One material, used across every product we make. Non-porous, seamless and repairable — here is what that actually means once the piece is installed and in use.
There is no sealed surface layer to wear through. Water, coffee, wine and cleaning products sit on top rather than being absorbed, which is why solid surface is specified for wet areas and food-prep surfaces where a porous material would stain or harbour bacteria.
Pieces are bonded and sanded flat, so a run longer than a sheet, or a coved corner where a wall meets a deck, reads as one continuous surface. There is no seam line to trap dirt and no silicone joint to discolor and need replacing.
The color runs the full thickness of the material. A scratch, scuff or cigarette burn sands out with abrasive pads and the surface is restored — the same repair works ten years in, which is not true of a laminate or a veneered surface.
Heated in a mould, the sheet takes on curves and radii. This is what makes an integrated coved sink, a ramping floor or a generous-radius corner possible as one piece rather than as parts assembled and sealed together.
Because it is engineered rather than quarried, the color you approve on a sample is the color that arrives. Matching an addition to work installed years earlier is a matter of specifying the same name.
The non-porous surface is certified for food contact and cleans with ordinary household products. With no grout, seam or unsealed edge, there is nowhere for moisture to sit — the reason it is routine in healthcare and hospitality.
| Corian® Solid Surface | Natural Stone | Laminate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porosity | Non-porous — never needs sealing | Porous — periodic sealing | Sealed layer over substrate |
| Seams | Bonded and sanded invisible | Visible, filled with epoxy | Visible, trimmed |
| Damage repair | Sands out, full thickness | Professional refinishing | Replace the piece |
| Shaping | Thermoformed to curves | Cut and polished only | Flat sheet only |
| Color matching | Consistent, by name | Varies slab to slab | Consistent |
37 Corian® colors, every one available across every product. These are a sample — see them all.
Every color is shown on the Materials page, and every product is made to measure from it — browse the range →
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