Hello all,

I had 14Ft & 6Ft existing tiles kitchen top and because currently used non-full body tiles and the appearance was disgusting after polished the bucu
Therefore i would like to re-do the kitchen top.

Tiles: Quoted around RM4k for both (including hacking existing tiles and rebuild)
Quartz: Quoted RM150/Ft, RM350 for hacking existing tiles, RM150 for undermount sinks (i had 2 sinks and 1 hob so total RM450)

Would like to know your opinion for which material would you go for in term of durability, apperance, value for money
and anything that i should be taking note of when re-do the kitchen top?


Thanks!

This post has been edited by noobfm: Mar 18 2022, 01:13 PM

Hi, I'm facing the same problem as well.
If quartz will install on top of the concrete structure right? So the top working height will be higher?

i was told that the contractor have to hack the existing tile then only pasang the quartz top
that's why i am so undecided now

Tiles maybe around 5mm, quartz is around 15mm means after hack and install will increase working height by 10mm. I guess 10mm difference should be ok?

hmm i see make sense, thanks for sharing
i did not get to meet the quartz contractor yet, cant comment much but 10mm should be ok IMO

Sintered stone is better than quartz

Between cheap quartz and tiles, I would go for tiles. Cheap quartz is too sensitive, it isn’t like what real quartz supposed to be.

Granite seems nice, another to consider.

I just got my new house keys and i having the same decision to make, which top material to go for, as some says quartz cannot tahan heat and stain will stuck on it very easily.

And anyone heard of porcelain top? A cabinet sales told me can upgrade to this material, it's much better than quartz but the pricing they quote is much higher, so want to gather more info before deciding.