Quartz V Granite Worktops Nottingham

Quartz and granite are the two worktops we get asked about most, and most Nottingham homeowners have already read the basics before they call us, they just want the last few questions answered before committing. The sections below cover the technical differences in detail; if you'd rather see how either stone would actually sit against your own cabinets and colour scheme, our worktop options page runs through the full range we fit, including marble and sintered surfaces such as Corian and Dekton.

As a family-run business fitting kitchens across Nottingham and the wider East Midlands for over 20 years, we've templated and fitted both materials into everything from Victorian terraces in the Lace Market to new-build city-centre apartments, so the guidance here reflects what happens on site as much as the textbook differences between the two stones.

• A free home visit to measure your kitchen and talk through granite, quartz, marble and sintered options like Corian and Dekton
• Laser templating once your cabinets are fitted, so the worktop is cut to the exact shape of your kitchen rather than a standard size
• In-house cutting and shaping of the slab or engineered surface
• On-site fitting and jointing by our own stonemasons, including seams, upstands and edge profiles
• Removal and disposal of your old worktops, covered by our registered waste carrier licence

• Structural changes to units or walls needed to fit a larger island or peninsula - priced separately once we've seen it
• Moving plumbing, gas or electrics for a new sink or hob position, which is coordinated as part of a full kitchen project rather than a worktop-only job
• Repairing existing worktops - we fit new stone rather than patch or re-polish what's already there
• Ongoing sealing and stone-care products after the initial install - granite in particular needs periodic resealing over its life

1. Free home visit -- We come to you, look at the kitchen, and talk through granite, quartz and the other surfaces we work with, including how each would look against your chosen cabinets.
2. Design and written quote -- Our CAD and floor-planning software gives you a photo-realistic view of the finished kitchen before you commit, followed by a full written quotation with no hidden extras.
3. Laser templating -- Once your cabinets are in place, we take precise laser measurements on site - this is what lets us get a seamless fit even where old walls or floors aren't perfectly square, common in Nottingham's older terraces.
4. Cutting and fabrication -- Your worktop is cut and shaped in-house from the templated measurements, ready for the cutouts your sink, hob and appliances need.
5. Fitting and jointing -- Our stonemasons fit and joint the worktop on site, finishing seams, upstands and edges before final checks.
6. Sign-off and warranty -- You get a formal sign-off and written installation warranty once everything is fitted and checked.

As covered above, granite tends to cost more than quartz because of the labour involved in quarrying and cutting natural stone, while quartz's more streamlined manufacturing keeps it cheaper on average, though the exact gap depends on the colour and finish you pick. Worktop length, the number of joints and cutouts, and whether you want an upstand or a particular edge profile usually move the price more than the choice between the two materials alone. A full kitchen project, worktops included, typically starts from around £5,000, with finance available through our FCA-regulated finance partner, subject to status. Slab pricing varies by supplier and by what's in stock at the time, so we don't quote worktops over the phone - a free home visit gets you a proper written price with nothing added on later.

The person who takes the laser measurements in your kitchen is the same person who cuts and joints the slab, not a fitter working to someone else's template. That matters more with stone than with most other materials, because a joint cut a millimetre out shows immediately on a polished surface, and it's far easier to get right when templating and fitting sit with one team rather than being passed between a supplier, a fabricator and a fitter who's never actually seen your kitchen. We're a family-run business that's fitted kitchens and worktops across Nottingham and the East Midlands for over 20 years, with 800+ projects completed, but on a job like this what protects you day to day is the paperwork: a written agreement before any cutting starts, a 5-year guarantee on labour and installation, a 2-year guarantee on the material itself, and a formal sign-off once the worktop is fitted and checked. We're also members of the Construction Industry Training Board and the Federation of Small Businesses, alongside that written guarantee.

We're based in Nottingham and template and fit worktops out across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire too, generally within a 15-20 mile radius of the workshop, extending out towards Chesterfield and the Derbyshire border. A full granite or quartz slab is heavy enough that it usually takes two people to carry safely, so access is the thing that actually shapes a worktop job more than distance does: a Lace Market conversion with a narrow original staircase or a first-floor city-centre apartment without a lift needs planning around in a way a Long Eaton or Stapleford semi with a driveway and a level threshold doesn't, and we ask about stairs, parking and lift access when we book the templating visit rather than finding out on the day. Style tends to follow the area too - around Wollaton and West Bridgford we fit a lot of classic granite into more traditional layouts, while nearer the Lace Market and Creative Quarter, where exposed brick and matte-black hardware are common, quartz and sintered surfaces like Dekton usually suit the more industrial look better. Further out in Mansfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Derby, Alfreton and Heanor, the same in-house templating and fitting process applies, we just build the extra travel time into the schedule.

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