Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Guidelines For Selecting The Right Kitchen Countertops For Your Clayton, NC Home

By Raymond Taylor


The countertop in your kitchen is your workbench. However, since it is part of the kitchen, it needs to capture the style of your food preparation area and the rest of the home. There are several types of kitchen countertops that you can choose from depending on your style, durability, and choice of materials. Here are some considerations that you can make when choosing the right countertop for your Clayton, NC home.

If you cook severally in a day, have little kids capable of messing with your counter or have a maid that is a bit clumsy at her work, consider looking for a material that can withstand all these rigors. Consider using such selections as laminate, granite, and metal. They are hard, strong and require little maintenance.

If looks are your driving factor, look for a material that awes your visitors with a good combination of colors, texture, and patterns. Do not forget that you still need a sturdy material, as it will be misused in some way or the other. Some of the materials that are awesome and good for medium use include porcelain, bamboo, lava stone, premium laminate, and quartz.

If your budget is limited, you can go for tops that are affordable but yet practical and cost less to maintain. Such blocks as standard granite, cement and standard laminates are tough, affordable, and easy to clean. Despite being handy and practical, these materials lack luster, superb finish, and the wow look that comes with premium countertops.

In the spirit of maintaining the environment safe and clean, look for surfaces that have little negative impact on the environment during their production. In this line, you may choose from such materials composite surfaces, recycled paper, recycled glass, or a mix of recycled porcelain, crushed glass, and resin. These surfaces are warmer than most of the stone and other natural materials.

The prices of countertop materials are also influenced by the availability and the skill needed for installation. If the particular type of make is not available in hardware and stores near you, be ready to pay higher prices for the materials. On the other hand, tops that require special knowledge in installation are also expensive. Such special surfaces include lava stone, exotic stone, and porcelain.

You can have more than one type of surface on your kitchen workbench. For the areas that handle most of the work such as food preparation and cooking, consider a hard material such as cement metal, laminate, or granite. However, other areas can have a mix of other materials such lava stone, bamboo, quartz, premium granite among others. These are elegant and appealing.

There is no countertop that has all the right qualities for every kitchen. Any material could be damaged by misuse and poor maintenance. Do your research and compare several materials against your need. Moreover, ensure that fixtures that run over and beside your counter, such as sinks and pipes, are professionally done to avoid leakage and cracking of the particular surfaces.




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