Quartz & Granite Countertops in Frisco, TX

Elite Stone Countertop Design serves Frisco, about 25 miles north of downtown Dallas, with granite, quartz and quartzite countertops for kitchens, islands, bathrooms and new homes. We fabricate and install the tops, we come to your home for measurements, and estimates are free: call (469) 478-0220.

Countertops for Frisco's Newer Homes

Frisco's houses are young. The US Census (ACS 2024 5-year) counts 219,304 people and 80,353 housing units, and 81.5% of those homes were built in 2000 or later. The median home dates from 2009. Only 16.9% were built between 1980 and 1999, and just 1.5% before 1980. The city spans Collin and Denton counties, with 65.9% of its homes owner-occupied and 69.3% single-family detached.

That makes countertop work here different from older Dallas neighborhoods. In a house built in the 2000s or 2010s, the kitchen most likely still has the stone the builder put in, now 10 to 20 years old. So the work falls into two groups: upgrading those builder tops in homes people have lived in for a while, and fitting stone in new custom homes.

Granite Countertops in Frisco

Builder granite from the 2000s and early 2010s tends to share a few traits: an entry-level slab picked for price, often a small, even speckle in tan, brown or gray; a plain eased or bullnose edge; a seam through the island; and a tile or 4-inch granite backsplash. It is usually sound stone, but it came off a builder's short list rather than being chosen by the owner.

Keeping granite and picking the slab yourself is one way forward. That means seeing the actual slab and deciding where its pattern lands, laying out the island so the movement runs along it, and perhaps choosing a honed or leathered finish instead of high gloss. Our granite countertops page covers slabs, finishes and care.

Water is part of that care. The City of Frisco buys its water from the NTMWD Wylie Water Treatment Plant, and the city's latest water quality report (the 2025 report, published July 2026) lists total hardness from Wylie at a highest level of 200 ppm, with a range of 96.0 to 200 ppm. The report calls the water “moderately hard” and notes that its minerals can leave spots on dishes and lime scale on plumbing fixtures. On a countertop that shows up as white spots and film around the faucet. A sealed granite top and a quick wipe of the sink area keep those minerals on the surface, where a cloth takes them off.

Quartz and Quartzite as the Upgrade

A common step up from builder granite is a lighter, quieter top, and two stones do that well:

• Quartz. Engineered from ground quartz and resin, nonporous and never sealed, with even whites and Calacatta-look or Carrara-look veining. Its resin dislikes direct high heat and long sun, so it stays indoors. See our quartz countertops page.
• Quartzite. A natural stone, sandstone fused by heat and pressure, often harder than granite, with the soft veining people want from marble but without marble's etching. It takes heat and sun, and like granite it is sealed. See our quartzite countertops page.

The choice usually comes down to care against character. Quartz asks for nothing but a trivet and a wipe; quartzite asks for a sealer now and then and gives you a natural slab nobody else has.

Islands and Seams in Big Open Kitchens

Houses of the 2000s and 2010s often open the kitchen to the living room around a large island, and the island is where stone takes the most planning:

• Slab size. Most slabs are around 9 to 11 feet long and 5 to 6 feet wide. An island longer or deeper than one slab needs a seam, unless a larger slab is available in the stone you like.
• Seam placement. When the island cannot be one piece, the joint usually runs across its short side, clear of the sink, the cooktop and the edge where people sit.
• Seating. Stools along one side need an overhang, and past about 10 to 12 inches on 3 cm stone it wants hidden steel supports or corbels.
• Weight and access. A 3 cm island top can weigh several hundred pounds, so the path from the truck, the door widths and enough hands to carry it are planned at measuring.

Our kitchen countertops page covers layouts, backsplashes and the rest of the room.

New Construction and Custom Homes in Frisco

New construction projects are part of our work alongside remodeling. On a new home we measure once the cabinets are installed and level, since stone is cut to the cabinets as built, not to the drawings. We also install prefabricated cabinets, so cabinets and countertop slabs are set in the right order by the same installer. For builders, general contractors and remodelers, we work as the countertop partner on single homes and larger jobs; our multifamily and commercial page covers that side.

On any job that changes more than the countertop, ask about permits first. The city's own guidance: “The best way to find out if you need a permit is to contact a Frisco Building Inspections representative.” Moving a sink or a gas line is a licensed plumber's job, and a plumber reconnects the sink once the stone is set.

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