This information is explained in further detail below. As mentioned above, Caesarstone is one of the top brands of engineered stone on the market. These countertops are known for their uniform appearance that will give your home a fresh up-to-date look. Since it is engineered, you can choose from virtually any color or style that your mind can think of. Granite, on the other hand, is one of the most beautiful stones produced by the earth.
Since it is natural, each slab of granite is different — even ones that come from the same quarry. As with Caesarstone, you will have many colors and styles that you can choose from. This natural stone can have imperfections, which may sound like a negative but can actually give the stone character. Before you purchase new kitchen countertops or surfaces for other parts of the home, you will want to make sure to review information about your options. The following is a breakdown of the pros and cons offered by Caesarstone and granite countertops.
Although it is not a natural stone, do not be fooled — Caesarstone is one of the most beautiful surfaces that you can install in your home.
Caesarstone countertops can be found in an impressive range of colors and styles. The surfaces are also non-porous, meaning that liquid and stains cannot work their way down into the material. Caesarstone countertops are resistant to stains, scratches and cracks.
Keep in mind that just because the material is resistant to these hazards, there is still a very low chance that these damages do occur. If properly cared for, these damages should not be an issue. Lastly, Caesarstone is among the easiest countertop options on the market to care for.
As long as you stay up on cleaning and do not expose the surfaces to excessive heat, they should stay in great shape for years to come. As for granite, the stone surfaces are a reminder of the beauty that nature is capable of producing. Beyond the beauty of granite countertops, the surfaces are also one of the most durable options you can find.
They are easy to clean and otherwise maintain. The countertops are resistant to heat, stains and scratches. Because it is a natural stone, each slab of granite is truly one-of-a-kind. We are going to replace our counters and it will be with either quartz or granite, nothing else. Just curious, why did you choose concrete? Cheers Ron Jeff Wagg Concrete is the color, not the material. The material is quartz composite. Within a few hours of moving into our new home I felt sick about this decision.
My giant island in my very brightly lit window filled kitchen should be a joy and instead I dread the early morning hours where every flaw is lit up! It all just makes my blood boil. Tim First time ever purchasing Caesarstone and I am happy with my purchase. Cam I am extremely happy about my purchase from Caesarstone.
Potential Customer Who did your installation? Did you purchase from IKEA or elsewhere? Rebecca Their quartz counter tops are very beautiful and smooth to the touch. Not sure how long you have had the counter but would live some feedback. I am soooooo disappointed with it. The cheaper one in the bathrooms is great — no issues at all. Crap product! Eddy So far, everything is going great and is looking beautiful in my kitchen! Lozz I have had installed benchtops as well as splash backs in Ceasarstone colour Emperadoro dark brown with cream swirl.
Jeannie Kavanagh I agree …. The Silestone I have on the other counters has been great, but it is more flecked and hides everything. It either looks dreadful or clean, depending on whether or not I am willing to clean it every few minutes of cooking prep. It never occurred to me to think this would be the result. Brandon Kim Lee After reading a majority of reviews on them me and my wife decided to renovate our kitchen and purchase a new counter top.
Kathy I was cosindering this color, are you still happy with it? Mary Hey Alyssa, Did you end up purchasing Caesarstone for your kitchen and if yes, what colour. Thx M Joy Cesarstone is crap!!!
The white snow is terrible marks very badly, even a cup of water leaves a mark. When doing dishes it scratches and is covered in Black stains. Very very very disappointed. Have had the installer and sales rep out. There rep was rude and blamed it all on me!!! The jet black colour is just as bad stained and dull. Lynn I hope viewers will continue reading. Lisa Do you have any sun on your countertop. Wondering if there is any fading Vickie This review is not necessarily pertaining to Ceasarstone brand but, a review of honed versus polished quartz.
Alex I have had nothing but problems with the new Ceasarstone. Theresa Vinas My experience; You can not repair chips scratces or fading. The color is only on the surface and the light internal color shows easily when scratched. I know. I have espresso Ceasar Stone on my floor and it has chips and fades in the sun that can never be repaired! Caesarstone Guy The stone is not sensitive. It normally does not chip easily, however it can chip.
Point blank, it can chip. So can everything else. Talk to your fabricator. Sandra Alton Agree — Caesarstone chips very easily! Not covered by warranty. Would never buy again! Susan We had Misty Carrera Caesarstone countertops installed 10 years ago. Dave Barnes 5.
Mary Feindt Disappointed in Colorado… I have had these in my kitchen for less than 2 months. Get a good quality laminate bench instead! Clemence J. Lindsay Well I have had caesarstone installed for over two years and its been fantastic.
Love the product and have put it in a rental property with no problems touchwood Linda G. Sarah I see all the complaints from people about how the product does not meet the satisfaction after the install is made.
Will If you put a blowtorch to granite… it will exfoliate. That is literally how they get exfoliated granite. I see comments here about dullness and water marks… in my experience as a stonemason..
For durability you cannot beat a natural product. That being said natural stone is not perfect and there can be faults… cracks… weird splotches of colour etc. Choose your slab very wisely! Meredith Lardell I highly recommend Caesarstone countertops. Freebie Something fishy here — 59 great review on houzz for Caesarstone. Gina I have also had a bad experience with pure white ceaserstone in my kids barhroom. Leonia It is interesting that all these comments have, for the most part, used proper grammar and spelling.
Marian Henley Fragile material. And I was referred to these by my mother in law, whose family always makes big meals and the kitchen is far more occupied than their living room. We both enjoy our countertops because it makes our lives easier. Peter M Completely agree, extremely fragile material. Very noticeable as well since colour is only on the surface. The chips show up as white marks. House was lived in for 6 months. We bought and moved in June However, we opened a delivered package from Google Express that had been damaged and leaked….
Ceasarstone USA tells me there is nothing that can be done!!! We have had granite tops in multiple houses over 30 years and never had a problem. Charles Fragile material indeed — we had a new Caesarstone bench top installed about 6 months ago — shortly after installation a friend who was looking after the house for us while we were overseas found numerous about pin pricks on one part of the bench and pointed them out to us on our return. We asked Caesarstone to come and have a look at it as it appeared to us to be a manufacturing issue.
The customer service we got from that point on was very unsatisfactory — not once did the company reps suggest it was anything but our or our house minders fault — they said it was likely sharp object stabs knives into the benchtop! For us it was not so much the issue of the pinpricks as much as the accusatory nature of the reps — never once admitting that it may have been a manufacturing issue.
They did however fill most of the holes. So much for the Caesarstone guarantee — its completely useless Will Bubbles from the kiln possibly. Bursting to look like pin pricks Gordon Jackson Hi Charles we have the same problem pin holes the guy from Caesarstone said the same thing stabs with knives?? Any ideas on how to fix? Joseph Corlett It depends on the particulate, movement, if any, and the extent of the damage.
Anonymous Does anyone have any experience with Kstone quartz countertops? Olivia We chose fresh concrete to put in our kitchen, laundry and three desktops. Vickie I had the same result after selecting the Fresh Concrete from Caesarstone! The sample I was provided shows absolutely NONE of the white and grey streaks that are everywhere in the slabs that were installed in my kitchen! All I can do now is just warn others. They will blame everyone but themselves for their poor product. They blamed the installer for the defective countertop that had to be replaced three times within the first year of installation and then they blamed me for pushing a dish across the surface and for putting a hot pot on a thick placemat rather than a cutting board.
Unless you plan to keep the whole countertop covered with a a thick board, you cannot use it the way a kitchen countertop should be used. Definitely not durable. Mr Shah Big Warning Do not buy this product.
This product is of poor quality. Had it replaced three times in the first year. I am still stuck with a defective product.
Big mistake!! Phyllis Westling When I first put in my countertops roughly 4 years ago, immediately there were lots of problems with chipping. Jane The edges are probably not fabricated to a minimum of 4 mm….. That they do not have the same kinds of problems as Caesarstone? This whole stream seems to be anti-Caesarstone; is this coincidental or are they more problematic than other quartz manufacturers such as Cambria, Hanstone, Silestone, etc.?
Annette Newcomb For some reason, Caesarstone employees think they are doing you a huge favor by sending their rep over to fix the issues with their countertops of extremely poor quality. AJ We installed Silestone quartz countertops along our perimeter in our kitchen remodel as well as a granite island. Disappointing for sure Ellen W I am sooooo glad that I found these reviews.
Annette Newcomb You were one of the smart ones to check reviews before installation. I wish I had done so. I am now stuck with terrible countertops.
Jeannie Kavanagh Wish I had read the reviews ….. Saty13 Well, if using that cleaner is what they advise to remove the stains, then I see their point. I cleaned it with warm water first then used the cleaner they suggested. The marks are still there and everything has come to a halt with the rest of the kitchen because we are having a technician come in and look at them. Marking I can handle but these are stains that will not come out at all.
If it ws, then why would anyone buy it? So disappointed. Kathy Saty 13 — I agree. Nobody is happy with Caesarstone? I think if there were such pervasive problems with this product, Ikea would not be selling it.
I just delete the occasional spam message that slips through the filters. The installer had to come back out within days when I noticed outlines of anything cups, plates, etc.
He told me to use liquid BarKeepers Friend and that seems to help. He also said to never use any sort of citrus cleaner, or cut lemons on it! If you rub it too hard trying to remove food residue it can mar the surface, dulling the shine. They had to replace it three times within the first year because they were all defective.
This third one is also defective but they have walked away. It scratches when you push dishes across the surface, it stains very easily, it takes several products to get it clean not one natural product works , it gets white permanent stains if you place a hot pot on anything other than a cutting board placemats are too thin , when you have people over, it looks terrible within the first 15 minutes from finger and hand prints which means it looks terrible for the whole evening unless you get all the cleaning products out and start cleaning.
We have had Quartz from a different company in our bathrooms for years and they still look brand new. Dawn Too late. I was told there is water pressure involved in making cuts and once the corners are cut, that is it. Brenda My son just had Quartz countertops installed in his kitchen..
The installer cut 3 different pieces.. The middle piece is a different tone color and has much more quartz pieces then the other pieces.. What would you recommend be done? Since you are an installer, whose fault is it? The manufacturer or installer? Andrea The corners on my Caesarstone countertops Blue Lagos are to rounded can they be squared of with removing the slabs?
Karen Harper We had planned to get caesarstone frosty carrina for our new kitchen. Tannis I have caesarstone in my kitchen and bathrooms. I love them! They are not porus like granite so you can use anything to clean them. Another great thing about them is there is no long term maintenance! I have never had to seal them and they still look as beautiful as the day I moved in 12 years ago.
Michelle Sad to say, you cannot set hot things on them without the worry of them cracking, despite being told by the vendor that you can. We found out the hard way after having them for over 6 years when I set a hot baking pan on the counter yesterday afternoon.
Couple thousand dollar oops. We have been setting hot pans on this island since we got it installed never had an issue before. Be careful! Other than that though, no chips or dings or issues with finish or discoloration like I have read all about from others.
Did you end up getting this product? How is it holding up. I hope you did not take the advice that it is resistant to cracking when exposed to extreme heat, because there are warnings about setting hot pans on just about ANY countertop material for various reasons. We see this every day with clients ringing or emailing us with issues…..
The Stone Guy Like the two fabricators below…. Jane Caeserstone does not fabricate… Saty13 Does fabrication have anything to do with the chipping issues people are describing? If so please tell us how. Kathy Fabrication can play a part because certain edge profiles resist chipping better than others. If you are concerned, you would want a rounder profile.
Will The Stone Guy. Or Aaron Reeves. Is a stonemason. Ill grant him that. He is also an arrogant rip off merchant who i worked for who sent me cross country to do some repair work on artificial stone countertops with the promise of training company car phone etc. Then refused to reimburse me any money i had to outlay because of poor organisation.
Or pay me a wage. The stone guy ripped me off big time. Dont use the stone guy to fix your counter top problems. It is very hypocritical to harp on about lesser skilled tradesman or people in it for the money. Then hire a young stonemason who makes you aware of his experience dealing with artificial stone limited….
Then wonder why the jobs were not perfect. Kept me on hold for 3 weeks.. Refused to supply my rate of pay or employment dates. A very shady character. I am finding it impossible to get through to stone guys gold coast do they have offices? Paid for repairs Will I wonder what runaround he gave you.
Aaron Reeves…. The Stone Guy Stone is not Indestructible! Most people treat one of the major investments in their home with contempt. Ask yourself, would you treat or do what you do to a New Leather Lounge?
It will leave your surface, streak free, clean and kills Does no Damage to the Surface and leaves it looking as good as the day it was put in. We see this everyday with people doing damage to a simple issue such as a stain.
My suggestion to anyone, is read your warranty or cleaning guidelines as they usually have a ready reckoner for such issues to problem solve them Concerned fabricator This company has no warranty.
My personal experience leads me to tell my clients that it is a garbage product, and when even their warranty person cannot make things better, they walked away. Our slabs had like streaks or blotches in them and we did not notice them until the owner pointed them out. The clients refused to accept the tops and therefore refused to pay for them. We ate the costs to rip them out and install granite.
We have been able to steer our clients here in Fl. Again, garbage product. The Stone Guy Caesarstone is one of the best companies for backing there products We do a lot of damage work for them to restore the original surface back to the way it should have been after severe damage has occurred by the home owner or tenant. There is always two sides to a story, my questions to you are Why did you contact them?
As a Stone Fabricator it is your responsibility to check all the Stone Slabs for defect… its normal practice to do so with any Stone, Granite, Caesarstone etc I would ask if an owner could see the damage, why could not you when you where manufacturing the Stone Benchtops in the first place?? Does that mean you are not very good Tradespeople??
You need to clean and care for it using the right products Bill Setter We have built a stunning beach front home on Whidbey Island. Everything you just described above is occurring at my house. Everything marks it and it is a maintenance nightmare. What a waste of money. Diane We bought a caesarstone countertop for our bathrooom vanity lasy July. Caesarstone US makes me want to get into interior designing. Bought my first ever home, and my countertops look amazing.
But my countertops are pretty easy to clean, so no worries there. I feel like I could eat off of them, and I should just throw away any plates I have! I truly recommend this for any home owner. Especially new home owners or those seeking on the market. Its easy and trendy, and I just I feel so lucky. Tina I am so sorry I chose quartz countertops over granite. VIctoria W. Anonymous Hi, try a little cream Vim with Bleach on counter tops.
It will give the quartz a light seal LJ I am so pleased I read your reviews. Deborah T. Marla in PA I was considering Caesarstone for one counter on a peninsula island. Mark Lol…formica…um ok Robert Kite The harder something is the more brittle.
Meaning the easier and edge will chip. The harder it is the harder is is to dent a flat surface. Stone, Rock, Diamonds have been chipped and split since the beginning of being used by humans.
Marble and granite are often chipped, look at famous statues. Are they repairable? Kathy Why have you continued to fabricate a material of such poor quality with terrible customer service for 10 long years? Certainly homeowners have asked your opinion about the materials you fabricate, especially when they are so expensive.
Keep pressing them until you are happy. Was your problem resolved? Any suggestions? Nancy Our Caesarstone countertops were installed in May of If your detailing a car and use distilled water you will not get water spots.
Depends on what is in your water and pipes. Anonymous do not buy caesar stone, we have the raven and it has water rings all over it, you cannot set anything down on it.
No stains, no chips, nothing. Toothpaste, creams and lotions, soap, makeup, nothing leaves stains. Joan I ordered a slab 90 days ago and have heard nothing but excuses. I am cancelling my order. Sidne Steindorf As a follow-up to my previous comment, a Ceasarstone representative finally visited my home yesterday. He said the problem was with a build up on the countertop from my frequent wiping down with soapy water. He treated it with a combination of acetone and Barkeepers Friend, which removed the buildup and all of the areas where the finish appeared marred.
Caesarstone is headquartered in Israel, with two manufacturing plants in Israel and one in the US. Caesarstone exports their quartz to 50 countries worldwide and offers both home and commercial applications for their products. Like Silestone, they are a market leader in quartz countertops. This will help you compare the difference and find out which brand is best for your kitchen. The price will vary depending on the dealer, colour choice and amount of fabrication work needed.
When it comes to durability, both brands provide a very hard-wearing product. Using the Mohs Hardness Scale , both Silestone and Caesarstone quartz countertops have a rating of 7 diamond scores a Both Silestone and Caesarstone countertops are non-porous and highly resistant to stains.
The percentage of quartz is a factor when it comes to quality and appearance. Since these countertops are manufactured, the amount of natural quartz in them can vary. This is a small variation that does not make much difference in the appearance, feel, or its durability. While Silestone and Ceasarstone have high percentages of quartz in their make-up, there are other lesser-known brands that have a much lower percentage which can affect their durability.
Slabs are then gauged, calibrated and polished to a perfect finish in a wide range of colours and designs. Finally, the slabs pass through quality inspection to ensure our customers receive a top quality product. Your Sample Selections Below is a list of the Caesarstone samples you have selected. Sample size: 60x70mm.
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