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Selecting The Right Material For Your Benchtop

When it comes to purchasing a new benchtop for your home, the choice of material options can be daunting.
When it comes to purchasing a new benchtop for your home, the choice of material options can be daunting.
There are many different varieties of kitchen benchtops available on the market and each of these benchtops come in different colours, thicknesses, styles, and designs.
The question is: What benchtop material will suit the décor and style of your home?
Some individuals like the bright colours and fun patterns available in laminate benchtops while others prefer the natural colours of wood or a stone or engineered stone benchtop. Solid Surface benchtops can give you both colours and stone look finishes. The type of benchtop material desired will also impact the choice of the colour, depending on the range available.
The choice of benchtop material chosen should reflect the personality of the individual and décor of the home but most importantly, it should suit the lifestyle of person purchasing the benchtop.
Although impressive to view, busy people should stay away from high ...
... maintenance materials such as wood, tiles, stone, granite and Marble benchtops as they absorbs stains and require regular upkeep.
Busy people require low maintenance benchtop materials like engineered stone, Solid Surface, Stainless steel or Laminate.
If budget is a concern, Laminate is available in lots of different colours and is a good, practical and relatively inexpensive finish.
Solid Surface materials are moderately expensive; although, due to the high wear properties and reparability of the product, it is now being used in residential applications.
Engineered Stone comes in varied thicknesses and can give a stylish finish to a kitchen but it can be expensive to install and very expensive to repair (you will need to replace a whole section of the benchtop).
There are pro and cons of every benchtop material on the market so when choosing a material it is important to shop around assess your needs and examine all of the options available.
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