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   MikeSmith | Feb 21, 2008 06:26pm | #1

   one of my customers used silestone

   one used cambria

   i liked them both,

    i would think  it more a question of the fabricator and the pattern

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   sully13 | Feb 21, 2008 06:42pm | #2

   All of the engineered quartz surfaces are made using the same machinery and generally the same mix.

   There is only 1 company in the world which holds the patents on the machinery and the manufacturing process, so all of the makers of quartz tops have to use it.

   The difference is only in the look and the warranty.  Zodiac and Cambria use much larger quartz pieces to give their tops depth.  Most of the others use quartz sand in the mix which results in a much finer pattern.

   Ony Zodiac gives a 10 year "installed" warranty which means that they will pay not only for the material but also for the labor to replace it.  No one else does that.

   Cambria is all 1 price point; everyone else hase differing categories of price.

   It really does come down to look and budget for the client, because there is no difference in the main composition of the material.

   sully

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   McDesign | Feb 21, 2008 11:05pm | #3

   Client I did a kitchen for contracted to have Silestone counters and the island top - she's very happy with it after a few years.

   Funny thing is, you can't tell if there are wet or oily spots until you set down a piece of water and it soaks it up - a great color for hiding things!

   Forrest

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   plumbbill | Feb 22, 2008 03:22am | #5

   Funny thing is, you can't tell if there are wet or oily spots until you set down a piece of water and it soaks it up

   Um, how do you "set down a piece of water" WTF is a piece of water? ;-)

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   McDesign | Feb 22, 2008 06:38am | #6

   Whoops!  Meant "piece of paper"!

   Guess an ice cube would be a piece of water.

   Forrest

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   reinvent | Feb 22, 2008 01:20am | #4

   Here is something you should check out. It is a different approach with a similar look and characrteristics.

   http://www.vetrazzo.com/index.html

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   Snort | Feb 22, 2008 06:49am | #7

   Done two kitchens with Silestone, both at the customers request. They love them.

   I'm not sure about the rest, but Silestone can be installed in big pieces. We had a 5 x 12 island in one.

   The other job has aluminum shavings in it, quite sparkily.

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   susiekitchen | Feb 22, 2008 08:30am | #8

   All of my customers have loved it - no problems reported so far. Good installation is key with any stone or solid surface, so I'd look at some work by any fabricator you are considering.

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   robdog | Feb 23, 2008 06:46am | #9

   just did two spec houses with silestone, really liked it.  doesn't stain the way granite does and is sooooo much nicer than corian etc..  i'd recommend going for the thickened front edge.  it's ok without it, but it adds a nice heft.