Faux Stone Has Advantages

    About faux stone

    Engineered stone products are primarily (more than 90 percent) made of natural quartz, the hardest non-precious stone, and bound together by resins.

    By comparison, granite is only 40 percent to 60 percent quartz; the rest is comprised of softer minerals and impurities.

    Therefore, engineered stone products require less maintenance than granite because they are non-porous.

    Unlike granite, they don't have to be sealed periodically and their impervious surface provides more stain, bacteria and heat resistance than natural stone.

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