What costs more Stonemark granite or Silestone quartz countertops?
Cost should be relatively close depending on the granite colors available. Quartz or Engineered stone countertops have a tighter price range (appx. low $60’s to low $80’s in my area of the country). You can definately get granite in that same range but because of all the different types of granite you can find granite prices that are easily double to triple that. Most countertop dealers have a core group of granites that are used in kitchens and baths and they usually price out mid $50’s to mid $90’s. They are both great kitchen countertops. Silestone or Quartz countertops are going to be more consistent in color and composition. The new “permanent sealers” that have hit the market in the last year have helped bring granite back in to the ballgame for many customers. The down falls of granite have been; 1-Porosity, this was a deal breaker for a lot of people because of the maintenance of keeping it sealed (and still possibly staining it) and the worry about bacteria growth. The new sea
