A short YouTube video hosted by Andrew Lam (team leader at ReMaxGold) that offers Northern California homeowners real-estate resources ("Search All Homes" MLS access and a "Free Home Value Report") and an interview with Tony from Carpets and More about kitchen countertops. The interview compares granite and quartz: quartz is presented as more durable, retains sheen, tolerates hot/cold items better, and is less porous; quartz slabs are smaller which can make quartz slightly more expensive. Quartz brands Silestone and Cambria are named. Vendor contact: (707) 446-2000.
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(707) 446-2000
Silestone and Cambria
Because quartz slabs come in smaller pieces, sometimes requiring an extra piece to complete a job.
Quartz (presented as more durable than granite; less prone to fracture and maintains sheen).
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Today we're talking about which countertops are best for your kitchen. Hey, Andrew Lam here, team leader of the lamb team at ReMaxGold. And today we're talking about countertops. Which surface is best for your kitchen? But before we get into that, I'd like to direct your attention to a couple of spots on the blog. If you're looking to buy a home in Northern California, you can go ahead and click the Search All Homes link. It is your backstage pass to the mls. You can see every home available, along with interior and exterior photos and property descriptions. And you can request a showing or more information directly from the website. And if you're looking to figure out what your home is worth in today's market, you're either trying to battle your tax assessment or just figure out what you can get for it. If you were to sell it today, click the free Home Value Report tab. That will let you know exactly what you can sell your home for in today's market within a specific range based on the upgrades you have. If you have more recent upgrades, you can play around with that and it will show you the difference in your property value in real time. If you have specific questions, of course, reach out to us, give us a call. We'd be happy to do a free smart seller consultation for you and let you know timing all of that about selling your home. Now, today we're talking about countertops, specifically, which ones are best for your home, which ones are best for your kitchen, and, you know, durability, sheen, look, all of that popularity. And we have Tony from Carpets and More here to explain all of that to us. Now, Carpets and More does exactly what it says, Carpets and More. They do a lot of flooring, residential and commercial, but also a lot of countertops, cabinets, just basically everything to put in your home. So here's our chat with Tony. Hey, everyone, thanks for joining us. Today. We're joined by Tony from Carpets and More, and we're going to answer a couple of questions about countertops that we've been getting from our clients recently, like which brand is the best, which service type is the best? So let's just answer that. Thanks for being here with us.
Yeah, you bet.
My pleasure.
Thanks for having me. There's really two different types of countertops. There's granite and quartz. It used to be where granite was the more popular of the two, but quartz has kind of taken over just for its durability. It keeps its sheen level throughout. We can put hot and cold things on quartz where sometimes it affects granite things of that nature. So quartz is really, really the way to go. And what we sell most of.
Nice. And the brand name for quartz is Silestone.
Yeah, Silestone. And Cambria. Cambria.
And what's the. The difference between price of grain and. Of course, everyone watches hdtv. They want granite in their home. But.
Right.
As a cooking service, I think quartz is better, mostly because, granted, if you have it in the kitchen, it's. It's porous, so you don't really want, like, raw meat or anything getting on there.
Exactly.
Good point.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Quartz is a little bit more expensive, only because the slabs come in smaller pieces. With granite, the slabs are giant.
Okay. Yeah.
And we can get a lot more done with the slab of granite. Sometimes we're forced to buy an extra piece of quartz to complete a job, and other than that, they're relatively around the same price point.
Okay. And then is one more durable than the other? Just regards to. I know some people who kind of slam pots down and they get a crack. Yeah.
Quartz is definitely more durable than the granite.
Right.
Sometimes granite's been known to fracture and things like that. Something drops down. Quartz, never a problem.
Okay. Perfect.
Much more durable.
Nice. Well, thanks for joining us, Tony. You bet. Thanks for having me. Appreciate it. And how can people get in touch with you?
They can call us at area code 707-446-2000.
All right, thank you. So thanks again for joining us on our video blog. If you have any specific questions for Tony or for us, feel free to drop us a line or use the contact info here on the page and hope you have a great day.
