Video: Choosing a Countertop Material

WALNUT CREEK — Avi Edri: We have a very common question, “What is the right countertop that I need to choose? If it needs to be quartz or marble or quartzite, what is the right, what is good material?” So, a little bit about personality and benefit of what is better and good and worse in material. Quartz is an engineering material. Engineering material is very durable, good price. They all look the same. But remember, the quartz has very strong sensitivity to heat.

If you will take a pot and put it on the countertop, the countertop will crack right away, which in quartzite won’t happen. Quartzite is a natural stone, don’t have the sensitivity to heat, but can stain easier than engineering stone. I love the quartzite because it’s a strong and tough stone. Marble, it’s not a good countertop for a kitchen. Marble is good for a floor. It’s high maintenance, but not for countertop for kitchen. It’s very, very fragile and not a good material for a countertop. Thank you very much.