The kitchen countertop is a most conspicuous "face" of the kichen cabinets.so,buying the countertop requires a little more work, a little more creativity. There are mainly four common countertop material on the market:natural stones, artificial stone, HPL, stainless steel.we carry on the comparison to these four kind of material,tell you their advantages and disadvantages, I believe it will be helpful to you for buying cabinets on the market.

Natural stone countertop,including various patterns of granite, marble

• Advantages:this material's density is quite big,it is hard,anti-scratching performance is outstanding,and texture is very beautiful,the cost is also quite low,it is a economical one kind of countertop material.
• Disadvantages:easy to accumulate the oily dirt as it's holes;The natural stone material is hard up;To splice two Pieces,they can't be one integrated mass.It is very heavy,and the kitchen cabinets must be better solider,it is hard but lack of flexibility,such as the case of a blow will crack, it is difficult to be repaired,some the natural crack will not be able to see,it may burst when meeting the rapid change temperature.

In addition, if the natural stone material has not carried on a special craft processing, it may has the radioactivity and the send out poison gas, it is not in line with the environmental protection requirement, and will cause the damage to the person body, so it is good to make a radiation test before purchasing.

Stainless steel countertop,it is the traditional raw materials being used for kichen countertop.

• Advantages:firm,easy to clean, the strong usability.
• Disadvantages: it gives person's feeling to be extremely "hardly",not easy to make changes,there is no effective method in combining the corner positions.

HPL,commonly known as fire board,its parent metal is the density board, the surface layer is the fireproof material and the decoration cover. Uses in the cabinet floor the fireproof board cover usually importing primarily, usually uses the plane compression, the warming, the glue craft.

• Advantages:luster bright, wear-resisting, against blows,with a new look,make the cabinet countertop height is consistent,supported by embedded gas stove,it make the kitchen very aesthetic.
• Disadvantages:there is no effective method in combining the corner positions.usually uses the silica gel agglutination, the plastic and special-purpose metal to increases artisticly,the countertop is easy to be encroached by the water and the moist.Improper use will lead to degumming, deformation, the substrate Expansion effects.

Artificial stone countertop. It is generally accepted to be used for kitchen countertop.

• Advantages:more wear-resisting, acidproof, thermostable. Anti-flushes, resistant to compression, the anti-booklet, to pass and so on,also strong impervious. Its distortion, binds, spot and so on curve processing to have the originality; The variety is rich, the whole formation, and may polish repeatedly renovates. The surface does not have the hole, anti-dirty strength, the greasy dirt, water-damaged is not easy to permeate in which, the general dirt available wet cloth or the cleanser then delete; But random length seamless cementation, connecting point not in the least trace.
• Disadvantages:naturality is obviously insufficient, the texture is relatively false; The price is high.

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