Quartz Work Surface?

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Andehh

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7,107 posts

205 months

Sunday 23rd August 2015
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Does anyone have one? We have founded a speckled grey we really like, but we are concerned about it's heat resistance.

Few places have said they are susceptible damage at very high temperatures, but no one can give me an idea of what this is classed as.

Pan right out of the oven? Saucepan off hob? What about 20 seconds later (ie draining sauce/boiling water & then putting it down?)

Anyone who can advise on their experiences to date?

Thanks

wseed

1,501 posts

129 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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We have it and tested some samples and they didn't appear to be afected. Most retailers have samples and it's worth gettiing a chunk and trying it for peice of mind. We ran keys coins over a sample and placed hot metal on it. Neither appeared to be an issue. That said we tend not to put hot pans down directly on the worktop out of habit.

h0b0

7,557 posts

195 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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We have Caesar stone Quartz. There is no Issue with hot pans but we do have several small chips on the surface

gobuddygo

1,383 posts

184 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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Had Quartz worktops and a large breakfast bar fitted in my last house.

We loved it had no problems with it at all, mine was the black sparkle, spray with granite cleaner, wipe it over with a damp cloth then polish with a dry one always looked brand new, going to get the same worktop in my new house eventually.




Andehh

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7,107 posts

205 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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Thanks for the reply guys, good idea on finding a few samples (we have enough now!) and testing them out under various conditions. Will give that a go when she isn't around! biggrin


princeperch

7,911 posts

246 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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there is a kitchen worktop company in Wembley. its name will not be mentioned but Joey Essex used to say the first word in its name quite a bit which, as I understand it, meant 'good' and the second word in its name is that of a hard naturally occurring material.

their customer service is appalling and the bloke who runs it couldn't give a toss and REALLY messed me around with no apology.

I can recommend worktop warehouse in Hertfordshire where I eventually got my worktop from. no messing around, good prices and I was very pleased.

Andehh

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7,107 posts

205 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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With a name like that I'd avoid them anyway!

Will try worktop warehouse. They went for from me. Thanks

TheBMWDriver

591 posts

153 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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I did a lot of research and I put it in all 3 of my homes (I live in them).

I could not be more happy, they do not stain, more or less ok with heat, difficult to scratch and look good.


princeperch

7,911 posts

246 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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anyway a few of mine. all in including a big splashback for the range cooker and the window ledge and upstands, it came to about £2175 including the drainer grooves and cut out for undermount sink. that's was a very good price as there was a fair amount of work surface to cover.

Edited by princeperch on Thursday 3rd September 14:17

LeadFarmer

7,411 posts

130 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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princeperch said:









anyway a few of mine. all in including a big splashback for the range cooker and the window ledge and upstands, it came to about £2175 including the drainer grooves and cut out for undermount sink. that's was a very good price as there was a fair amount of work surface to cover.

Edited by princeperch on Thursday 3rd September 14:17
We almost went with that same Quartz worktop, but changed the colour at the last minute to white. I don't put hot pans directly on mine, even though I probably could.

Heres my quartz worktop..










fatboy b

9,492 posts

215 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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princeperch said:









anyway a few of mine. all in including a big splashback for the range cooker and the window ledge and upstands, it came to about £2175 including the drainer grooves and cut out for undermount sink. that's was a very good price as there was a fair amount of work surface to cover.

Edited by princeperch on Thursday 3rd September 14:17
One of us is stalking the other hehe





Edited by fatboy b on Thursday 3rd September 19:38

wseed

1,501 posts

129 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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Another tip I was given after my brother in law chipped his by lifting a heavy pan up from under his was to have both the top and bottom edges profiled. By not having a corner blunt objects are less likely to chip it.

wseed

1,501 posts

129 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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As I still have all the samples we got while picking our work tops and I'm bored waiting for some work stuff to finish running.... So I've taken my mini flame thrower thingumybob which clams it reaches "UP TO 1300℃" to a sample of the worktop we chose "Silestone Negro Stellar" and one of the others we short listed Silestone Starlight which is from the ECO recycled range.

The Negro Stellar has singed a little and is now scratch-able after holding it in the flame for 20 seconds or so. The ECO one however started to glow almost immediately and actually started to smoulder. Based on the experiment I think I'll continue to use a pan stand but not worry too much if I have to put down a pan of boiling water. Glad I didn't go with the green option though.

Neil - YVM

1,310 posts

198 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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wseed said:
As I still have all the samples we got while picking our work tops and I'm bored waiting for some work stuff to finish running.... So I've taken my mini flame thrower thingumybob which clams it reaches "UP TO 1300?" to a sample of the worktop we chose "Silestone Negro Stellar" and one of the others we short listed Silestone Starlight which is from the ECO recycled range.

The Negro Stellar has singed a little and is now scratch-able after holding it in the flame for 20 seconds or so. The ECO one however started to glow almost immediately and actually started to smoulder. Based on the experiment I think I'll continue to use a pan stand but not worry too much if I have to put down a pan of boiling water. Glad I didn't go with the green option though.
A 1300 deg temp is hardly representative of putting a hot pan on the wofktop.

TheBMWDriver

591 posts

153 months

Friday 4th September 2015
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if you really want to put very hot things on it then your only options is a ceramic worktop.

jamesh764

184 posts

141 months

Friday 4th September 2015
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We've had Silestone worktops in our kitchen for 6 years, and they've been absolutely fine. I've taken hot pans straight off the cooker and onto the worktops and there are no marks.

My wife initially wanted marble worktops but we were told that these would be easily damaged. I don't know if that's true or if the kitchen salesman made more commission on Silestone.

Salesy

850 posts

128 months

Friday 4th September 2015
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We have Granite and was told the same thing regarding heat and scratching.

We purchased some silicone rubber mats and a couple of silicone trivets from amazon.

Why take the risk with a coupe of grands worth of worktop when you can pay £30 for some protection.


fatboy b

9,492 posts

215 months

Friday 4th September 2015
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The issue with silestone is not damage to the surface, but possible cracking due to the uneven heat to a local area. This won't show up on a sample, but would on an actual worktop, especially the thin ones we have.

KrisP

596 posts

179 months

Friday 4th September 2015
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princeperch said:









anyway a few of mine. all in including a big splashback for the range cooker and the window ledge and upstands, it came to about £2175 including the drainer grooves and cut out for undermount sink. that's was a very good price as there was a fair amount of work surface to cover.

Edited by princeperch on Thursday 3rd September 14:17
Wow, that looks very similar to the kitchen I'm about to install, and very similar to the worktop colour that my wife wants - do you know what exactly it is that you have for your worktop please? and where from?
TIA

wseed

1,501 posts

129 months

Friday 4th September 2015
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Neil - YVM said:
A 1300 deg temp is hardly representative of putting a hot pan on the wofktop.
Not at all, I wasn't trying to suggest it was. I actually thought the regular stuff held up pretty well an I certainly aren't going to be worried about hot pans. I was however interested in the difference between the ECO range which I think is manufactured with corn oil.