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Countertops: stylish and strong.(Your dream kitchen for less)(Buyers guide)
Whether your kitchen is a workplace, a showplace, or both, you'll find great countertop values. Pick the wrong type, and you could end up wasting thousands, according to our tests.
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We sliced and diced on 11 counter materials from leading brands, stained them with 20 common foods and products, set hot pots of oil on them, and more. Those tests revealed each material's strengths and weaknesses, but few brand differences. That's why we rate counters by material.
Here's what we found:
Laminates shine. Laminate excelled at stain- and heat-resistance and withstood our abrasive pads. Fun patterns (try boomerang), ...
- Formica solid surfacing.(Solid Surface)
- Magazine article from: Wood Digest May 1, 2005 700+ words
Formica Solid Surfacing combines more than 80 enriched designs with a fomulation designed for easier fabrication and a range of new patterns inspired by nature. 129 ON INQUIRY CARD [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
- Metalflake accents. (Solid-Surfacing).
- Magazine article from: The Journal of Light Construction July 1, 2003 700+ words
...translucent, flaky matrix in the Metallics line of Avonite solid surfacing, producing reflections that flash and change with the viewing...foot. Avonite, 800/428-6648, www.avonite.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
- Solidaminated sink. (Solid-Surfacing).
- Magazine article from: The Journal of Light Construction July 1, 2003 700+ words
...solid-surface seam adhesive. Although unlikely to unseat solid surfacing as a countertop material, this sure gives laminate a shot...Karran USA, 866/452-7726, www.karranpro ducts.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
- Solid switching. (Solid-Surfacing).
- Magazine article from: The Journal of Light Construction July 1, 2003 700+ words
...Really put the finishing touches to your kitchen and bathroom solid-surfacing installations with switches, GFCI outlets, phone jacks...seven to ten working days. Woodward, 888/281-3865. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
- Solid Surfacing Hues.(K/BIS 2006: PRODUCTS ON DISPLAY)
- Magazine article from: Kitchen & Bath Design News April 1, 2006 700+ words
...brown, according to the company. Each color in the line was inspired by nature, with enhanced tones and translucent particulates featuring a fossil-like aesthetic, the firm adds. Circle No. 256 on Product Card [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
- Sleek surfaces: solid surfacing seeks to expand its reach as prices tumble and...
- Magazine article from: Building Products Miller, Stephani L. July 1, 2004 700+ words
There's good news for fans of solid surfacing. During the past few years, prices...Scott, vice president of Swanstone solid surfacing by Swan. Builders and remodelers...customers don't like the plastic look of solid surfacing," comments Chris Riddle, owner...
- Solid surfacing used on everything and the kitchen sink.
- Magazine article from: Wood & Wood Products December 1, 1994 700+ words
...is wet wall applications. The use for solid surfacing in shower walls and tub surrounds is growing...Marketing Manager, Wilsonart/Gibraltar, Solid Surfacing. Jensen adds that solid surfacing can be found in many commercial applications...
- Fresh looks in solid surfacing.
- Magazine article from: Wood & Wood Products Dunne, Beverly December 1, 1992 700+ words
...Fashionable and maintenance-free, solid surfacing materials are expanding in the traditional...are the most popular applications of solid surfacing materials, say the experts. Because...company publicist. "The use of solid surfacing materials has grown because burns...