Kitchen Countertops

Elite Stone Countertop Design fabricates and installs kitchen countertops in Dallas, TX and across Dallas-Fort Worth. We measure your kitchen, cut the stone to your cabinets and set it, and you work directly with the fabricator, no contractor in between. Call (469) 478-0220 for a free estimate.

Kitchen Countertops in Dallas, TX

The US Census (ACS 2024 5-year) puts the median year homes were built in Dallas County at 1983, with 44.9% built before 1980 and 51.6% single-family detached. So a typical kitchen here is around 40 years old, and its countertop is often the original tile or laminate.

Old tile often sits on a heavy mortar bed, and laminate on a particleboard base that has to go too. Cabinets that have carried a counter for 40 years can sag or drift out of level, and walls are rarely straight. Stone shows all of that, so we check the cabinets and walls when we measure.

Choosing the Stone for Your Kitchen

The perfect countertop starts with the perfect slab. The best stone for your kitchen depends on how you cook and how much care you want to give it.

• Quartz is engineered from ground quartz and resin. It needs no sealing and its color runs even, but a hot pan straight off the burner can scorch the resin, so a trivet stays by the stove. More on our quartz countertops page.
• Granite is natural stone that takes heat and heavy use well. It is porous, so it is usually sealed, and no two slabs match.
• Quartzite is natural stone too, not quartz. It gives a marble-like look with more hardness and heat tolerance, and it is usually sealed; see our quartzite countertops page.
• Marble is softer and etches: lemon juice, wine or tomato sauce leave dull marks on a polished top. Bakers like it for dough.

If you cook hot and fast, granite or quartzite forgive more. If you want a top you wipe and forget, quartz is the easy one. With natural stone, look at the full slab before it is cut, since veining changes from slab to slab.

Islands, Seams and Overhangs

A slab is typically around 10 feet by 5 feet, a little more for a jumbo slab. An island larger than that needs a seam, and so does nearly every L-shaped or U-shaped kitchen, since one piece cannot turn a corner. The template is laid on the slab so seams fall where they show least: at an inside corner or in a short run, away from the sink and cooktop, where little stone is left around the opening. A good seam is tight, flush and filled with color-matched epoxy, with the veining lined up across it.

A typical seating overhang is 10 to 12 inches, which a 3 cm slab usually carries on its own; past that, it wants steel brackets, corbels or legs. Elsewhere the top usually runs 1 to 1.5 inches past the cabinet doors so drips fall clear. A 3 cm slab sits right on the cabinets, while a 2 cm slab often needs a plywood base and a built-up edge.

Sinks, Cooktops and Edges

We do sink cutouts and set the sink. An undermount sink hangs under the stone, so the cutout edge is polished and crumbs wipe straight into the bowl. A drop-in sink's rim sits on top and covers the cut. Faucet holes are drilled to your faucet. A licensed plumber disconnects the old sink and connects the new one.

A cooktop gets a cutout to the size its maker lists, so have the model number ready when we measure. A slide-in range needs none: the top stops on each side of it. A gas cooktop is hooked back up by a licensed plumber.

Edges come down to looks and chipping. An eased edge is square with softened corners and suits most modern kitchens. A bevel cuts a small angle, a bullnose is rounded, and an ogee is an S-shaped, traditional profile. The sharper the corner, the easier it chips. Behind the counter, run a 4-inch splash from the same slab or take the stone up the wall; our backsplashes page covers both.

How a Kitchen Countertop Job Goes

• Cabinets first. Stone needs a level, solid base. New cabinets go in first, and since we also do cabinet installation, both can be one job.
• Measure. We come to your home for measurements once the cabinets are set and settle the sink, edge, seams and overhangs with you.
• Fabricate. The slab is cut to the template, the edges shaped and polished, the openings cut. In the trade this usually takes days to a few weeks after measuring, depending on the slab.
• Install. The old top comes out, the new pieces are set and leveled and the seams joined. Then the plumber reconnects the water.

We bring over 14 years of experience, we are insured with references available, and there is a warranty on all work.

What Decides the Cost of Kitchen Countertops

• The stone and the slab. The material, the color and how many slabs the layout needs.
• Square footage. The runs, the island and any bar top.
• Edge profile. Eased is simpler than ogee.
• Cutouts. Each sink, cooktop and faucet hole.
• Backsplash. A 4-inch splash or a full wall of stone.
• The old top and access. Tile on mortar takes longer to remove than laminate; stairs slow the carry-in.

We work with your budget and keep our prices competitive. We serve Dallas and the towns around it, from Garland to Fort Worth. Call (469) 478-0220 for a free estimate.

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