it marked very easy which. Which will mark more easy, Granite or Quartz using a soft cloth and been careful. The korean top seemed like every time I put my car keys or come home with shopping it scratched easy I want white light colour work top, which one will wear the best show no scratch. marks?
Wow, I’ve had my Corean for 25 years and it looks great. I have a crack that started in the corner, so I’m looking to replace it. I dearly loved my Corean, hot pots, stains never a problem.
Virtually indestructible, that statement proves he has never fabricated or serviced quartz, people like him my job a nightmare, buy granite, but if you do want quartz spend the extra money or you will regret it.
Exactly! Quartz is a ground and mixed with resin and not just as it comes from the source. Quartzite is sold just as it comes from the mountain and typically more unusual in design and more expensive. I would not use granite because what's available now is used in lower end design. It typically doesn't have the lustre of Quartz or the gorgeous Quartzite.
Awesome. Thanks thanks for mentioning that, I would definitely prefer something with better flexural strength. Any idea on the best approach to getting good quartz countertops without breaking the bank?
I'm a countertop fabricator/installer. Granite Ups and Downs It's a 100% natural stone You do have a world of colors to choose from. You could put a hot pot on a majority of granite stones and nothing will happen, but there is a lesser quantity of granite stones that will crack if you keep repeatedly putting a hot pot in same place. These wont be wide open cracks just very micro looking cracks, so thin like hair that could become a problem in the future. You have to seal it every 6months. You can repolish and have same mirror like look up to 98% same as original shine on seams(joints) or on top of stone. Which means if installer doesn't do an great job in leveling the seam, he still has one more chance in polishing down the seam to make it look even. Not to scare you but granite is even said to be found containing radiation. Is very very minimal but not sure if all granite have them. Another thing, Granite is unique. Every piece is different. Quartz ups and downs Quartz is flexible to some extent. Very hard to break unless you actually are trying to brake it. Cant put hot stuff. DONT BE FOOLED!! ITS NOT 100% SEALED!!!! IT RANGES FROM QUARTZ TO QUARTZ AND BRANDS BUT IT WILL ONLY BE SEALED FROM A RANGE OF 90-97% BUT NEVER 100%!!!! You have to seal atleast once a year. Installer must leave an almost perfect seam. Theres no way of polishing the seam and make it look the same polish as the rest of countertop I dont care what people have told ya!!! Quartz has modern look and it's the new thing now, so that could be 1 point for quartz. Quartz is like no more than 10% actual real quartz, the rest is glass, resin, other components. You have any other questions you can send me a message in my Instagram Caf war robots, I think.
What a lie, Quartz will stain, crack, it's not heat resistant, it will need maintenance, make sure you tell your customers that if it cracks it will never be the same even with a good repair,
@@tomcat6933 if for some reason Granite cracks you'll get a much better repair sometimes you can get it repaired that you wouldn't even see as compared to quarts that most of the times you cannot reproduce the same finish or make that repair disappear the two are great product but on the long run Granite it's more forgiving and you'll have to spend less money on repairs cuz it's definitely more durable
@@gueroxo29 In my opinion The "Quartz" marketing campaign will become a monumental Disaster. They have convinced consumers to pay more for an Inferior product. The company I work for...Which will remain nameless...sells both. So it is not biased opinion on my part. Quartz is not as porous as Granite but it is porous therefor can stain. And when it does is not easy to repair. Good luck putting hot pans on it or cutting on it. believe it or not i once removed a really stubborn stain on a granite island by burning it out with a propane torch.
I have 19 years experience and the Chinese quartz it’s real bad , a lot of my clients are so unhappy because is he’d to keep it clean , my opinion it’s that is only plastic and 20 % quartz ,
Astonishing, isn’t it. A year on, nobody, even the firm has bothered to reply. I suppose by now, you don’t even need an answer. I would have thought Schumacher himself bothered to say something, but clearly the business must be so bloody good, he doesn’t give a ....
My family has been in the natural and engineered stone business for about 15 years now, importing and wholesaling slabs all over the country. I HIGHLY recommend any natural stone over quartz. Quartz is not heat or stain resistant. The majority of the sheet is filled with resin to bind the quartz together. Granite is an amazing option. You can put a hot pot directly on the surface and not worry with quartz you’ll have a ring the size of that pot in about 30min. You also have a tremendous amount of options with natural stone. If you plan on only using your kitchen once in a blue moon- go with quartz. If you have kids or a clumsy spouse, go ahead and put in a natural stone for your countertop (NOT Marble as it’s a lot softer)
I will say that quartz is okay for your bathroom vanity.
I’m not even sure I’d recommend quartz for a bathroom.. i am a designer and have found situations with quartz where a water glass left a ring. It’s not worth the money for the look... it is hard to keep clean.. scratches and stains/ stay with granite or if you can afford it quartzite.
You can crack granite with a hot pot and you can chip it!
Quartz does not stain like granite
Quartz is awesome! But get what you like! Treat it with respect and it will serve you well.
@@maripawletko-mund9767 are you talking about quartzite?
whatever you do dont purchase the silestone quartz in white...ours has only been in the house for 4 years and yet its yellowed now we have a white silestone quartz wash basin and yellowed countertops! This was never mentioned and so we paid 7,000 euros for white countertops and a wash basin for our small kitchen and it now looks horrible! I think if you are going down the quartz avenue then you should definitely purchase a darker colour if you dont want your quartz to look like crap in a couple of years!
If you are want to get a more marble look and scare to purchase marble or one-color without characteristic movement, quartz will be the best option for you. Otherwise, as you know granite is a natural stone and each slab is unique. Also, granite counters are also heat resistant.
Agree
As a kitchen countertop designer, granite is undoubtedly better than quartz in terms of durability and heat resistance. But of course, quartzh as its own benefirts too
Quartz is more dense then granite so where to come off saying granite is more durable?
For all thoses quartz lovers hope you maintain your quartz by not leaving anything that can stain it or scratch very easily. I will continue to stay with granite
My quartz counter tops have been stain free for 15 years, no problem. Keep on walkin'
Quartz are less heat resistant than granite and marble accg to another video I watch. Granite is less porous than marble so Ive concluded that for ktchen with hot surfaces and frequent spillage granite is the best.
My coffee pot stained my granite brown, I'm going to go quartz from here on out.
@@markroberts6926 Hey there Mark, do you happen to know/recommend any good quartz suppliers? Something in north Texas is what I'm looking for.
Never take quartz for granite.
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Thanks for sharing this informative video with us. I have installed Granite countertop in my kitchen with the help of pros at Legacy Marble & Granite and it looks amazing. Looking for others to share their experience and opinion. Thanks!!
Lol 3rd party advertising works great doesn’t it?!
As a granite countertop installer, I can attest that granite is unquestionably superior to quartz.
I have a very simple question, I. have korean worktop and after 6 years looks like i used sand paper to clean it, very soft material, it marked very easy which. Which will mark more easy, Granite or Quartz using a soft cloth and been careful. The korean top seemed like every time I put my car keys or come home with shopping it scratched easy I want white light colour work top, which one will wear the best show no scratch. marks?
Wow, I’ve had my Corean for 25 years and it looks great. I have a crack that started in the corner, so I’m looking to replace it. I dearly loved my Corean, hot pots, stains never a problem.
Granite is the best that u can have in your kitchen and granite can help with the cost of the countertop
It will stain in 6 months
@@yungpinchyy3300 Not if you're not a savage
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Kids are savages
@@flacadiabla3193 Ah yes, I forgot about them. Luckily for my granite countertops I'm childfree.
I have coffee stains all in my granite..I wish I went quartz.
Heat resistance and durability?
Virtually indestructible, that statement proves he has never fabricated or serviced quartz, people like him my job a nightmare, buy granite, but if you do want quartz spend the extra money or you will regret it.
Thanks for sharing this video
I install granite countertops everyday (and quartz) granite just looks better to me
You omitted the fact that quartz is part resin. The way you stated it makes it sound as if it's all quartz.
Exactly! Quartz is a ground and mixed with resin and not just as it comes from the source. Quartzite is sold just as it comes from the mountain and typically more unusual in design and more expensive. I would not use granite because what's available now is used in lower end design. It typically doesn't have the lustre of Quartz or the gorgeous Quartzite.
@@Sunny-be1wg If you chip quartzite it cannot be fixed. Quartz can be repaired.
@@Keep-on-ok I know
Agree
it's a good rewiew about quarzt and granite
Quartz also has horizontal strength, meaning if you have an overhang on an island Quartz is much stronger than granite.
But!!! Wait-- after two years. Gravity .WIN...
REALLY STRONG BUT....👎.. WITH LONG OVER HAND..
Awesome. Thanks thanks for mentioning that, I would definitely prefer something with better flexural strength. Any idea on the best approach to getting good quartz countertops without breaking the bank?
Your information is wrong quartz is not heat resistant granite is and that can be a make or break decision
Who in the heck lays a hot pot on the counter. That is NOT make or break. Make or break is who has the shade of counter top I like. bohoo!
I'm a countertop fabricator/installer.
Granite Ups and Downs
It's a 100% natural stone
You do have a world of colors to choose from. You could put a hot pot on a majority of granite stones and nothing will happen, but there is a lesser quantity of granite stones that will crack if you keep repeatedly putting a hot pot in same place. These wont be wide open cracks just very micro looking cracks, so thin like hair that could become a problem in the future. You have to seal it every 6months. You can repolish and have same mirror like look up to 98% same as original shine on seams(joints) or on top of stone. Which means if installer doesn't do an great job in leveling the seam, he still has one more chance in polishing down the seam to make it look even. Not to scare you but granite is even said to be found containing radiation. Is very very minimal but not sure if all granite have them. Another thing, Granite is unique. Every piece is different.
Quartz ups and downs
Quartz is flexible to some extent. Very hard to break unless you actually are trying to brake it. Cant put hot stuff. DONT BE FOOLED!! ITS NOT 100% SEALED!!!! IT RANGES FROM QUARTZ TO QUARTZ AND BRANDS BUT IT WILL ONLY BE SEALED FROM A RANGE OF 90-97% BUT NEVER 100%!!!! You have to seal atleast once a year. Installer must leave an almost perfect seam. Theres no way of polishing the seam and make it look the same polish as the rest of countertop I dont care what people have told ya!!! Quartz has modern look and it's the new thing now, so that could be 1 point for quartz. Quartz is like no more than 10% actual real quartz, the rest is glass, resin, other components. You have any other questions you can send me a message in my Instagram Caf war robots, I think.
I forgot to ask, how takes out de radiation? Is Radón?
I have quartz counter top. I find mine to be rough when wiping. Is this normal?
@@sharonjordan8465 no its not normal
@@caf7798 so what can be done to correct this?
@@sharonjordan8465 i dont know exactly what it is. I would have to be there lol
The difference is one is expensive and inexpensive.that my answers
What a lie, Quartz will stain, crack, it's not heat resistant, it will need maintenance, make sure you tell your customers that if it cracks it will never be the same even with a good repair,
armando felix what if granite cracks or chips? I am trying to decide between the 2. Which do you prefer?
@@tomcat6933 if for some reason Granite cracks you'll get a much better repair sometimes you can get it repaired that you wouldn't even see as compared to quarts that most of the times you cannot reproduce the same finish or make that repair disappear the two are great product but on the long run Granite it's more forgiving and you'll have to spend less money on repairs cuz it's definitely more durable
Thx for your input. The cabinet people i am working with are recommending granite. I am picking the granite out today. Thx again for your help
Man made quartz resists pretty much everything
@@gueroxo29 In my opinion The "Quartz" marketing campaign will become a monumental Disaster. They have convinced consumers to pay more for an Inferior product. The company I work for...Which will remain nameless...sells both. So it is not biased opinion on my part. Quartz is not as porous as Granite but it is porous therefor can stain. And when it does is not easy to repair. Good luck putting hot pans on it or cutting on it. believe it or not i once removed a really stubborn stain on a granite island by burning it out with a propane torch.
Not true. Quartz is not stain or heat resistant. I found out too late.
Julieth Cifuentes Me too , 2 years old and I am very upset
Heat no but very stain resistant! Its not porous
It will stain, and if you get a chip on the Quartz it will never match again,
Idk if y’all care but you can also have stainless steel as countertop.I have it and you don’t have to care about braking or damaging it.
I prefer quarts non porous, less maintenance than granite.
Quarts isn’t heat resistant. It’s not like fictional nether quarts found in Minecraft lmao
What are you gonna do, start a fire on top of the quartz countertop?
can you tell me what is the color of the quartz countertop in this video?
White?
I'm guessing it's white ಠ_ಠ
quartzITE nice
I thought quartz are man-made when quartzite is natural. This most be wrong.
Marlene Rodriguez yes it is
Creo que quartzite es man made y el cuarzo es natural
Just one thing, how you going to compare a diamond to zirconia
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Both materials could be highly radioactive. You need to have your countertops tested for radiation.
Hey. Free radiation therapy...
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Robermedina Paredes el quartz see Manchester y no resiste calor. No longer recomiendo.
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I have 19 years experience and the Chinese quartz it’s real bad , a lot of my clients are so unhappy because is he’d to keep it clean , my opinion it’s that is only plastic and 20 % quartz ,
Where you import before , there have high quality and low quality quartz stone in China,.
Justine Xu I think we used every single one and its the same problem
Justine Xu I prefer to get natural stone from China
@@1uan1R Oh, I see, Nature Marble or Quartz?
Justine Xu granite and quartz
can i git a slabe four by eight
granite look ugly
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Astonishing, isn’t it. A year on, nobody, even the firm has bothered to reply. I suppose by now, you don’t even need an answer. I would have thought Schumacher himself bothered to say something, but clearly the business must be so bloody good, he doesn’t give a ....