Anyone heard of polished porcelain countertops in the kitchen?

I went to a store and they said I could put polished porcelain on my countertops. What they had modeled looked nice, but I haven't ever seen polished porcelain on countertops anywhere else. I like tile and they showed me this. It sure was cheaper than granite. Has anyone ever seen this in the kitchen before? Thanks.

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jm
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yeah, we've set a few. mostly used for floors, however if set with a very small joint it has it's place on tops too. makes for an excellent combination as a backsplash with a granite top.

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Jack Lime

I have a porcelain sink. It is subject to chipping and scratching and is not really repairable as it happens. I would not want it for a counter top.

Bob

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'nuther Bob

It will look fine. As others suggested, use a small joint between the pieces. I've seen counter tops with polished porcelain that looked to be 8 inches square. It looked very good imho.

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Ann G

Sorry, what does "8 inches square" mean? Just that they tile was 8x8? The ones I saw were 12x12.

Reply to
jm

Yes, 8x8.

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Ann G

Sorry, misunderstood his post where he said "I like tile and they showed me this." I though that meant "they showed me this (instead of tile) not "they showed me this porcelain tile". Porcelain tile is certainly different that plated porcelain.

Bob

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'nuther Bob

Reminds me of one my first houses.. It had a porcelain/steel, comination kitchen sink cabinet unit.

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Ann G

The first thing I would want to know would be how to fix it when it breaks or chips. This will happen.

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peter

It is tile. If you chip or break one you replace it. Here's some information about Porcelain tile vs. regular ceramic.

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Ann G

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