On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 06:30:46 -0800, "# Fred #" > wrote:

>Don't know anything about Cambria but if its quartz then it should take the
>heat.

It's chunks of quartz held together with a binder. The questions primarily
concern the qualities of the binder in response to heat and shock.

>Also what I've seen in my local area is granite countertop is usually
>3/4" thick and quartz is 1-1/8" thick and doesn't require a plywood backing.

All Home Depot granite sold around Washington DC is 1.25" thick. Mine has no
backing, even under an 11-inch overhang ten feet long.

>Granite has many styles of edge treatments but don't see that in quarts.

Silestone and others offer various edge treatments, including from HD.

-- Larry