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Cirrus Calacatta

₱8,500 per sqm

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

Morning light across the island turns up only a faint drift of vein on white. Cirrus Calacatta is the softest of our four Calacatta designs, and it is stain-resistant, so it never needs sealing and never etches.

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

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Why Choose Cirrus Calacatta

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

Consistent Appearance The soft pattern repeats slab to slab, so a long counter or waterfall island reads as one white plane.

Hygienic Dense and resin-bound, giving bacteria and mold nowhere to take hold.

Resists Chips and Scratches Engineered quartz resists wine, oil and coffee, and the surface holds up well to daily knife-and-pan traffic.

What Is Cirrus Calacatta Quartz?

Almost plain white, with the faintest gray drift.

Cirrus Calacatta is a marble-inspired engineered quartz built for people who want a white counter rather than a patterned one. The ground is bright white and the veining is so soft it barely registers, drifting across the slab like high cloud rather than cutting across it.

Among the four Calacatta designs we carry, this is the quietest by a wide margin. Nero pushes its charcoal veining to maximum contrast, Royal threads gold through heavier gray, Lightning keeps a gentle gray movement, and Cirrus almost disappears.

That restraint is the point. Small kitchens, galley layouts and rooms that already carry a strong floor or a bold splashback often look better with a counter that stays out of the argument.

Being engineered rather than quarried, it is roughly 93% crushed natural stone bound with about 7% resin. That construction gives it a stain-resistant surface, a repeatable pattern and a hardness that beats every marble on the market.

How Much Does a Cirrus Calacatta Countertop Cost?

Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

Item	Starting Rates
Cirrus Calacatta slab	₱8,500 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 based on distance from your nearest Stone Depot branch.

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How Do You Clean Cirrus Calacatta?

Three habits, and a white counter stays white.

Clean as You Go

Coffee, turmeric and cooking oil sit on the surface rather than soaking in, so a soft cloth clears nearly every spill. A near-plain white ground hides less than a veined one, which makes the habit worth forming.

Use Only Quartz Cleaner

Dish soap leaves a film that dulls the polish over months. A pH-balanced quartz cleaner lifts residue without attacking the resin holding the slab together.

Never Scour It

Steel wool, scouring pads and abrasive powders scuff the polish permanently. A plastic scraper lifts anything dried on without leaving a mark.

We stock specially-formulated stone care products at every branch, so you are not guessing in a supermarket aisle.

How Do You Care for Cirrus Calacatta?

No sealing required, which leaves three rules.

Always Use Trivets

The resin binding the slab is heat-sensitive, so a pan straight off the burner can scorch or discolor it permanently. Heat damage is the most common way a quartz counter is ruined and no workmanship warranty covers it.

Keep It Out of Direct Sun

Quartz discolors under prolonged UV and the change cannot be reversed. Fit blinds where a counter catches afternoon sun, and keep quartz installations indoors.

Skip Harsh Chemicals

Bleach, oven cleaner and high-pH products break down the resin over time. Never apply wax either, because it builds up and yellows against a white ground.

Is Cirrus Calacatta Good for Kitchen Countertops?

A white surface that behaves, which marble cannot promise.

Yes. Engineered quartz resists both etching and staining, so lemon juice, vinegar, wine and red sauce wipe away rather than marking the surface. Those three failures are exactly what makes white marble a difficult choice in a working Filipino kitchen.

Hardness helps too. Quartz sits around 7 on the Mohs scale against marble’s 3, so it resists the scratching that dulls a marble counter within a few years of daily use.

The one genuine limit is heat. A pan lifted straight off a burner can scorch the resin, and that damage cannot be polished out. Trivets are not optional on any quartz counter.

Bear in mind that a near-plain white shows crumbs and coffee rings more readily than a busy pattern does. Choose Cirrus if you like a clear counter and wipe as you cook. Choose Royal Calacatta or Nero Calacatta if you would rather the surface carried some pattern to hide the day.

Does Cirrus Calacatta Need Sealing?

Nothing to seal — engineered quartz is manufactured rather than quarried.

No. Sealing works by filling the pore structure of a quarried stone so liquid cannot travel into it. A sealer does nothing for engineered quartz and, in some formulations, harms the resin.

Contrast that with the natural stones that share this look. Marbles such as Arabescato and Volakas White need resealing each time the stone starts drinking water in rather than beading it, which in a working kitchen is often, and sealing still does not protect them from acid etching.

Anyone selling you a sealer for a quartz counter is either mistaken or selling something you do not need. Cleaning is the whole maintenance routine.

How Does Cirrus Calacatta Compare to the Other Calacatta Designs?

Same price, same material, four very different amounts of pattern.

Cirrus Calacatta is the quietest

Barely-there gray drift on bright white. Choose it when you want the counter to read as a clean white plane and something else in the room to carry the interest.

Lightning Calacatta is the balanced one

Lightning Calacatta holds fine gray veining with enough movement to notice and not enough to dominate. It is the safe pick when you are undecided.

Royal Calacatta is the warmest

Royal Calacatta runs heavier gray veining with gold threading, which suits brass hardware and warm timber better than the cooler designs do.

Nero Calacatta is the boldest

Nero Calacatta carries wide charcoal veins at the highest contrast in the range. It is a design decision rather than a background.

Royal Calacatta costs more than the other three, so compare price alongside pattern. Seeing full slabs side by side settles it faster than any photograph.

What Colors Go With Cirrus Calacatta?

A near-neutral surface, which widens what works beside it.

Because there is so little pattern to clash with, this design sits comfortably against almost any cabinetry. That flexibility is its practical advantage over the more decorative Calacatta options.

Warm timber, deep green and navy all read well, and the counter stays as the light element without competing. White-on-white schemes work too, though a slight tonal difference between cabinet and counter reads better than an exact match.

For hardware, both brass and matte black suit it. Neither has to fight a vein for attention, which is rarely true of a heavily patterned slab.

A single caution applies to open-plan spaces. With very little movement to break it up, a long unbroken run can look flat, so a waterfall edge or a contrasting splashback gives the eye somewhere to land.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cirrus Calacatta real marble?

No. It is engineered quartz designed to reference the Calacatta marbles of Carrara, roughly 93% crushed natural stone bound with about 7% resin. The quartz itself is a natural mineral, but the slab is manufactured rather than quarried, which is why it never etches and never needs sealing.

How is Cirrus different from the other Calacatta designs?

Cirrus carries the least pattern of the four. Lightning has soft gray veining, Royal adds gold threading to heavier gray, and Nero runs bold charcoal veins. All four share the same material, though Royal Calacatta is priced above the other three.

Can you put a hot pan on Cirrus Calacatta?

No. The polymer resin binding the slab scorches under direct heat, and the mark cannot be polished out. Use trivets for pans, and keep the surface clear beside a hob or an air fryer where radiant heat builds up.

Does Cirrus Calacatta stain?

Stain-resistant, not stainproof. Pigment sits on the surface rather than soaking in. Turmeric, red wine and coffee normally wipe away rather than soaking in. The practical caveat is visibility rather than permanence: on a near-plain white ground you notice a spill sooner than you would on a patterned slab.

Can Cirrus Calacatta be used outdoors?

No. Ultraviolet light breaks down the resin and yellows the surface over time, and that discoloration is permanent. For an outdoor kitchen or a lanai counter, choose a granite such as Absolute Black or Black Galaxy instead.

Does the veining repeat between slabs?

Yes, and on this design the repetition is almost invisible. Because the pattern is so soft to begin with, a long counter or a waterfall island reads as one continuous white plane with no obvious break at a seam.

Does Cirrus Calacatta scratch easily?

No. Quartz sits at roughly 7 on the Mohs hardness scale, well above marble at 3 and comparable to granite. Normal kitchen use rarely marks it. A chopping board is still worth using, mainly to protect your knives rather than the counter.

Where can you buy Cirrus Calacatta in the Philippines?

Stone Depot offers Cirrus Calacatta at branches in Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo and Laguna. Stock moves between locations, so availability varies.

A white slab this subtle is worth seeing at full size, because a small sample gives no sense of how it reads across three meters. All branches are open Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and you are welcome to visit or contact any branch.

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