Nimbus

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Nimbus

₱5,000 per sqm

Quarry: China
Surface Finish: Polished
Edges: Natural (Unpolished)
Thickness: 18 mm
Requires Sealing: No

Slabs go down any way round because there is no pattern waiting to be lined up. Nimbus is a charcoal quartz with an even grain that costs less to make than veining, and at ₱5,000 per sqm it sits on the floor of our Cebu quartz list.

QuarryChina
Surface FinishPolished
EdgesNatural (Unpolished)
Thickness18 mm
Requires SealingNo
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Why Choose Nimbus

Stain-Resistant Manufactured rather than quarried, so acid will not etch it and no sealer is ever required.
Priced Below the Veined Range ₱5,000 per sqm in Cebu against ₱8,000 for the veined designs. Even grain costs less to manufacture, with no drop in thickness or durability.
No Seam Matching Needed The texture is uniform and has no direction, so slabs can be laid any way round and seams need no alignment.
Wipes Clean in Seconds Soap, water and one pass of a cloth. The stain-resistant surface lets marks go rather than holding onto them.

What Is Nimbus Quartz?

Fine flecking on a deep charcoal ground.

Nimbus is an engineered quartz in deep charcoal gray, finely and evenly grained with lighter gray and translucent flecks that repeat right across the slab, so there is no veining and no figure that has to be positioned.

It shares its construction with Moonstone and sits at the far end of the tonal range from it. Moonstone is the flecked white, Nimbus the flecked dark, and the pair are often specified together for an island and a perimeter run.

At ₱5,000 per square meter it sits on the floor of our Cebu quartz list, level with the priced Sapphire colorways. What separates it from the veined designs at ₱8,000 is pattern complexity, not any difference in the material itself.

Manufactured rather than quarried, the slab works out at roughly 93% crushed natural stone with about 7% resin binding it. That construction makes it stain-resistant, and it takes sealing off the list for good.

How Much Does a Nimbus Countertop Cost in Cebu?

Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

Item Starting Rates
Nimbus slab ₱5,000 per sqm
Fabrication ₱500 per lm
Installation ₱500 per lm
Sink or hob cut-outs ₱500 per set

Cut-out charges apply only when installation is included. Delivery is priced by distance from our Cebu yard, whether the slabs cross Metro Cebu or ship out to Bohol and Tagbilaran.

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How Do You Clean Nimbus Quartz?

Three habits, and a dark surface keeps its depth in a Cebu kitchen.

1

Always Keep the Surface Dry

Dried water marks and limescale announce themselves on a dark polish in a way they never would on a pale one. Go over it with a damp cloth and then a dry one, and the counter looks clean instead of streaked.

2

Use Only Quartz Cleaner

Dishwashing liquid leaves a film, and against charcoal that film shows up as a dull gray haze within weeks. A pH-balanced quartz formula clears residue without attacking the resin holding the slab together.

3

Never Scour It

Abrasive powders, scouring pads and steel wool leave scuffing in the polish that does not come back out. Lift anything baked on with a plastic scraper instead and the surface stays unmarked.

Our Cebu yard keeps specially-formulated stone care products on hand, so nobody has to stand in a supermarket aisle guessing.

How Do You Care for Nimbus Quartz?

Sealing is off the list, which leaves three rules.

1

Always Use Trivets

Resin is the heat-sensitive part of the slab, so a pan carried straight off the burner can scorch or discolor it for good. Heat is the most common way a quartz counter is ruined, and no workmanship warranty covers it.

2

Keep It Out of Direct Sun

Sustained UV yellows engineered quartz and the change cannot be undone. On a dark slab that shift reads as lost depth, so hang blinds where a counter catches the afternoon and keep every quartz installation indoors.

3

Skip Harsh Chemicals

Oven cleaner, bleach and other high-pH products break the resin down over the years. Wax is worth avoiding too, because the cloudy bloom it leaves is very visible on charcoal.

Is Nimbus Quartz Good for Kitchen Countertops?

Yes, with the one trade every dark counter makes.

Yes. Engineered quartz resists staining and acid does not etch it, so calamansi, vinegar, wine and tomato sauce rest on the surface and lift off with a cloth. On a charcoal ground most of them are invisible long before anybody reaches them.

Hardness is on your side as well. Quartz measures roughly 7 on the Mohs scale where marble manages 3, so it shrugs off the scratching that leaves a soft natural stone looking tired after a few years of ordinary cooking.

Here is the trade. Dark counters bury food and stains beautifully, then hand back dust, fingerprints and dried water that a pale slab would have swallowed. The grain takes the edge off that, which is why flecked charcoal is easier to live with than plain black, but in a Cebu kitchen going all day expect to wipe it more often.

Heat is the real boundary. A pan lifted off a live burner can scorch the resin, and no amount of polishing brings that back. If hot pans routinely go straight down, a dark granite is the more forgiving material.

Does Nimbus Quartz Need Sealing?

There is nothing to seal — this slab is manufactured, not quarried.

No. A sealer earns its keep by filling the pore structure of quarried stone so liquid cannot travel inward. Engineered quartz gains nothing from that, and a few formulations actively attack the resin.

Worth knowing if natural stone is still in the running: the dark granites on our Cebu floor skip sealing too. Absolute Black at ₱4,200 per sqm and Black Galaxy at ₱3,500 are both dense enough to go without, so on upkeep alone the three are level.

Anybody selling you a sealer for a quartz counter has either misunderstood the material or is selling something you will never use. Cleaning is the entire maintenance routine.

Nimbus vs Our Other Dark Surfaces

Three routes to a dark counter in Cebu, and heat is what separates them.

Nimbus is the engineered one

Fine flecking on charcoal at ₱5,000 per sqm in Cebu. Choose it for a consistent dark surface with a finer grain than the Sapphire aggregate designs offer.

Moonstone is the same texture in white

Moonstone is the identical flecking on bright white, at ₱5,300 per sqm. The two were designed to work together, so a charcoal perimeter with a white island is straightforward to specify.

Black Galaxy is the natural version

Black Galaxy gives you flecks on black as quarried stone rather than manufactured, with bronze glints in place of gray, at ₱3,500 per sqm. It takes a hot pan without flinching, which Nimbus will not.

Absolute Black if you want no pattern at all

Absolute Black is a uniform black with neither fleck nor vein, ₱4,200 per sqm. Same heat tolerance as Black Galaxy, and the most severe of the three to look at.

What Colors Go With Nimbus Quartz?

A dark counter sets the anchor and lets everything above it lift.

Charcoal is a grounding color, so the usual approach is to keep cabinetry lighter and let the counter run through the middle of the room as the heavy band.

White and off-white cabinetry give the cleanest contrast, and the gray flecks stop the junction looking as stark as it would against plain black. Pale gray does the same thing more softly.

Timber is the warmer route. Oak and light walnut against charcoal is a dependable pairing, and it stops a gray kitchen tipping over into something cold.

The trap is going dark on both. Charcoal beneath navy or dark gray cabinetry closes a room down quickly, especially in a Mandaue condo kitchen with a single window. Where the cabinetry is already dark, Moonstone does the same job in reverse and keeps the room open.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Nimbus real stone?
No, not the way a quarried slab is. This is engineered quartz: roughly 93% crushed natural stone bound with about 7% resin. Quartz itself is a natural mineral, but the slab is made in a factory rather than cut from a hillside, which is why acid will not etch it and why sealing never enters the picture.

Does a dark quartz counter show dust and fingerprints?
Yes, more than a light one does. Dust, smudges and dried water marks all register against charcoal even though food and spills do not. The flecking softens that considerably compared with a plain black slab.

Can you put a hot pan on Nimbus quartz?
No. Direct heat scorches the resin binding the slab and that mark cannot be polished out. If pans go straight from the burner onto the counter in your kitchen, a dark granite copes with that where quartz will not.

Why is Nimbus cheaper than your veined quartz?
Pattern complexity is what drives price in engineered quartz. An even grain is simpler to manufacture than veining, so Nimbus is ₱5,000 per sqm in Cebu against ₱8,000 for the veined designs. Thickness, hardness and durability are identical.

Does Nimbus quartz stain?
Stain-resistant, not stainproof. Spills rest on the surface instead of soaking in, so turmeric, red wine and coffee come away with a cloth, and against charcoal you can barely see them while they sit there.

Does the pattern need aligning across a seam?
No. The flecking is uniform and has no grain direction, so slabs can be turned whichever way suits the room and a seam does not need matching. That keeps long runs and L-shaped Cebu kitchens simple to plan.

Can Nimbus quartz be used outdoors?
No. Sustained UV yellows engineered quartz permanently, and a dark slab visibly loses depth as it goes. For a lanai or an outdoor counter, granite is the material that keeps its color under strong sun.

Where can you buy Nimbus quartz in Cebu?
Stone Depot holds Nimbus quartz at our Cebu yard, and we supply and install across Cebu, Bohol, Leyte and Negros Island. Slabs move between locations, so availability shifts. We deliver across Metro Cebu and Mandaue and ship to Bohol and Tagbilaran, priced by distance from the yard.

Dark slabs are worth seeing in person, because the lighting changes how deep the charcoal reads. The branch is open Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and you are welcome to visit or get in touch.

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