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2. Bretonstone - Wikipedia

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   Bretonstone, also known as vibro-compression under vacuum, is a formerly-patented technology [2] [3] invented in the early-1970s [citation needed] by Breton S.p.A. [4]Nowadays most manufacturers of engineered stone use similar technology, typically involving quartz and a resin binder combined under vacuum, and compressed under heat into a desired form such as a countertop slab.

3. Cambria (company) - Wikipedia

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   The process of creating the countertops is different than granite, in that it is an engineered product, consisting of a minimum of 93% quartz and 7% epoxy binder and dyes. [6] An engineered product that requires no sealer has the advantage in that it requires no harsh chemicals to seal, nor does it emit harmful chemicals into the air, making it ...

4. Engineered stone - Wikipedia

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   The application of these products depends on the original stone used. For engineered marbles the most common application is indoor flooring and walls, while the quartz based product is used primarily for kitchen countertops [2] as an alternative to laminate or granite. [3] Related materials include geopolymers and cast stone.

5. Arborite - Wikipedia

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   Arborite is the leading Canadian manufacturer of high-pressure decorative plastic laminates (HPL). [1] Best known as a counter top surfacing material, this laminate is a durable decorative veneer applied to cabinetry, furniture, and other horizontal and vertical surfaces.

6. Granite - Wikipedia

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   Granite (/ ˈ ɡ r æ n ɪ t / GRAN-it) is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies underground.

7. Home improvement - Wikipedia

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   The concept of home improvement, home renovation or remodeling is the process of renovating, making improvements or making additions to one's home. [1] Home improvement can consist of projects that upgrade an existing home interior (such as electrical and plumbing), exterior (masonry, concrete, siding, roofing) or other improvements to the property (i.e. garden work or garage maintenance ...

8. Canadian property bubble - Wikipedia

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   [14] [15] Canada's housing investment as a percentage of GDP ratio peaked at 8.9% in 2022, [16] whereas the US, at the peak of their housing bubble, only reached 7% in 2006. [17] [18] Broadbent Institute analysis concluded that Canada's "housing system is unsustainably financializing and concentrating control over basic human rights." [19]

9. Nephrite - Wikipedia

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   Nephrite is a variety of the calcium, magnesium, and iron-rich amphibole minerals tremolite or actinolite (aggregates of which also make up one form of asbestos).The chemical formula for nephrite is Ca 2 (Mg, Fe) 5 Si 8 O 22 (OH) 2. [1]