Comparative Countertops

MATERIALS
PROS
CONS
LAMINATE
INEXPENSIVE, EASY TO CLEAN, EASY TO INSTALL, MANY DESIGNS AND COLORS
VISABLE SEAMS, WATER CAN SEEP THROUGH SEAMS, NICKS AND SCRATCHES EASILY
TILE
MOST TILES ARE STAIN RESISTANT, UNLIMINITED COLOR AND STYLE OPTIONS, INEXPENSIVE, POSSIBLE TO REPLACE DAMAGED TILES
GROUT CAN STAIN EASILY OR CRACK, REQUIRES A LOT OF MAINTENANCE 
WOOD
CAN USE AS CUTTING BOARD, EASY TO INSTALL, CAN SAND TO REPAIR
REQUIRES FREQUENT SEALING, EASILY DAMAGED BY HEAT, CUTS AND IMPACT
CORIAN OR SOLID SURFACE
CAN BE JOINED TO APPEAR SEAMLESS, DURABLE, SANITARY (COMPARED TO LAMINATE) EASILY SERVICED, LESS $$ THAN QUARTZ (MATTE FINISH)
CAN WARP, SCRATCH AND CHIP WITH EXPOSURE TO HEAT, SCRATCHES CAN GROW BACTERIA, SEVERE DAMAGE REQUIRES COMPLETE COUNTER REPLACEMENT
QUARTZ (CAESARSTONE- SILESTONE)
DURABLE, SANITARY AND SCRATCH RESISTANT, UNIFORM IN COLOR AND PATTERNING, POLISHED FINISH, HEAT RESISTANT UP TO 400F
MORE EXPENSIVE TO INSTALL THAN SOLID SURFACE, NOT SEAMLESS
GRANITE
VERY, VERY DURABLE AND STRONG, WITHSTANDS HEAVY AND HOT PANS, KNIVES, SPILLS, AVAILABLE IN MANY COLORS AND VARIATIONS
NEEDS SEALED YEARLY, FULL SLABS CAN DIFFER FROM SAMPLES, CAN VARY GREATLY FROM SLAB TO SLAB
STAINLESS STEEL
HEAT AND STAIN RESISTANT, WATERPROOF, GOOD WITH UNDERMOUNTED OR INTEGRATED SINK
DENTS AND SCRATCHES EASILY, SHOWS FINGERPRINTS, REQUIRES MORE MAINTENANCE TO LOOK SHINY AND NEW
CONCRETE
CAN BE COLORED AND TEXTURED TO YOUR SPECS, CAN INCORPORATE STONE PIECES
CHIPS AND SCRATCHES EASILY, HAIRLINE CRACKS
MARBLE
HEAT RESISTANT, MANY COLORS AND VARIATIONS, CAN BE SANDED AND POLISHED IF DULL
CAN STAIN AND SCRATCH EASILY, DULLS OVER TIME, HIGH MAINTENANCE COMPARED TO GRANITE