Thanks, good heads up as I just put in quartz. Good attitude about it on your part!

I had read about that Joseph. I might give it a try. It really is very small, but if I could get it smoothed, that would be great.

I've had my Quartz a year and have a couple chips. I couldn't get the hang of the super glue (I think my chips were too small to hold any in the dip) so I dabbed in white nail polish. Works well for my white Quartz.

We had several chips in our quartz -- mostly around the sink and all within about 6 months of install. I did repair some with one of those kits on Amazon that cost around $20 and the end result was pretty perfect.

Sorry to hear, but not surprised. I had read lots on quartz when considering it. This is what finally made me give it up. I'm just not equipped to spend thousands of dollars and have the item start "breaking" within a few months.

I hope this is your last "incident"!

Mine is five years old and no chips. As a precaution, I put cans in my pantry pull-out instead of upper cabinets. I also don't use cast iron but you should be very careful with it around the sink.

mayflowers, that's just it. I feel like I shouldn't have to be "that" careful with a work place. Quartz is pretty, but I gotta have function over form.

Granite chips too. Soapstone and marble chip. My old tile countertops chipped. What does that leave? Corian?

beth09, yup I made my decision after many many late-night, red-eyed hours of research, so I went into it eyes wide open. I don't think I would call it "breaking", but it did serve to open my eyes a bit wider. Still, I do love the counters. I am not sure that there is any type of stone/estone that would be completely immune from this sort of thing.

One of my requirements was to not have to baby my countertops. My 23 year old laminate counters held up great for all the abuse I gave them, but I knew where all the little ice-pick holes and knife marks were, LOL. No one has abused their counters more, I promise you. :-) I superglued a piece of the edge banding a few years ago and it held up perfectly. If it were not for the fact that the original counters were showing age badly at the back - ugly & peeling caulk, gaping/warping 4" backsplash and an awful caulk job on the old drop-in sink - I would have lived with them a bit longer. But I was ready for something new, and something really different.

Clearly, with anything, there will be areas where one needs exercise a bit of care. I don't expect to ever replace these counters, but now I have a better understanding of the effect of impact on stone. Anyone considering quartz, or ANY stone, should be aware that the countertop can be chipped or cracked if it is sharply or heavily impacted.

mayflowers, I do use cast iron, and have occasionally set those items on the counter, usually after drying them off. I don't drop them though, I place them. No issues there. I use cast iron on my glass cooktop too. Often. But I have always take care with my cast iron around counters and sinks - they are just too dang heavy not to.

"What does that leave? Corian?"

LOL. Laminate! :-) Oh Corian chips too, it's just an easier repair I think. I have Corian on my dining room table, in the middle of it. I've always liked Corian.

My Corian was 30 years old (installed by PO and in a rental) and did not have any chips. It was in a tiny, mightily abused kitchen (it is hard to be very gentle on surfaces when you have about four feet of counter space in a kitchen that serves six to eight people daily) and looked brand new the day I moved out of that house.

PS I use cast iron almost daily.

Granite chips too. Soapstone and marble chip. My old tile countertops chipped. What does that leave? Corian?

Yep, and that's what I'm getting. lol ;) And I came to that decision because of the greater possibility with everything else. Sure, it's not near as glamorous as the other options, but it takes a licking and keeps on ticking. It doesn't have to be babied. And for me, that was most important. I realize most don't feel that way, and I totally respect your decisions. :)

Chess, at least you did your homework, so yeah, you knew. I do really hope this is it. And, I too have good old laminate, in fact that's all I've had for 35 years. It's some seriously hearty stuff. lol But I need change, 35 years is a loooonnnggg time. ;)

beth09, Corian/solid surface is a great material. After this kitchen is finished (if I EVER get there!) I'll be putting new vanity tops and sinks in my bathrooms. I want integrated sinks, so solid surface has a huge advantage to me. I don't look forward to the picking-out-a-color process though. There are SO many different ones now. Oy!

I know this is an old thread, but I want to ask the OP about the GLASS that fell...is that an Arcoroc glass? My Dad got us all those glasses years and years ago, send it's true they are do tough. I've only broken one when it fell in a porcelain sink. My Dad said they were used in restaurants.

Maybe the toughness of the glass is why it chipped the counter.

Yes it definitely was an Arcoroc glass. They are nearly indestructible!! I have a full set still, after all these years.

Ah! I thought so. Arcoroc is tough stuff! Used a lot in restaurants.

I'm just baffled that you've had the same set of glasses for 30yrs - clearly you are someone who takes good care of things! We went through a few different nice-ish sets that didn't make it more than a year or two, and finally gave up and got some cheap ones from Target. Of course we haven't broken one of those in over 3yrs now!

freeoscar "I'm just baffled that you've had the same set of glasses for 30yrs"

LOL. I don't know that I take any better care than anyone else. I think most people tire of having the same glassware, dishes, flatware and are often replacing them. I've always made such purchases based on liking the item well enough that I would never want to have to replace it. My flatware and dishes are just as old as my glassware. :-) But my dinner plates have been reduced to 6 now, so clearly they have not survived the 30+ years as well!! And since I rarely use more than 2 or 3 at a time, I don't plan on looking for replacements anytime soon.

As far as the glasses, I remember first seeing them in a restaurant and deciding that was what I wanted in my kitchen. They are really are made to last! And you can still buy them.

https://www.glassbottlemarks.com/arcoroc-glass-glassware-arques-france/

They should make Arcoroc countertops! ;)