What was important to me was a seamless look and feel. I didn't want
any seams, backsplash, sink, or anywhere that I could see or feel.

So I went with a man-made material from Formica (another poly-bull****
whatever with a free sink). So yes, Formica does make a seamless
product (or did 18 months ago)

Extremely happy with the look, color, and FEEL of the material and
have no complaints after 18 months.

So forget the "seal / no seal", "hard / not so hard", "cut / nocut"
issues (who ruins a perfectly good knife cutting on a rock?); find a
material that gives you the look you want with the maintenance you're
willing to do



On 19 Jan 2007 17:39:29 -0600, (Todd H.) wrote:

Chris Friesen writes:

Steve B wrote:

Shop around and go granite. Do it once, do it right. Corian is too
soft, and knives cut it easily no matter what naysayers say.
Go the extra and get granite. You'll be glad you did.

Granite has its own downsides. It needs to be sealed so it doesn't
stain,

LOL--I love how folks bring this up (important though it is), but it's
listed as a downside, as though it's so hard to spray sealer down and
run a rag over it once every few months.

The reality is that it's as easy as dusting a wood table, and takes
about 45 seconds for the whole kitchen.

GRanite, pardon the pun rocks. Can't imagine having a synthetic
material in my kitchen instead, especially when really nice looking
granite can be had for 55/sf installed with haul away, edges, sink
cutout, etc included.

Best regards,