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Nimbus

Name: Nimbus Quartz Davao: Flecked Charcoal From ₱5,500/sqm
Price: 5500.00 PHP
Availability: InStock

₱5,500 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 in Davao it is ₱5,500 per sqm.

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

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Why Choose Nimbus

Stain-Resistant Manufactured rather than quarried, so it never needs sealing and nothing etches it.

Priced Well Below the Veined Range ₱5,500 per sqm in Davao against ₱8,000 for every veined design. 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 A quick pass with soap and water is all it takes. The stain-resistant surface releases marks rather than holding onto them.

What Is Nimbus Quartz?

Fine flecking across a deep charcoal ground.

Nimbus is an engineered quartz in deep charcoal gray, finely and evenly grained with lighter gray and translucent flecks. Nothing veins it and nothing has to be placed, because the texture repeats uniformly from one end of a slab to the other.

The construction matches Moonstone at the far end of the tonal range. Moonstone is a flecked white where this is a flecked dark, and the pair get specified together often enough for an island and a perimeter run.

At ₱5,500 per square meter it sits near the bottom of the Davao quartz list, ₱300 above the four Sapphire colorways at ₱5,200 and ₱200 under Moonstone. What separates it from the veined designs at ₱8,000 is pattern complexity, not any difference in the material.

Manufactured instead of quarried, the slab is roughly 93% crushed natural stone bound with about 7% resin. That build is what makes it stain-resistant, and it is why nothing etches the face and no sealer is ever called for.

How Much Does a Nimbus Countertop Cost in Davao?

Davao rates, subject to change without prior notice.

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

Quartz is stocked in Davao, so that slab rate is published rather than quoted. Cut-out charges are billed only where installation forms part of the same order, and delivery is priced by distance out from the Davao yard.

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How Do You Clean Nimbus Quartz?

Three habits, and a dark surface keeps its depth.

Always Keep the Surface Dry

Limescale and dried water marks announce themselves on a dark polished surface far more than on anything pale. Go over it with a damp cloth, then a dry one, and it looks clean instead of streaked.

Use Only Quartz Cleaner

Washing-up liquid leaves a film, and on charcoal that film reads as a dull gray haze within weeks. Something pH-balanced and made for quartz strips residue without attacking the resin that holds the slab together.

Never Scour It

Abrasive powders, scouring pads and steel wool leave permanent scuffing in the polish. Anything baked on lifts under a plastic scraper without marking the slab.

We keep specially-formulated stone care products on the shelf at the Davao branch, so nobody has to guess their way down a supermarket aisle.

How Do You Care for Nimbus Quartz?

No sealing required on any quartz, which leaves three rules.

Always Use Trivets

Resin holds the slab together and resin is heat-sensitive, so a pan carried straight off the burner can scorch or discolor it for good. More quartz counters are ruined by heat than by anything else, and no workmanship warranty covers it.

Keep It Out of Direct Sun

Prolonged UV fades quartz and the shift cannot be undone. A dark slab loses depth as that happens, so hang blinds wherever a Davao counter catches the afternoon and keep every quartz installation indoors.

Skip Harsh Chemicals

Oven cleaner, bleach and high-pH products degrade the resin over time. Wax is another one to leave alone, since it builds up into a cloudy bloom that shows badly on charcoal.

Is Nimbus Quartz Good for Kitchen Countertops in Davao?

Yes, with one trade every dark counter makes.

Yes. Etching and staining are both resisted by engineered quartz, so vinegar, lemon juice, wine and red sauce wipe off rather than leaving a mark behind. Against a charcoal ground a spill is invisible long before you get to it anyway.

Hardness is the second argument. Quartz sits near 7 on the Mohs scale where marble sits at 3, which is why it shrugs off the scratching that dulls a soft quarried stone within a few years of cooking.

Here is the trade. Dark counters bury food and stains beautifully, then show the dust, fingerprints and dried water a pale slab would have swallowed. Grain takes the edge off that, which is why flecked charcoal is easier to live with in a Davao kitchen than plain black, though expect to wipe it more often.

Heat is the real limit. Lift a pan off a burner and set it down bare and the resin can scorch, and no amount of polishing takes that out. Where hot pans routinely go straight down, a dark granite is the more forgiving material.

Does Nimbus Quartz Need Sealing?

Nothing to seal — engineered quartz is manufactured, not quarried.

No. A sealer works by filling the pore structure of quarried stone so that liquid cannot travel inward. Engineered quartz gains nothing from one, and certain formulations actively harm the resin.

Worth knowing while weighing this against natural stone: the dark granites on the Davao list do not need sealing either. Absolute Black and Black Galaxy, both ₱4,200 per sqm, are dense enough to skip it, so on maintenance alone the three sit level.

Nobody at the Davao branch will sell you a sealer for a quartz counter, because there is nothing for it to do. Cleaning is the entire maintenance routine.

Nimbus vs Our Other Dark Surfaces

Three routes to a dark Davao counter, separated by heat.

Nimbus is the engineered one

Fine flecking over charcoal at ₱5,500 per sqm in Davao. Reach for it when the dark surface should stay consistent and the grain finer than the Sapphire aggregate designs.

Moonstone is the same texture in white

Moonstone carries identical flecking on bright white, ₱5,700 per sqm on the Davao list. The two are designed to work together, so a charcoal perimeter under a white island is easy to specify.

Black Galaxy is the natural version

Black Galaxy puts flecks on black as quarried stone rather than manufactured, with bronze glints in place of gray, at ₱4,200 per sqm. It will not scorch where Nimbus will, though a trivet is still worth using on either, because any stone can crack if the temperature change is sudden and extreme.

Absolute Black if you want no pattern at all

Absolute Black is uniform black with no fleck and no veining, also ₱4,200. Heat tolerance matches Black Galaxy, and of the three it is the most severe to look at.

What Colors Go With Nimbus Quartz?

A dark counter anchors, and lets everything above it lift.

Charcoal grounds a room, so the usual approach in a Davao kitchen is to keep cabinetry lighter and let the counter sit as the heavy band through the middle.

White and off-white cabinetry give the cleanest contrast, and the gray flecks stop the join reading as starkly as it would against plain black. Pale gray does the same job and lands softer.

Timber is the warmer route. Oak and light walnut against charcoal is a reliable pairing, and it keeps a gray kitchen from tipping into something cold.

Going dark on both is the trap. Charcoal under navy or dark gray closes a room down fast, especially in a small Davao condo kitchen with one window. Where the cabinetry is already dark, Moonstone does the same job in reverse for ₱200 more 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 gets manufactured rather than pulled from a quarry, which is why nothing etches it and no sealer is needed.

Does a dark quartz counter show dust and fingerprints?

Yes, more than a light one. Smudges, dust and dried water marks all register against charcoal even though food and stains do not. Flecking softens that 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 no polishing takes the mark out. Where hot pans go straight onto the counter, a dark granite will not scorch and quartz will, and no workmanship warranty written at the Davao branch covers heat damage.

Why is Nimbus cheaper than your veined quartz?

Pattern complexity drives the price in engineered quartz. An even grain is simpler to manufacture than veining, which puts Nimbus at ₱5,500 per sqm against ₱8,000 for the veined designs in Davao. Hardness, thickness and durability are identical.

Does Nimbus quartz stain?

Stain-resistant, not stainproof. Spills rest on the surface instead of soaking into it. Turmeric, coffee and red wine all sit on top and wipe away, and against a charcoal ground they are barely visible while they are there.

Does the pattern need aligning across a seam?

No. Flecking this uniform has no direction to it, so a slab can be laid whichever way suits the room and a seam never has to be matched. That keeps the L-shaped kitchens and long island runs we fit around Davao straightforward to plan.

Can Nimbus quartz be used outdoors?

No. Prolonged UV fades engineered quartz permanently, and a dark slab visibly loses depth as it goes. For a lanai or an outdoor counter, granite holds its color where quartz will not, and we stock plenty of it in Davao.

Where can you buy Nimbus quartz in Davao?

Stone Depot. Nimbus is a stocked quartz at our Davao yard, though what stands on the floor shifts as slabs go out.

Dark slabs repay a trip to the Davao yard, because the lighting changes how deep the charcoal reads. The Davao branch opens Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and email@stonedepot.com reaches us.

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