There are many coating materials for wall and table top. Unfortunately, not all of them are used for kitchen. You should be selective in choosing the precise coating for backsplash and countertop. This is because the intensity of the kitchen use is high. Besides, kitchen is also fragile to be exposed by stain and water. You should concern things before determining precise coating for kitchen backsplash and kitchen countertop materials in the kitchen.
Kitchen Countertop Materials
The first concern is the durability. The coating of kitchen countertop material not only should be resistant to any scratch but also resistant to high humidity. This is because often the coating is touched with sharp things like knives and water. You could choose either natural or artificial kitchen countertop materials.
For natural material, you could choose stone types which are strong like marble and granite. Meanwhile for artificial material, there are solid surface and ceramic. HPL is not suggested for coating of the backsplash and countertop in the kitchen. The characteristic of HPL is not resistant to water and easy to peel if the installation of the corner part is not neat.
The second thing is the easy maintenance. You had better choose kitchen countertop material which is easily cleaned like ceramic and glass. If you use tile which is pieces shaped, choose the one which the pieces are not too small. Too small pieces cause more nat. You should also concern the installation in order the nat is not too large.
Choosing Precise Kitchen Backsplash
The third thing is it is easily fixed. The high usage intensity makes possibility for material to be collide and broken becoming bigger. You had better choose material which could be fixed like granite and solid surface. If it is crack or perforated, you do not need to change the whole part, for the broken part could be patched. It is different with stainless steel and mirror material. If both materials are broken is one part only, this should be fixed for the whole part.
The next thing is it has few pores. Many pores enable bacteria or any stain lives within and hard to be cleaned. Solid surface of kitchen countertop materials is superior in this situation. However, marble and granite still could be used as long as the maintenance is done periodically
The fifth thing is it is safe for the health. Countertop and backsplash are easily touched directly with the foods which would enter our body. You had better use coating material which does not contain chemical which would harm your body.
Moreover, if you have children in your house, this situation would be crucial for children are very fragile to get easily sick. Therefore, you should concern more and carefully before determining kitchen backsplash material and kitchen countertop material to be installed in your kitchen.
