Who Wins The Silestone vs Granite Comparison?
Silestone is made by Consentino and is the most recognizable brand of quartz countertops in the United States. Silestone countertops are readily available locally at Home Depot.
Granite countertops are also available locally but you'll have to visit a stone yard.
An intimidating experience if you are visiting for the first time but well worth the trip. Stone yards have true granite professionals that are usually very willing to share their knowledge with you.
Silestone vs Granite
The debate for the superior countertop, silestone vs granite rages on. If you ask me the answer is easy. This is a quartz countertop website after all. However, if I didn't offer you both sides of the debate it just wouldn't be fair now would it. Of course not. So lets get to the silestone vs granite countertops debate.
I have a list of benefits that I think silestone countertops has over granite. I truly do think that the Silestone vs granite debate is cut and dry. I'll give you the benefits and the drawbacks to let you decide.
First, as you probably already know, you have to seal granite countertops and reseal them every twelve to eighteen months. No need to do that will Silestone countertops. Here's why.
Granite has to be sealed in order to fill the pores in the natural stone. If you don't seal your granite your countertop will be much more suseptible to stains and bacteria. Silestone is a much less porous product so sealing is not required.
Because of the less porous surface of Silestone there is just not enough room for bacteria and food particles to get trapped. Anytime you can upgrade from granite and get a cleaner and safer food preparation surface I say go for it.
+1 For Silestone is the Silestone vs granite debate.
Get ready. Here comes another check for Silestone in the Silestone vs granite battle.
Silestone is available in some amazing solid colors. You can get the most amazing blue, reds, and browns. I bet that in time you will even be able to get custom colors.
We are up to (2) +1's in Silestone vs granite.
OK. Finally a granite benefit in the Silestone vs granite debate. The beautiful natural stone patterns that granite has available is not possible to get with Silestone. Silestone does not make a natural stone. Silestone is a combination of resins and crushed stone. If you desire the look of natural stone than Silestone wont do the job for you.
There's a +1 for granite in the Silestone vs granite challenge.
Overall, using my favorite features of both silestone and granite we have Silestone edging out granite by 1 point in the Silestone vs granite challenge. You can't go wrong either way. Silestone and granite are both beautiful and functional countertops.
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