Dekton Awake

Dekton is made from a unique combination of crushed quartz stone, porcelain, and glass and a formula of exclusive raw materials. These natural ingredients are fused and compacted with an industrial press to form a solid and ultracompact stone slab.

Have you got 6 minutes? -The below video shows you the whole Dekton manufacturing process, including its 9 (nine) key steps of production:

These are the four main steps for Dekton cutting:

• Remove at least 2 cm of DEKTON® slabs from each length.

• Plan a proper operating sequence that includes first detaching the worktops or entire sections from the slabs and then drilling the required holes.

• All parts with corners must provide a radius of at least 5 mm (using, for example, an 8 mm drill) to ensure the surface's faultless integrity throughout handling, fitting, and usage.

• The cutting board should be sturdy and stable. - It must be completely flat and level (you can improve the quality using a wooden, sandstone, cement, or rubber surface to buffer the blade's vibration)

Suggested cutting speeds for DEKTON blades:

• 1 – 1.5 m/min* for 0.8 cm slabs

• 1 – 1.5 m/min* for 1.2 cm slabs

• 0.5 – 1 m/min* for 2 cm slabs

• 0.5 m/min* for 3 cm slabs

DEKTON's distinct chemical makeup and characteristics need specialized techniques and technology. Therefore, before commencing to cut Dekton, it is good to ask for recommendations about tools, conditions, and trade brands.

The below video shows you the full Dekton cutting process:

To install Dekton, you must first ensure that the surfaces are clean. After that, you can use acetone and soap. Then, you must ensure that the substrate (kitchen cabinets, bathroom units, etc.) are level and flat. 
Reinforce the worktop's weakest points (the cutouts) as needed.
First, carefully place the panels over the cabinets during installation, ensuring the seams fit perfectly. Then, with the pieces in place, lift each panel and fix them with adhesive. You can make adjustments to the parts outdoors to avoid dust spreading. Finally, remove any glue and silicone excess with acetone and soap.

The below video shows an entire Dekton worktop installation by Cosentino:

Dekton is virtually stain-proof, and quartz is stain-resistant. Whilst quartz may stain with bleach and turmeric, Dekton does not. Dekton can withstand temperatures up to 300 Celsius, and quartz tolerates up to 150 Celsius degrees. Dekton does not discolour when you expose it to direct sunlight for long periods, but quartz does.

Dekton is more rigid than quartz, making it more prone to edge chipping.

Dekton offers effortless and negligible maintenance. Clean Dekton using warm water, soap, and a sponge. Then, dry with a paper or towel cloth. If needed, use a window cleaning spray (for example, Windowlene) or any Ph balanced soap.

Dekton worktops usually cost slightly more than quartz, typical granite, and marble. Nonetheless, Dekton is priced similarly to other popular worktop materials, starting at £169 per square metre. However, final prices vary according to the worktops' features, edge type, and the site's location and accessibility.

Even though Dekton initially costs more than typical natural stones (rare granite, quartzite, or marble cost more than Dekton), it doesn't require maintenance. It is a crucial factor because it makes Dekton very cost-efficient over time. In addition, it offers a 25-year available warranty that you can transfer to the home buyers when you sell the property, helping raise its overall value.

Even though Dekton materials costs are similar to high-quality quartz, manufacturing and handling are more time-consuming. Dekton is an ultracompact, solid surface that requires specific tooling for cutting and additional care to handle. Its toughness requires twice as much fabrication time compared to softer materials such as marble or quartz.

It is tough to scratch Dekton. For example, lobbies and high-traffic areas are the most demanding areas for decorative surface applications, requiring a minimum Ha of 12, according to the ASTM 501 test. And Dekton offers an average relative resistance to wear of 350.5 within this internationally used index.

No. But even though the possibilities of chipping Dekton are inferior to other surface products, it is more rigid than quartz, granite, and marble, making it more prone to chipping than most types of the mentioned materials.

If you live in London or up to 100 miles from it, you can get Dekton samples. The team at the Worktop Library will get Dekton samples delivered to your door between 2-3 business days.

Dekton is made in Cantoria, a municipality in the Almeria province of Spain's autonomous community of Andalusia.

Dekton is a magnificent material for fire hearth and chimney external cladding applications because of its linear thermal expansion of: 5.1 and 6.5. 10⁻⁶ • ºC⁻1, allowing you to keep a minimal number of joints.

You can use Dekton on the front or side of chimneys, isolated from the heat by an internal resistive wall. However, the manufacturer doesn't recommend its use within ducts due to the possibility of sudden changing conditions and temperatures.

Dekton is an outdoor surface, particularly resistant to ice and melting and UV rays exposure, essential for homes in cold or hot weather locations.

Dekton's structure comprises enough flexibility to cut it in curves, meaning that you no longer have to create only square or rectangular panels. Instead, you can freely create round kitchen islands, curved corners, curved breakfast bars and curved upstands, including bespoke curved designs in this material.

Dekton countertops are available in five different thicknesses: 4 mm, 8 mm, 12 mm, 20 mm and 30 mm. However, not all colours come in all five thicknesses.

The Dekton colours you can choose from these five different thicknesses are Sirocco, Sirius, Trilium, Zenith, and Halo. Then, there are 22 Dekton colours available in four thicknesses ranging from 4 mm to 20 mm. And you can also choose from 24 Dekton colours available in the three most popular thicknesses of 8 mm, 12 mm and 20 mm.

When comparing Dekton to quartz, the two main differences are that Dekton offers higher heat resistance (up to 300 Celsius vs 150 Celsius for quartz). You can also use Dekton outdoors because it doesn't contain the resins that discolour quartz when exposed to direct sunlight for long periods. However, one con of Dekton vs quartz is that the former is a more rigid surface, making it more prone to chipping when a strong impact occurs (on its edges), even though it is not easy to chip Dekton.

Our office in Mayfair is a step away from the Dekton London Flagship showroom. But we can only confirm your Dekton showroom visit via an appointment. So contact us today, and we will arrange a showroom appointment where you can select from 50 Dekton colours in five thicknesses and four different finishes.

We always invite clients to drop in and see Dekton materials they choose in-person or simply stroll around and look through the whole Dekton collection. After visiting, you can take your favourite samples to your home to check them against your project's design and colour scheme.

No. Dekton is a new generation of porcelain classified as an ultra-compact, sintered stone. It differs from ceramic in terms of the raw materials that comprise it and the manufacturing processes.

Dekton Awake comprises over 20 natural minerals combined with glass, new-generation porcelain, and quartz crystals. It results in an ultra-compact work surface with virtually zero porosity.

It means you will never need to seal or apply additional protection to a Dekton Awake worktop. Similarly, cleaning is super-easy with ordinary household detergent.