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  DuPont CORIAN   Kitchens are for Living  

Kitchens are for living - Page 9

   

Kitchens are for Living

Look

    beyond the surface

Other surface materials may resemble CORIAN®. Or you may hear them described as "just as good as CORIAN".

No wonder. The tremendous consumer acceptance of CORIAN has encouraged lots of imitators.

Some of these look-alikes are impressive in one way or another.

But there is only one surface that delivers the unique balance of proven performance, long-lasting beauty, design flexibility and quality assurance that makes CORIAN such a solid value.

And that's CORIAN.

Before you decide on a kitchen surface, explore all your options. And be sure to include a visit to an authorized CORIAN Kitchen and Bath Dealer. There's a showroom near you.

It's easy to find out where. Just call toll-free: 1-800-4-CORIAN.

CORIAN delivers all the advantages of these materials and none of the disadvantages.

Material

Advantages

Disadvantages

LAMINATE

  • Cleanability
  • Styling flexibility
  • Thin surface color can chip or wear away
  • Conspicuous seams/edges
  • Scorches, cuts easily
  • Excess water can cause delamination

CERAMIC TILE

  • Versatile styling
  • Heat resistance
  • Durability
  • Grout lines are hard to clean
  • Cracks and chips
  • Uneven surfaces
  • Replacement grout is difficult to color-match

GRANITE

  • Rich visual texture
  • Elegance
  • Porous surface can stain
  • Cold to touch
  • Scratches hard to remove
  • Supports growth of mold
  • Lack of design flexibility
  • Dark, shiny surface causes glare
  • Must be resealed occasionally

WOOD

  • Warmth
  • Charm
  • Rich visual texture
  • Fragile...scratches very easily
  • Unsanitary
  • Very susceptible to heat and water damage

STAINLESS STEEL

  • Practicality
  • Efficiency
  • Durability
  • Sterile, institutional look
  • Cold to touch
  • Scratches, dents and water spots easily

CAST IRON/ENAMELED STEEL

  • Rich color
  • Scrubbable
  • Cracks and chips
  • Cold to touch
  • Sink lip/caulk line traps water, dirt

CORIAN

  • All of the above
  • None of the above

 

Thank goodness CORIAN is so forgiving.



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