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Kitchen Remodeling--Granite counter
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 |
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