Quartz is a hard-wearing, low-maintenance engineered surface that offers exceptional durability and a wide range of consistent colours and patterns, making it ideal for kitchens, bathrooms and commercial spaces.
At Coulon Stone, we craft bespoke quartz surfaces in our Buckinghamshire workshop and can help you select the right material for your project.
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Quartz suits customers who want the look of natural stone with less of the maintenance. It is a well-made, well-proven material, and in the right setting it performs brilliantly.
It is genuinely low maintenance. Unlike marble and granite, quartz does not need sealing. It is non-porous straight from the slab, which means it resists stains and watermarks without any additional treatment. Day-to-day care requires little more than a damp cloth.
The colour consistency is unmatched. Natural stone varies from slab to slab, that's part of its appeal, but it isn't what every customer wants. Quartz offers a level of colour and pattern consistency that engineered materials excel at, making it easier to match across large surfaces or multiple rooms.
It closely replicates natural stone. Modern quartz manufacturing has come a long way. Many of our customers choose quartz specifically because they want the look of marble or granite without the associated maintenance. Modern premium quartz surfaces replicate natural stone remarkably well.
It is extremely hard wearing. Quartz is scratch resistant, stain resistant and handles the demands of a busy kitchen or bathroom without complaint. For high-traffic commercial environments it is often the most practical choice.
It is still hand finished by craftsmen. Buying quartz from Coulon Stone is not the same as buying from a volume supplier. Every surface is bespoke templated and hand finished in our workshop, the tolerances, the edge profiles, the quality of the finish all reflect the same standards we apply to our natural stone work.
Quartz is the easiest of all the surfaces we work with to maintain. Here's what we recommend:
Day to day: Wipe down with a damp cloth and a mild cleaner. Quartz is non-porous so there is no need for specialist stone cleaners, a pH-neutral cleaner is recommended, although harsh abrasive products should be avoided.
Sealing: Not required. This is one of quartz's key practical advantages over natural stone.
Heat: Quartz is heat resistant but prolonged or repeated direct exposure to very high heat can damage the resin binders in the surface. Always use a trivet or heat mat for hot pans, unlike granite, prolonged direct heat can damage the resin binders, so we always recommend using a trivet for hot cookware.
Scratches: Quartz is highly scratch resistant and will handle normal kitchen use without marking. As with all surfaces, using a chopping board is good practice.
Long term: Quartz does not develop a patina like natural stone, it will look the same in twenty years as it does on the day it's installed. For customers who want a surface that stays consistent, that's a feature rather than a limitation.
If you have any questions about caring for your surface, we're always happy to advise, just give us a call.
Quartz works across the same range of applications as natural stone.
Its non-porous nature makes it particularly well suited to bathrooms, commercial kitchens and any environment where hygiene and ease of cleaning are a priority.