Solid Surface / Countertops
Solid Surface Applications
The "non-porous" quality of solid surface makes it inherently resistant to mold and mildew. This makes solid surface a natural choice for surfacing applications in kitchens, bathrooms, wet bars, pantries, laundry rooms and children's play rooms. While most commonly used in kitchens, solid surface is finding many commercial and industrial applications as well, often "outside the box." The performance and design qualities of solid surface make it a natural choice for home office applications . Solid surface provides a unique combination of practical, functional and decorative qualities that make it a natural choice for any home or business office surface application. The ability to fabricate any shape or size in any color or design imaginable makes it a natural choice for commercial applications as well. Solid surface products can be further enhanced for transportation and special use applications by adhering a ¼" solid surface to Nida-Core Structural honeycomb backer, with or without outside composite laminate skin.
The benefits to choosing Solid Surface backed by Nida-Core Structural Honeycomb's are:
• Lower cost due to thinner solid surface material needed
• Lighter weight for transportation applications(motorhomes, yachts)
• Lighter weight for easier installation by smaller crew
• Added dimensional stability in dynamically loaded applications
What is Solid Surface?
Solid surface is an extraordinarily versatile surfacing material which offers a host of benefits in performance and aesthetics with incredible application and design flexibility. It is solid, renewable, and when applicable, may feature inconspicuous seams.
Applications for solid surface are extremely far reaching. Traditionally, the largest market for solid surface is kitchen countertops. The design flexibility, color and texture options and performance attributes of solid surface are driving more and more builders, architects, designers and homeowners to choose solid surface.
Why Choose Solid Surface?
Attributes of Solid Surface:
- Non porous - resists bacterial and fungal growth
- Non porous - Easy to clean and "refresh"
- Strong & tough to resist heat, stain and impact
- Easily cleaned and maintained
- Class I fire rating
- NSF approvable for Food Contact (must specify)
- FDA approvable for Food Contact (must specify)
- Easily shaped by woodworking tools
- Inlays and thermoforming are possible
- Unlimited Design Potential
- Unlimited Color and Textures
How is Solid Surface Made?
Thermoset-based solid surface is produced or cast by combining unsaturated polyester resin with a combination of fillers, pigments and catalysts This combined mix is then poured or "cast" into molds which form the matrix into either flat panels or customized shapes.
Designers appreciate the flexibility of solid surface because the material can be machined like wood, using special equipment and fabrication procedures.
Solid surface can be precisely cut and bonded to fit nearly any surface shape. It can also be routed for decorative edging which can be applied with specially formulated adhesives.
Since the material color is consistent throughout the product, scratches, chips and stains can be sanded out "refreshed" when they occur.
Cultured Marble Industry
By blending a premium resin with the finest engineered particulate systems available, cultured marble products manufacturers are able to create products of uncompromising quality. By choosing from a full product line of basins, countertops, shower pans, tubs, wall panels, accessories and moldings, you will be able to create the bath of your dreams, that is also a dream to maintain!
Cultured marble, cultured onyx and cast granite are durable cousins that lend themselves naturally to the bath environment.
These cast polymer products offer clean lines, harmonious styling and a nonporous surface that resists mildew and staining and wipes clean with minimal effort.
Cultured marble replicates the luster of it natural namesake, while the translucent appearance of cultured onyx imparts depth and sheen. The softly speckled texture of cast granite adds a definite element of luxury to any bath.
Versatile enough to complement an ever widening range of architectural and decorating styles, from traditional designs to the most contemporary, all three materials are available in an ever changing palette of colors.
Due to the escalating cost of resins, manufacturers now have a choice to displace some of the solid castings with lightweight inexpensive NidaCore Structural honeycomb, with or without the composite outside backing. Contact your area sales representative for methods of installing the core into the casting.
The benefits to choosing Nida-Core Structural Honeycomb's for Cultured Marble Applications are:
• Lower cost due to thinner material needed
• Lighter weig ht for transportation applications(motorhomes, yachts)
• Lighter weight for easier installation by smaller crew
• Added dimensional stability in dynamically loaded applications
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