Advantages of Engineered Stone Benchtops

When renovating a kitchen, you need to pick a benchtop material that complements your kitchen, while being easy and no-fuss in terms of care. One option that fulfils both of these ends, as well as providing other benefits, is engineered stone. Because you'll have a range of other components to purchase when remodelling, it's a good idea to source your counter from a kitchen wholesale outlet to get the best deal — you can then splash out on extra items. Read on to discover the specific advantages of engineered stone.  

Wide Colour Variety

With engineered stone, manufacturers control the final look of the bench rather than leaving it up to nature. They blend crushed or powdered stone with bonding agents, such as resins. This technique allows them to mix and match specific rock colours to create an overall hue and texture, including, for instance, pink-tinged crushed rock, or else mixing shades of grey only. Thus engineered stone can be virtually any colour, and you'll benefit from a vast array of counter design to choose from for your kitchen.   

Consistent Hues and Patterns  

As well as providing variety, this engineering process ensures consistent colours and tones across multiple benchtops. Consistency is helpful if, for instance, you want to spread several counters around your kitchen. You might also want to use a matching engineered counter in your bathroom or other areas. Natural benches, however, aren't so dependable, because solid stone slabs vary in pattern and hues depending on their mining origin. Thus, multiple organic stone counters in a kitchen, for example, will inevitably fluctuate, to greater and lesser degrees.  

Resembles Natural Stone, But Is More Resilient  

Another plus of engineered stone is that it looks like natural rock even though it's manufactured. This is not surprising when you consider that these products typically consist of about 93% crushed stone, with only about 7% being resins or other bonding elements. So most of the mixture is real stone, albeit in a crushed or powdered form. However, with the added help of non-porous resins, your bench will be extra durable. It won't need regular sealing as natural stone does. Being non-porous, engineered stone is also extremely hygienic. It's also sturdy and heat-resistant — however, it's still advisable to place hot pans on trivets so as not to tempt fate.  

Thus engineered stone counters are available in numerous colours so you'll be able to find a bench to harmonise with your kitchen decor. Plus if you like a counter, you can purchase it again and be sure of how it will look. Additionally, you won't have the fuss and bother of real stone that requires sealing and special care. Learn more by contacting kitchen benchtop contractors. 

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