Natural Products: Corian

Corian is the original solid surface material; a 12mm thick premium through-coloured mineral composite backed by 25mm moisture resistant MDF subframe.

With over 50 years of development, Corian as a material boasts one of the most well established portfolios. Their range of styles is constantly updated, and covers a wide range of styles from clean block colours to complex swirling patterns.

Below, we explore some of the key points to consider when purchasing a veined Corian worktop.

Properties of Veined Corian Worktops

Veining

Veining characteristics vary for each material in the range, but can include directional flow, swirls, highlights, lowlights and can create mottled or marbled appearances. Smaller samples will often not be fully representative of full-sheet veining, and veins can differ between worktops within the same batch.

Drainer Grooves

Drainer grooves and recessed drainers will each show a continuation of the same veined pattern. As the colouration is three-dimensional, drainer groove configurations will show a distortion in any straight-line veins on the top surface.

Sheet Size Limitations

Sheets of Corian have a maximum width of 760mm, and a maximum length of 3658mm, some of which may be reserved for creating offset-corner joints.

S-Joints

In some instances, Corian may be joined along the width, for example if a design exceeds the slab dimensions. For more information, please see Corian Joints.

Colour matched bowls

Corian bowls are available in limited block colours, while Trevino & Primo Classic bowls can be manufactured to match any Corian style. Where these join, there will be a noticeable breakage in any veining patterns.

pictured: Corian Witch Hazel, Top left: Mitred corner joint, Bottom: S-joint

Colour Galleries

Arrowroot

Clam Shell

Juniper

Lava Rock

Sagebrush

Sonora

Onyx Range

Grey Onyx
White Onyx
Grey Onyx
Jade Onyx
Golden Onyx
Immagini 224

Onyx Range

The Onyx range of Corian features swirls and waves of colour, and an opalescent background which can often allow light to permeate through its membrane in areas which are not backed by a moisture resistant core.

This colour range contains strong veining, which means that joints will be apparent on close inspection for both straight and perpendicular joints. Where Corian worksurfaces require a joint, Sheridan will fabricate these in-house. Producing shop joints in this way offers greater control and flexibility to disguise joints as effectively as possible.

Because of it’s semi-translucent nature, if sections are joined over an area which is illuminated, such as by a lighting channel, the glues used to join the sections will be visible as an opaque line.