Table tops comparison
Counter top types
|
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
| Laminate | -Inexpensive and partly long lasting -Large choise of colours -Free of stains -Easy to clean |
-Sharp knives leaves scrathces and hot pots can melt the surface -Moisture deforms the surface over time -Laminate doesn't have any warranty -Colour may fade in time |
| Acrylic or polyester syntethic resign | -Does not absorb liquids and is free of stains -Easy to clean -Many colours -Integral -Scratches can be polished |
-Easy to scratch -Hot pots melts the surface -Expensive -Non- natural looks |
| Wood | -Long lasting -Easy to maintain -Easy to clean -Scratches can be removed with sandpaper |
-May deform -Darkens from water -Must impregnate -Expensive |
| Tiles | -Long lasting -Free of stains -Dosn't scratch -Many colours and shapes -Heat- resistant |
-Easy to break -If you fill in the spaces between tiles with mortar then tiles changes colour and absorbs moisture -Slithtly more expensive than laminate |
| Granite | -Does not scratch -Does not absorb liquids -Heat- resistant -Long l -Natūralus -Didelis spalvų pasirinkimas |
-Should be impregnated in order to avoid stains -Quite expensive |
