Quartz & Granite Countertops in Plano, TX

Elite Stone Countertop Design serves Plano, about 18 miles north of downtown Dallas, with quartz, granite, quartzite and marble countertops for kitchens, islands and bathrooms. We fabricate and install the tops ourselves, and we come to your home for measurements. Call (469) 478-0220 for a free estimate.

Countertops for Plano's 1980s and 1990s Homes

The US Census (ACS 2024 5-year) counts 290,594 people and 117,686 housing units in Plano. Half of those homes, 50.3%, were built between 1980 and 1999, and the median home was built in 1993. Only 18.4% are older than 1980, and 31.3% were built in 2000 or later. The city sits in Collin and Denton counties, with 56.9% of its homes owner-occupied and 59.8% single-family detached.

In a house of that age, the original countertops are roughly 25 to 45 years old, and the ones still in place are usually one of three:

• Laminate, with seams lifting near the sink and a scorch mark or two.
• Ceramic tile, with grout lines that stain and never quite come clean.
• First-generation granite, often a busy speckled slab with a drop-in sink and a short tile backsplash.

In all three, the cabinet boxes are often still solid enough to keep under new stone.

Quartz Countertops in Plano

Quartz is the common upgrade for a 1990s kitchen, for practical reasons:

• It needs no sealing. After years of scrubbing grout or nursing laminate seams, a nonporous top that wipes clean is the point.
• It works with the cabinets you keep. A white or soft gray quartz sits well against the oak and cherry cabinets of that era, and against freshly painted ones.
• The sink can go under the counter. Trading a drop-in sink for an undermount one changes how the kitchen works: crumbs and water go straight into the bowl.
• It brings a new backsplash. Old tile behind the counter rarely survives the old top coming off, so a 4-inch quartz splash or new tile goes in with it.

Quartz is an indoor stone: its resin dislikes direct high heat and long direct sun, so it belongs in the kitchen and bath, not on the patio. Our quartz countertops page covers colors, edges and care.

Granite and Quartzite in Plano Kitchens

Not everyone wants engineered stone. A new granite top, cut from a slab you choose, still suits a kitchen that sees a lot of cooking, and today's choices look nothing like the busy speckles of the 1990s: light stone with soft movement, deep black, or a leathered finish. Some owners replace old granite with new granite; others move to quartzite, a natural stone with marble-like veining that is far harder than marble. More on our granite countertops page.

Plano's water matters for natural stone. The city's treated water comes from the North Texas Municipal Water District, which lists the City of Plano among its member cities, and the district's monthly water quality data for its Wylie treatment plants lists total hardness with the note “Naturally occurring calcium.” Calcium is what leaves white spots and a dull film where water dries, most of all around the faucet. On granite or quartzite, a sealer that still beads water keeps those minerals on the surface instead of in the stone, and a quick wipe after use stops the film from building up.

Bathroom and Vanity Tops in Plano

The 1980s and 1990s bath has its own tells: a one-piece cultured marble top with the bowl molded in, a tile top with dark grout, or a builder granite slab with a drop-in oval sink. Vanities of that era were often built low, around 30 to 32 inches, where many new ones sit closer to kitchen height.

• The hall bath. A single-sink top in quartz or granite with an undermount bowl and a 4-inch splash is a small job with a big change.
• The primary bath. A long double vanity, sometimes with a lower makeup section, means two sink cutouts and often a seam, planned so it falls between the bowls.
• Window sills. The same stone can carry onto the window sill so the room matches.

Marble suits a primary bath better than a kitchen, since it etches from acids and a vanity sees fewer of them. Our bathroom countertops page compares the materials. Moving a sink or gas line is a licensed plumber's job and may need a city permit.

From Measuring at Your Home to Install

Here is how a Plano countertop job runs with us:

• Free estimate. Call (469) 478-0220 or text (469) 315-6878 and tell us the rooms, the stone you have in mind and what is on the counters now.
• Measuring. We come to your home for measurements and settle the sink, edge, backsplash and seam layout with you on site.
• Fabrication. The slab is cut, the sink and cooktop openings are made and the edges are finished.
• Install. The old top comes off, the new one is set, leveled and seamed, and the undermount sink is mounted. A plumber then reconnects the sink.

You work directly with the fabricator, no contractor in between, and we are fully insured. Our kitchen countertops page covers islands and layouts. We also serve the towns around Plano, listed on our service area page.

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