The most important thing for kitchen decoration is the choice of cabinet countertops. The quality of cabinet countertops will directly affect the service life of the entire kitchen facility. There are also certain requirements for the environmental protection of the countertop materials because the countertops are in direct contact with our food. If the countertops contain toxic substances, it will pose a certain threat to our health.

quartz countertops (1)

Common countertop materials currently on the market include artificial stone, natural stone, quartz stone, ultra-thin rock board, and stainless steel. The highest usage rate is the quartz stone countertop. Quartz stone is a die-casting artificial stone product, which is molded by quartz stone manufacturers through molding. It has many advantages such as wear resistance, scratch resistance, high-temperature resistance, penetration resistance, non-toxic and non-radiation, etc., but the hardness of quartz stone can reach Mohs Level 7, so it is not easy to process, and it is easy to crack or burst during use.

1. Cracking at the splicing joint of the tabletop: when the installation worker is splicing, the seam is not aligned, the glue is not evenly coated, or the curing is added in the glue or the excessive consumption is promoted to make the seam more brittle and cracked when it is slightly impacted during use ;

2. Cracking at the corner: too tight against the wall without shrinkage joints, uneven or uneven padding between the two cabinets, cracking due to external force impact or uneven shrinkage of the table surface;

3. Cracking around the countertop basin: There is no gap between the countertop basin and the basin hole, the basin hole is not polished, and the attack is closed. Feng Jiwei is smooth, subject to external impact or uneven temperature shrinkage, and the surface cracks unevenly.