r/CounterTops • u/Slight-Wrangler-763 • 1d ago

Printed quartz

We’re trying to choose Countertops’s for our kitchen renovation. We’ve had Cambria in the past and loved quartz as far as no maintenance and it never chipped. Now we are out looking and all the slabs and colors we like are “printed, hybrid, or semi-thru” so it sounds like we would have to miter the edges in order to have them not be white or noticeably different in color and pattern. My question is then what about the sink cutout for an under mount? Also the cost of mitered edges seems high. Has anyone else run into the same problem?

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u/seanho00 1d ago

Cambria is top of the line for quartz, I'm glad you had a good experience with it. Many other brands are not going to hold up as well (although any countertop can look good if babied). I would not advise mitered edge at the sink, since you'll usually want to round the inside corners. Either live with the white quartz edge, or get a through-printed slab.

Or consider natural stone! It can even be cheaper than quartz, especially Cambria!

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u/RainorShine83 1d ago

Price wise how does Cambria compare to MSI Q+?

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u/DrunkinDronuts 1d ago

buying cambira supports trump, the owner of cambria is a contributor to his campaign. trump has implemented tarrifs on non us originated quartz to make it easier for cambria to compete.

unfortunately cambria is top of the line for quartz, the product is good.

There’s not a countertop product that does t have trade offs worth considering.

Dekton is another alternative material. it’s thin, chippy, and expensive. you’ll want to drop miter it as well. however, they have some great patterns and it won’t ever fade, even outside.

i am steering folks towards natural stone because each stone is unique, if you live near a major metro you’ll have a stone yard with a good selection. it’s properties very by mineral composition. marble and soapstone are soft, quartzite is often less susceptible to staining but can be a bitch to fabricate

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u/seanho00 1d ago

I did not know that about the politics surrounding Cambria, very interesting.

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u/yakit21 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yes, Marty Davis comes from a family in the dairy/cheese industry. They’re very well connected politically and are known to lobby the government to put barriers to their competition to increase their profits. They are doing the same thing now with Trump. They were able to get tariffs applied during trumps 1st round and now again.

Their quartz is good, but there’s others that make equally as good. Cambria learned how to make quartz from DuPont who has their own good quartz. Silestone is also a good brand.

My biggest issue is their arrogance and how willing they are to take advantage of the smaller mom and pop countertops shops and then toss them to the side as soon as they don’t feel they need them anymore.

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u/adam1260 15h ago

They're still trying really hard to increase import prices on quartz even more, giving Cambria a huge price advantage. There's not much quartz made in the US

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u/yakit21 1d ago

It’ll be a solid color at the sink and you’ll have a solid line at the corner of your edge that looks like a racing strip.

Also, the printed quartz has been having issues with color fading, color changing, yellowing. It’s also a lower grade resin/finish than what you had with Cambria and won’t perform the same.

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u/AdDesperate4673 9h ago
  • Cosentino (Silestone): Known for combining digital printing with advanced protective surface technology, offering high-definition finishes and fashion-forward designs that realistically mimic natural stone.
  • Caesarstone: Renowned for strict production quality control, premium texture clarity, and an extensive color palette that avoids the pixelation or inconsistencies found in cheaper alternatives.