If you haven't already, do a search on this site for Neolith. I recall at least one other post or article that was detailed.

thanks Anne.. I have already read everything on here in terms of posts. I'm not seeing anything that anyone posted recently (in the last few months) in terms of experiences

I saw some sintered at a big box recently and was unimpressed. It's a picture on a big 'ole piece of tile. Unrepairable piece of tile.

I have Neolith counters and love them. My contractor and fabricator tried to talk me out of them as well -- it's because Neolith is very hard and thus difficult to fabricate.

During fabrication, the back splash slab shattered and a new slab had to be purchased (at my fabricator's expense). They were not happy with our choice and Neolith is known to be a real pain among fabricators. Check out this video of a piece shattering during a poor install: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou4ob5_3txc

I have had no problems with chipping, although we've only been using the kitchen a few weeks. So far no problems with staining at all - I left red wine on the counter and it wiped right up. Mine is the satin finish -- I have heard that the polished scratches, which is why we steered away from it.

Thanks for sharing this @pipdog. Glad to know you had same experience. I unfortunately was told that I'll have multiple seams since my counters will be long etc. Made the decision to go with silestone. Not happy about it but my fabricators nervousness really rubbed off on me.

If you are looking for a nice top with a matte finish you should go for Corian... it is making a huge comeback with all the new finishes they offer....

The seams are almost invisible and the tops are completely repairable...

Just a thought!

If you pull something out of a 450 degree oven, that heat with transfer through a trivet - but that's not good for any quartz or granite top either.... I having been warming up to all of those solid surface tops vs the cold stone... they seem to fill a void in the stone industry...

Good luck!!!

Thats good to know.. thank you. I have Caesarstone right now in my current apt and have had no problems with baking at high temperature and using a trivet on countertop. The countertop doesnt even get warm so Im hoping that's the same case with Silestone. Of course Neolith would have been better :(

What about the Classtone line -- the Calacatta looks amazing. It is quartz or porcelain? Their marble copies look amazing in pics

https://www.neolith.com/en/collections/modelo?modelo=07

I wouldn't take a very hot cast iron skillet off the stove and put it directly on ANY countertop! I rarely put pans on my countertop as I plate from the stove, and then put the pans into the Corisn sink. After 33 years, I still love them. I did Glacier White - even reused them with last year's remotely with new cabinets.

Pipdog - do you have more pics of those beautiful counters?

We have had our Neolith countertops for a few months. They look great. I did have one minor issue with the glue on our seam that happened in the first couple weeks, but once repaired no additional issues or concerns have arisen. Here are some pics.

Please see my post entitled Pix of CRACKED NEOLITH before making a material choice.

went with silestone calacatta gold in the end in 12mm thickness suede finish.

Very happy with it.

Corian does have a marble-look! It's called "Rain Cloud" and it's lovely.

The key with any countertop material is your fabricator and installer. If one shows a hesitation to use a particular product that you want, look for someone else!

I love the look of Neolith and did look into it for my own kitchen remodel. It's gorgeous stuff, but I could not find a single experienced fabricator in my area and I had no intention of being his "learning experience" with such a very costly material.

So, I kept my 31 yr old Corian Glacier White countertops and added to them in one area. Perfect match as it's still the same product! I've been happy with them for a very long time and have no regrets 2 years from my remodel. They wear like iron and are timeless. Heat through a trivet? What was being put down - cast iron right from the stove on a high burner? Nothing can endure that - it would scorch wood!

A bit of common sense is required in any room and particularly in a kitchen. Don't cut on any counter surface. At the very least, it will dull your knives badly; at the worst, it will leave scratches/gouges. Don't leave spills for a long time. With Corian, one could leave a bad spill for the entire summer and it would clean up when one returned; not so with many other surfaces. Have children/teens? Teach them to respect their own home! If they abuse it, make them pay to have it repaired. They do NOT get a pass due to youth! If the child is out of the high chair/playpen, then he should be able to follow simple instructions.

rockybird, sorry for the delay in responding. Not sure if you're still looking into Neolith, but here are a few more photos. We've been using the kitchen for 9+ months and so far no issues. We are happy with it. Our installer was very experienced with this product, which is, as others have noted, very important when choosing Neolith.

Hi All-
If you read my posts from previous year I would not recommend Neolith. The material chips easily and the company is totally unresponsive and lacks any customer service kills. I would advise anyone to keep away. On the plus side it looks beautiful when it's not chipped.

Diane Iseman I remember your earlier post about the fabricator using sealer on your Neolith. How was that resolved? If you prefer to answer through email, my email is margom@temple.edu

thanks,m