{"id":48883,"date":"2022-07-12T12:14:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T11:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.affordablegranite.co.uk\/?p=48883"},"modified":"2022-07-12T17:21:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T16:21:33","slug":"why-quartz-prices-vary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.affordablegranite.co.uk\/why-quartz-prices-vary\/","title":{"rendered":"WHY DO QUARTZ WORKTOP PRICES VARY SO MUCH?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Why do quartz worktops vary so much in price? Given this is a man-made material, who such a price range? Granite worktops vary in price<\/a> according to the beauty, rarity value and difficulty of extraction of the stone – but but why does factory-produced engineered stone give such a spread of quotations for a typical kitchen worktop layout?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”47665″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]\n

Classic Quartz Misterio in an East Sussex farmhouse kitchen<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]

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Some quartz stones use more expensive raw materials than others. What actually goes into quartz can be a bit of a mystery, but variety in ingredients between different styles is obvious. It is also obvious to us that different manufacturers use ingredients of differing quality. Cheap or poorly-made quartz can be chalky or plasticky, though we can never be sure why.<\/p>\n

That raises another issue which is becoming increasingly significant in the kitchen countertop market – the provenance of the raw materials. Where do they come from? What environmental or health and safety issues lie behind exceptionally cheap prices? We are finding more and more consumers becoming sensitive to these issues, quite rightly. The bigger suppliers can tell you far more about raw material provenance.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]

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Different quartz worktops require quite different technologies in their manufacture. Some are simply a matter of mixing quite coarse granular ingredients, others require far more processing of the ingredients before they reach the Breton slab machine, yet others have dyes injected at a late stage to create complex vein patterns. Even quite economical manufacturers now offer very good large-veined marble copies, and they cost more than inexpensive quartzes from the biggest, priciest brands. It’s all down to technology.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”32239″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]\n

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As a rule of thumb, putting together both raw material and technology costs, you can expect quartz prices to go up on a scale as in the diagram below.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Bear in mind, though that there will be big overlaps and other factors (like brand – see #3) will have a big effect too.[\/vc_column_text]

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Classic Quartz Fiji in an Uckfield farmhouse kitchen<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Quartz Prices: 3 Branding<\/strong><\/p>\n

As with everything else, brand counts for a lot when it comes to quartz worktops. We have our Dacias and our Audis, our Waitroses and our Aldis just like every other industry. In principle, buying from a bigger name gives you:<\/p>\n