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Real quartz or faux?

2 years ago

We ordered a bathroom vanity and the quartz top portion arrived damaged with one corner crumpled. Brand: Ariel Hutton vanity, white ”quartz” top


Quartz can chip or crack, but this behaves like painted stone (photo)

. Any idea what this is? Type of engineered quartz? The manufacturer recommended epoxy to repair - 🙄

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  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    That is a thin veneer of quartz, likely .5cm, with a laminated edge buildup, over what looks like a HDF substrate.

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