Corian Counters - Who Knew?

Posted on December 21, 2009 
Filed Under Listing and Selling Your Home, Ottawa Today / Interesting People, Places and Things, Valerie Zinger

I will start by saying that Corian has never been one of my favourite counter tops.  When it first came out, it was a beige-yellow with oak trim for edges.  After a few weeks, it looked stained and had nicks in the top.  I know you can sand them down but who really takes a sander to their counter tops?

I recently volunteered for the Hospice at May Court Tour of Homes.  I was assigned to the kitchen of a home with a renovation that took place in 2005.  I had three hours to watch people (and there were hundreds) walk through the kitchen.  Almost everyone had to touch the Corian counter top.  It was amazing.  The counters were beautiful.  Well, the whole kitchen was great (thanks to Laurysen Kitchens ) but the counter tops caught every one’s eye.  I have had to change my mind about Corian. 

Corian costs about the same as granite.  The biggest pro is you know exactly what you are getting.  Because it is man made, it is consistent (no veins or blotches).  The biggest con (for me) is the heat sensitivity.  As with laminate, you need to protect the surface from heat.  If you interested in a bit more information, the Kitchen Blog has a review. 

As I said “Corian - who knew?”

The picture is one that was available on Flickr and shows 2 different colours of Corian.  It is not from the May Court Tour home.

Photo credit:  Our New Kitchen @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishpick/2346713185/in/photostream/

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