Material of Countertop

2 years ago

Can someone please tell me what is the material of my kitchen countertop and my window sill? Bought this existing house a while back and now I realize I don’t know what material is it to know the appropriate method to maintaining them.

First two photos are kitchen countertop
Last two photos are window sill.

Thanks for sharing the knowledge !

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HotelAC
2 years ago
quartz or corian. maybe corian as I see some scratch marks on some of the pics
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Metallic Epoxy Singapore
9 months ago
last modified: 9 months ago

Agree with HotelAC above. Perhaps Metallic Epoxy can help you with your countertop maintenance woes! Head over to www.metallicepoxy.sg to learn more!
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Material of Countertop

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HotelAC

Metallic Epoxy Singapore

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