Company that sells Quartz Surface

Silestone

1. builders design centre
11 changi south st 3 #04-01
tel 6545 5225

http://www.silestone.com/uk/app/index.htm

scratch-resistant, water-resistant, stain-resistant etc. anti-bacteria coating or something??
No maintenance work at all is needed.

2. Earnest Interior
have in their showroom

3. Stiles - Changi
ramil at 9125 2857

I am presently doing a makeover for my kitchen and just want to change the counter top. I presently have a solid wood surface but it is difficult to maintain. i.e. Apply oil regularly. I initially decided on Corian and almost made the purchase. Corian cost $135/ft to $150 for good looking designs.

I was passing through Amoy street last Sunday and saw the Caesarstone showroom and it looks brilliant. I instantly liked it. However i was quoted about $250ft and was put off by the price. I did a research on Quartz material and found Silestone, thanks to the helpful info. in this forum.

So I went to their Showroom in Changi this afternoon, choose the material and made a purchase. I picked 'Blanco Stella', a white tone with stones and sparkling designs. It is absolutely beautiful. It cost $190/ft run with addition $100 per sink and hob cutout. The plain ones cost about $150 to 170/ft.

The sales person advise me against using Corian and showed me a Corian sample with plenty of scratch marks on it. Corian also stains easily. With Quartz, it does not stain, scratch, get marred by heat and best of all it is anti-bacteria. The perfect material.

I figure that since I am paying so much for Corian, just pay slightly more for a better long term investment and for something I really liked. In addition, although I had decided on Corian initially, somehow deep in my mind I was not too happy about it as I have read it had so much disadvantages and the choice somehow kept bothering me.... if you know what I mean.

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or you can consider engineered quartz brand like stile
similar to solid surface but much more scratch / stain resistant

or stainless steel, think also won't have joint line if they cut from one piece
or tiled surface coz the joint line won't be obvious
or granite / marble cut from one piece, can be done but definitely gonna cost