Kitchen Backsplash

What material should I use for my kitchen counter and backsplash?

Thanks for helping- I am doing a remodel and need to pick a new material to use for the kitchen counter and backsplash. I would like to use the same material for both, if possible, because I like the uniform look. Marble, granet, tile, etc? In your answer please tell me WHY you like it and, if possible, why you don’t like the other surfances. Will it stain? Chip? What if I cut on it? Also, do you have any suggestions of web sites with pics I can look at? Color suggestions? Is dark or light better? Thanks!
Good point- My place is up in the mountains in New York. It does get very cold in the winter, and sometimes the place isn’t heated. So, the material would need to be ok with freezing temps.

When you do most counter-surface (granite, quartz or solid surface), most people will tile the splash (unless splash is wallpaper or just paint), optional… splash can be what your countertop material is as well .

Cutting surface – Granite and Quartz are better than Acrylic/polymere products (Corian/WilsonArt eg.) because the previous two have (MOH) Measure of Hardness to them… Granite at 7-7.5 (depends on density) Quartz at 8 ( hardness of topaz/glass). Acrylic/polymere does not have MOH… so things like stainless-steel (6-6.5) blade will cut it but not Granite or Quartz (but be careful of diamond coated ones because they take the hardness of diamond 10)

Burn Resistance – Granite and Quartz are superior to Acrylic again! (Good example… public toilet acrylic seats with cigarette burn marks) Be aware of Fryers and Crock-pots! (Over exposure of heat 6-8 hrs and up can weaken the properties of the Granite and Quartz tops… acrylic/polymere will melt. Even a diamond will fracture under constant heat!)

Stain- Granite will require sealing (every 1-2X a year). But sealing process will be easier then waxing your car! Quartz and Solid surface (Acrylic/polymere) you don’t need to.

Concrete is great for climate for the west-coast… but in the east-coast where there is extreme temperature and low humility, concrete surface will need very high maintenance for it not to crack or flake…

Marble is softer than Granite.

Finally it all comes down to color! What color/type/texture cabinets the countertop is going with?

Granite’s graining and veining (Marbles’ too) cannot be duplicated by man (very varied)… there is certain beauty in the naturality and luster in qualities like a diamond that other surface cannot reproduce! But colors is only naturemade, there will be no solid Bright Carmine Red (solidsurface/laminate may have that color) if you really like that color!

Quartz is man-made with lots of fine points of Granite except the colors will be very consistent… but if you happened to like light colors, you will never need to seal it to resist stain (unlike granite… will always suggest a darker color).

Nothing on earth is chip-Resistance! Even a diamond chip! Just how much torque is put into the power behind the chipping process!!! But your solidsurface and Quartz is repairable to a certain extend and warranty only covers “normal abuses”.

Google for the companies that carry these products!

Good luck for your project and hopes this helps!

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