Dekton: a sintered surface, not a stone.
The shop calls Dekton a man-made engineered surface, not a natural stone. It comes in thicknesses from 4 to 30 mm, and what that means for your edge is a question to settle first.
A grey slab wall with mirrored veining above a fireplace
Photo: a job from our shop. It may not be this material.
Care, in four lines
- Clean with standard products.
- It does not talk about sealing.
- Hot pans and sudden heat.
- Sun and weather.
The surface
- Dekton
A sintered surface made by Cosentino. The shop's page gives thicknesses from 4 to 30 mm. The shop's Dekton page.
Pressed minerals, not a quarried block.
The shop's own Dekton page says: Dekton is not a natural stone; it is a man-made engineered surface.
Dekton is made, not quarried. The shop says each top is made with quartz, porcelain and glass. Cosentino, the maker, describes a mix of minerals that under pressure and heat become a material with low porosity.
Sintered means particles fused by heat and pressure. Cosentino says Dekton is extreme temperature and fire resistant, that its low coefficient of thermal expansion suits sudden temperature changes, and that sunlight does not fade it. Those are the maker's statements, so read them as claims to confirm with the shop.
The shop lists thicknesses from 4 to 30 mm. A thin sheet and a thick one behave differently at an edge and at a cutout, so tell the shop the thickness you are considering when you ask for an estimate.
See how dekton sits beside granite, marble and quartz in the side by side table, or browse the shop's photos of finished work.
Where it works
- Outdoor kitchens. Cosentino says Dekton is unaffected by ultraviolet rays and suits interior and exterior applications.
- Cooking zones, if you trust the maker's claim. Cosentino describes it as extreme temperature resistant, and that statement is Cosentino's, not ours.
- Kitchen and bathroom countertops, plus wall cladding and shower trays, all in the maker's list of uses.
Where to think twice
- If you want natural stone, with the slab to slab variation that comes with it. Dekton is not that, and the shop says so in its own words.
- If you are choosing from a color card alone. Color and texture are the maker's choice, so see the real slab.
- If you have not asked about the edge. The edge you can cut depends on the thickness you choose.
Edges the shop offers, read for Dekton.
The shop's page gives Dekton in thicknesses from 4 to 30 mm, so the same drawing can mean a very different edge. Say which thickness you are planning, and ask whether the profile you like is available in it.
The shop's edge gallery does not sort edges by material. We did not find an edge list for Dekton that we could read, so the shop is the source for what it can cut.
StraightSquare corner, flat face. 1/4 RoundThe top corner eased into a small curve. 1/4 BevelThe top corner cut off at an angle, a small flat.
Our own sketches of how each named edge is usually cut, not scans of the shop's samples. See every edge and the laminated range on the edge sheet.
Finished work with large, even slab surfaces.
Sintered surfaces are sold as large, even slabs. These are the shop's own photos of finished work with big continuous slab faces. A photo cannot tell us the material, so use them for the look of scale only, and ask the shop what any job was.
Care and cleaning, in plain terms.
Cosentino publishes a care guide for each Dekton color. The points below are what its Dekton page says; ask us for the guide that matches your slab.
Sources read 2026-11-11.
Clean with standard products.
Cosentino says Dekton has very low porosity, which makes it extremely resistant to water and stains, and that stains can be removed with standard cleaning products.
Source: Cosentino, what is dekton
It does not talk about sealing.
The Dekton page we read does not call for a sealer. Check Cosentino's care guide for your color and finish.
Source: Cosentino, what is dekton
Hot pans and sudden heat.
Cosentino describes extreme temperature resistance and a low coefficient of thermal expansion. Our own advice is still to keep a trivet in the kitchen, as for every surface.
Source: Cosentino, what is dekton
Sun and weather.
Cosentino says Dekton is unaffected by ultraviolet rays and that its color does not fade or degrade over time in interior or exterior applications.
Source: Cosentino, what is dekton
Four questions about dekton.
- Is Dekton natural stone?
- No. The shop's Dekton page says Dekton is not a natural stone; it is a man-made engineered surface. It says each top is made with quartz, porcelain and glass. Cosentino describes minerals fused under pressure and heat.
- Can Dekton go outdoors?
- Cosentino says Dekton is unaffected by ultraviolet rays, so its color does not fade, and that it suits indoor and outdoor projects. Tell the shop where the top will sit and how it will be supported. Our outdoor kitchen article covers New Jersey winters.
- What thicknesses does Dekton come in?
- The shop's page lists thicknesses from 4 to 30 mm. Ask which thickness suits your cabinets, your sink and the edge you want, and say it when you send your measurements.
- How hard is Dekton to keep clean?
- Cosentino says very low porosity makes it extremely resistant to water and stains, and that stains can be removed easily with standard cleaning products. Check its care guide for your color and finish before you pick a cleaner.
Send the measurements. We write the estimate.
Tell us you want dekton. We read your drawing and your layout, and the written estimate follows from them.