does that mean if you can find manufacture certified fabricator, you are safe? Is it fair to ask about this issue first and have a warranty on it before buying? Who should we ask the warranty from? Fabricator? Seller?

"does that mean if you can find manufacture certified fabricator, you are safe?"

Absolutely not. These guys would sell their own mothers on the street corner to move slabs. No, I'm not talking through my hat. I've been a victim of their whoredom.

" Is it fair to ask about this issue first and have a warranty on it before buying? Who should we ask the warranty from? Fabricator? Seller?"

Manufacturer warranties are nearly worthless in the countertop business with the exception of DuPont, who ironically is one of the biggest whores. Get the warm fuzzies from your fabricator; it's the best you will do.

Never heard of laminam, percelain or Neolith. 3 strikes law?

A 2 second Google would have saved you from that confusion. Crossville distributed. https://youtu.be/Z8qqRsMGJXc https://www.stonesource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Laminam-Brochure-2020.pdf

Sintered is porcelain tile. Not stone.

IMO a real stone counter will outlast all of the above I have no experience with laminam but usually porcelain is better than quartz but I would still go granite

Thanks all, is it common to chip/scratch your porcelain(sorry for the typo above) after the installation? Trying to see whether that’s sth we need to continue to worry about after the installation is over. Natural stone looks better but we are looking for low maintenance material.

Natural stone is as easy as possible to look after get a polished granite it will last until you are sick of looking at it. There is no maintenance involved.

This is still very common in the building industry especially in bathrooms and laundry rooms. In rentals we often put it in the kitchen. This is really easily and affordable to fix.

Hello all! We shared this thread with Lindsey Waldrep, Crossville's VP of Marketing, as we offer Crossville Porcelain Countertops (a really cool innovation for countertops--12mm porcelain slabs from Laminam). Lindsey offered this response: "Laminam and Neolith use very different manufacturing processes, so they aren't the same. Neolith is made in a mold so there is a lot of stress in the product. It makes fabrication difficult and can cause product issues on site with improper fabrication. Laminam has no stress as it is not made in a mold. This helps the fabrication process immensely. What I love about a porcelain countertop is that it doesn't require sealing (stone does) and you can put hot pans on it (you can't with quartz). Porcelain is very durable... think about your grandmother's china and how it has lasted for generations versus cheap stoneware from Target or Walmart. If you have a very active kitchen, I would go with an unpolished finish for the highest durability and scratch resistance. I hope this helps." https://youtu.be/BfnDate2ums

We will have a big wall space above cooktop behind a chimney style hood. Is there any concern for using porcelain slab as backslash?

Will it be weird to use high gloss calacatta look porcelain slab on the wall as backslash yet a matte finish solid color quartz (probably just white?) as the surrounding and island countertop, or keep the porcelain for the surrounding countertop and backslash, use the solid white on the island only?

@Crossville, Inc.totally agree on your post. We use Laminam 3mm for kitchen cabinet doors and 12mm for countertops. We have never gotten an issue with material or client. It more related to fabricator skills. This material at present in China very hot.

Hi did u ended up using the laminam?

We chose Laminam at CBUGranits in Maleville France. We were impressed by the fact that it was non porous and withstood high temperatures. Diamond Cream looked fabulous on an actual sample and all the samples shown on the internet, and in showrooms both in London and France. However we ended up with a worktop that looks to all viewers as if it were cracked in a vrry high focal point. On questioning both the fabricants and Laminam we were told that it was part of the pattern. We are convinced that it is not cracked but the ‘intentional pattern‘ has RUINED the otherwise perfect worktop. Who is to blame?