Apollo Ceramicá™ is an engineered stone, made of 100% natural materials with no resins or fillers, formed through intense pressure and heat to create a stone surface which is incredibly durable.
Features of Apollo Ceramicá™
• Apollo Ceramicá™ is a sintered stone.
• Full bodied, as workable as natural stone, allows edge details and labours in the material.
• Surface finish mechanically applied exactly as a granite or marble, and available in Gloss, Matt, or Honed finish.
• Made from natural minerals, natural pigments for the colours, nothing harmful in the product.
• UV Fixed, no colour fade in natural light, insensitive to UV rays, consistency of colours.
• Stain resistant with anti-bacterial bio-care to surfaces.
• Heat resistant for hot pans, no issues with thermal shock.
• Naturally scratch resistant.
DEEPER DOWNTURNS
For a chunkier looking Apollo Ceramicá™ Worktop, the very latest in manufacturing technology enables us to offer a 20mm worktop with a downturn of 40-100mm. Apollo Ceramicá™ with the deeper downturn are only available in straight runs, with a single bevel edge detail. Please contact our sales office for further details.
Quotes includes double bevel edge detail,
Slab Size
Typical slab size 3000 x 1400mm. Any sizes over this would need a join.
Joins
Apollo Ceramicá™ joints are finished with a small ariss to the top edge. Silicone sealant is applied to prevent water ingression.
Tolerance
Tolerance in Apollo Ceramicá™ is ±2mm
Thermal expansion
Due to thermal expansion Apollo Ceramicá™ can expand up to 1mm per metre. A gap of at least 3mm should be left at each end of the worktop when fitted and filled with decorators caulk. When Apollo Ceramicá™ is joined to other materials (such as glass, steel or wood) an elastic type of adhesive, for example polyurethane, is required for expansion.
Overhangs and supports
Any overhang extending more than 300mm must be supported.
Hob & Sink cutouts
- A minimum of 120mm is required between two hob cutout.
- A minimum of 100mm is required between hob and sink cutouts.
- A minimum of 50mm is required between two sink cutouts.
- Sink cutouts are placed a minimum 50mm from the worktop front edge.