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Ottawa Quartz Countertops Life Expectancy

Offered in TNT’s showrooms serving Ottawa, West Ottawa, Carp, Kanata, Stittsville, West Carleton, Dunrobin, and Arnprior, Quartz is one of the most popular materials for Ottawa kitchen countertops.  This is for very good reason.  With its origins from the hardest mineral that is found on Earth, quartz countertops are extremely durable.  Engineered in factories all around the world, quartz countertops are made of ground quartz in designs that bring a stunning feature to your Ottawa kitchen – but what is the lifespan of Quartz countertops?

Quartz crystals are ground into dust and sealed with resin binders through intense heat and pressure.  This process yields a solid slab used for an Ottawa countertop.  Colors are added using pigments to create unique designs.

Most Quartz countertop  warranty their Ottawa kitchen slabs for 10 to 15 years.  And TNT often offers slabs with lifetime warranties on them.  Bottom line is you will never have to change replace your Ottawa kitchen countertops and having them in your kitchen, with their long term warranty, will help with resale value.