Dear Al, I'm considering replacing my old countertops. Does concrete have any advantages over granite? Sharon, Northfield, MA
Submitted by Alpha Stone Concrete on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 08:53
Hi Sharon,
While granite and concrete are both solid surfaces and cost about the same their similarities begin to part there. Concrete can more easily and cost efficiently be fashioned into any shape or thickness because it is formed at the liquid state and not tooled. Concrete, the chameleon of solid surfaces, can be virtually any color. In fact the visual complexity of this material is endless and only bound by the imagination. Concrete is a renewable material and can be made of recycled materials. Ironically, concrete countertops can be made of granite as an aggregate.
Al
