Quartz Silestone Worktop
If you are looking to add a touch of individual class and style to your home, Silestone is the product for you. Their ever growing range of colours and textures ensures that you will find the perfect colour and feel to suit your requirements. Whether you have a new kitchen or simply want to upgrade your existing kitchen worktop, bathroom countertop or vanity top, Silestone is a beautiful, durable material.
Silestone Kitchen Worktop
This fantastic material combines strength and durability with the added piece of mind from a unique antibacterial protection. Silestone is the only quartz material to build an anti bacterial agent into the manufacturing process: Microban.
Microban is an agent which inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria which can even be found in the cleanest kitchens and bathrooms. Microban is used in many applications in the hospital, construction and food sectors. As Microban is incorporated into the worktop during the manufacturing process, all surfaces are protected.
Care of Silestone Kitchen Worktop
Silestone kitchen worktop is extremely hygienic and exceptionally stain resistant due to the non-porous quality of Silestone. Caring for Silestone Kitchen Worktop is easy. Worktop4U recommend that you always use a chopping board when preparing food and use worktop protectors when using hot pans and cooking implements.
Silestone Kitchen Worktop Supplier
Worktop4U have over 20 years’ experience in the design, manufacture and installation of quality kitchen worktops. Nationwide coverage of Great Britain allows our skilled tradesmen to install worktop into any home.
Care And Maintenance
SILESTONE® is a quartz surface made from top quality raw materials that presents
exceptional physical and mechanical features together with unique beauty, ideal for interior
decoration. It requires very little maintenance as its unique production process creates a
surface with low porosity, which prevents fluid absorption.
SILESTONE® is the only quartz surface to include antibacterial protection that ensures
the highest degree of hygiene and security.
These guidelines have been developed with you in mind to ensure that you continue to get
maximum enjoyment from your Silestone Quartz worktop.
SILESTONE CHARACTERISTICS
- High durability
- Colour consistency
- Low Maintenance
- Antibacterial Protection
Routine Cleaning
On a day-to-day basis Silestone® simply requires a wipe down with a soft cloth of soap and
warm water to maintain its natural beauty and shine.
Regular cleaning and maintenance of Silestone® ‘Leather’ finish will help
maintain its luxurious texture.
As polished Siletone® has a low porosity it does not require the application of any surface
sealants and is naturally highly resistant to surface staining from cooking oils, wine, coffee
etc.
Stubborn marks
In the event of any stubborn marks on the polished Silestone® surface, firstly wipe the
area clean with warm water then apply original CIF to the area. Rinse area with water after
cleaning.
Cosentino recommended the specifically developed cleaner Q-Action, available through
Silestone® stockists.
For marks that harden when they dry (food, gum etc.) remove by gently scraping the material
off the Silesonte® surface using a blunt plastic blade then wash and remove any residual
matter with a non-abrasive cleaner and warm water.
Any lime scale of water marks can be removed using household lime-scale removers.
Manufacturer’s usage recommendations should be adhered to.
Heat
Silestone® is extremely resistant to hear and can withstand high temperatures for brief
periods of time without damage. Although Silstone® is more heat resistant than most other
surfaces, all stone can be damaged by sudden and extreme temperature changes especially near
the edges.
For this reason we strongly recommend using a trivet of hot pad to protect your Silesont®
work surface from extreme heat.
Chemicals to avoid
Avoid exposing your Silestone® work surface to strong chemicals and solvents. Items to
avoid include nail polish remover, neat bleach, caustic soda, paint stripes and cleaning
solutions that contain trichlorethane or methylene or dimetilchlorine. Also avoid highly
aggressive cleaning agents like oven/grill cleaners that have alkaline/PH levels.
If any of the above contaminates are spilled on the surface rinse off immediately with plenty
of water to minimise their effect.
General precautions
Although your Silestone® work surface is extremely scratch resistant, we recommend that
you protect the beauty of your tops by using a chopping board whenever using knives and a hot
pad/trivet when using hot pans.
Silestone – a natural beauty
Silestone is the world leader in quartz surfaces. Available in over 100 distinctive
through-body colours and textures, Silestone® is ideal for use in a wide variety of
applications ranging from work surfaces to tiles, vanity units, bar/reception tops, steptreads,
splashbacks, wall cladding etc.
Silestone® by Cosentino is the first and only quartz surfacing material in the world,
with patented Microban® antibacterial protection. This helps fight the growth of
micro-organisms and harmful bacteria, which may be on the surface. The antibacterial
protection is incorporated entirely throughout all Silesonte® Quartz products during
the manufacturing process, providing continuous protection, which cannot be removed or
eliminated during the lifetime of the product. Functional, beautiful and hygienic with high
scratch and stain resistance, Silestone quartz worktops are simply unique.
