How much for quartz worktops for this kitchen?
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My flat renovation plans continue. We currently have a high quality laminate worktop which I would like to upgrade to make the flat more desirable for buyers. Below is a picture of the layout. Internet suggests a reasonable price but then I phone up and find out it’s double. Has anyone had a new quartz or maybe granite worktop fitted in a smallish kitchen recently. How much did you pay? I’m in the south east of England unfortunately!
It depends if it runs into two slabs or whether it can be cut from a single slab. I think the standard is about 3.2 x 1.6m so you’re probably running into two.
That being said, we had a very similar dimension to yours done in our pantry. As a share of the total kitchen worktop it’s probably about 30%, the total cost of which was £5k for us. Fitting and templating is needed regardless, so I’d guess somewhere between £2-3k depending on the quartz.
That being said, we had a very similar dimension to yours done in our pantry. As a share of the total kitchen worktop it’s probably about 30%, the total cost of which was £5k for us. Fitting and templating is needed regardless, so I’d guess somewhere between £2-3k depending on the quartz.
I dont know your area but this is who we used.
https://naturalstonesurfaces.co.uk/
It was 2021 so I imagine prices are uo since then.
https://naturalstonesurfaces.co.uk/
It was 2021 so I imagine prices are uo since then.
Thanks RacingStripes. We’re down south so probably a bit far. We’re doing this properly or not at all so I’ll get in touch with some companies tomorrow and get a few more prices.
When you start looking closer at the cost of stuff you can see why fixer-uppers aren’t selling at the moment. So expensive…
When you start looking closer at the cost of stuff you can see why fixer-uppers aren’t selling at the moment. So expensive…
Cow Corner said:
Is the increase in sale price really likely to exceed the cost if, as you say, the current laminate is good quality?
I guess that rather than an uplift in sale price or value it could make the difference between sale and no sale. Certain things give off a feel of quality and attention to details, so I suppose a quality worktop might be enough to bring a buyer round who otherwise may have been on the fence. Maybe.
Crumpet said:
Cow Corner said:
Is the increase in sale price really likely to exceed the cost if, as you say, the current laminate is good quality?
I guess that rather than an uplift in sale price or value it could make the difference between sale and no sale. Certain things give off a feel of quality and attention to details, so I suppose a quality worktop might be enough to bring a buyer round who otherwise may have been on the fence. Maybe.
Return on investment is definitely a valid question. For us it’s more about making buyers want to buy our property over someone else’s. We have a decent budget and we’re spending it where we think it will add maximum desirability. Unnecessarily overspending is something we are conscious of and we may be at that point if these worktops come in at silly money.
RacingStripes said:
We had a 3m ish x 3m ish "L" and then a 1200mm x 1800mm island (i think) and it was about £2600.
Just to set the OPs thinking, that seems cheap. I know you said it was 21, ours was mid-22, similar size to yours and 4 places in the NW all quoted around £4500. Having said that, there must be quite a lot of give in the pricing as we ended up having one 3M section deeper than standard and they did more upstand, and a shelf with rebate for led strip, than in the original quote but never changed the price.As with all building stuff, if you’re given verbal pricing it may be ex-vat!
I used this bunch back in 2021
https://mistermarble.co.uk/granite-quartz/
My kitchen required three standard lengths of quartz and the order included upstands and one sink cut out. 2021 price was < £2,500. Even allowing for some pretty hefty inflation since 2021, that was significantly lower than anything else I found. Looks like they have a location in Aylesbury and there is an estimator on their site, so might be worth a look.
Quality of the quartz seems fine to me. The edging (not sure of the proper term) is a pretty basic chamfer, but the join (where two lengths joined at a corner) is beautifully done, so I was very happy with the installation.
Edited to add - the above price was based on me removing (and disposing) of the old worktop/sink and installing/plumbing in the new sink, so the above 2021 price included delivery and installation of the worktops but nothing else.
https://mistermarble.co.uk/granite-quartz/
My kitchen required three standard lengths of quartz and the order included upstands and one sink cut out. 2021 price was < £2,500. Even allowing for some pretty hefty inflation since 2021, that was significantly lower than anything else I found. Looks like they have a location in Aylesbury and there is an estimator on their site, so might be worth a look.
Quality of the quartz seems fine to me. The edging (not sure of the proper term) is a pretty basic chamfer, but the join (where two lengths joined at a corner) is beautifully done, so I was very happy with the installation.
Edited to add - the above price was based on me removing (and disposing) of the old worktop/sink and installing/plumbing in the new sink, so the above 2021 price included delivery and installation of the worktops but nothing else.
Edited by ian996 on Friday 29th August 09:07
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hstewie said:
hstewie said: Quartz is expensive.
Had a new kitchen put in a few months back and I was fine with every single part of it except the cost of the quartz which just staggered me.
It was pretty consistent on every quote though.
If you buy the quartz from the kitchen supplier you will have your pants pulled down. Although 5 years ago, Howdens wanted £5k for our quartz worktop. We went to a local specialist and got a thicker worktop, fitted etc, for £2k.Had a new kitchen put in a few months back and I was fine with every single part of it except the cost of the quartz which just staggered me.
It was pretty consistent on every quote though.
Doesn’t the DIY Kitchens worktop online system throw up an accurate price?
I remember doing ours and it came in at £4.5k or so. I then went to the actual supplier, who’s mentioned above, and they couldn’t match their own price. They advised me to go through DIY Kitchens.
The total price is very sensitive to the brand of quartz. It was easy to go from £5k, which is what we paid, to £12k for the same thing if we went with Silestone. Used Fugenstone in the end and absolutely no regrets with the product or the company who fitted. It’s on a handmade kitchen and feels more than a match for quality.
I remember doing ours and it came in at £4.5k or so. I then went to the actual supplier, who’s mentioned above, and they couldn’t match their own price. They advised me to go through DIY Kitchens.
The total price is very sensitive to the brand of quartz. It was easy to go from £5k, which is what we paid, to £12k for the same thing if we went with Silestone. Used Fugenstone in the end and absolutely no regrets with the product or the company who fitted. It’s on a handmade kitchen and feels more than a match for quality.
RacingStripes said:
I dont know your area but this is who we used.
https://naturalstonesurfaces.co.uk/
It was 2021 so I imagine prices are uo since then.
Just used this bunch through DIY Kitchens - they get all the hard worktops subbed out at a cheaper price than I could find.https://naturalstonesurfaces.co.uk/
It was 2021 so I imagine prices are uo since then.
I did about 8m of worktops in quartz, with 2 cutouts, drainer grooves, 3 radiused corners and it was about £3300 all in with supply & fit.
I found them really good to work with, would use again. They did me a cracking deal on a bathroom worktop to fit at the same time.
Road2Ruin said:
If you buy the quartz from the kitchen supplier you will have your pants pulled down. Although 5 years ago, Howdens wanted £5k for our quartz worktop. We went to a local specialist and got a thicker worktop, fitted etc, for £2k.
Howdens pricing is very opaque - our kitchen and some of the appliances came from them through our builder. Their quartz pricing was ball-park the same as the other quotes we got, but it was all a bit vague about exactly what we were going to get. At the place we used, we (well, Mrs S) got to pick the actual slab to be used.Crumpet said:
Doesn’t the DIY Kitchens worktop online system throw up an accurate price?
That's been my recent experience. Their quote was only slightly more than a local firm I used. I seem to recall it being just over £3k for a reasonably sized top with two waterfall ends and the backbit in fake marble. Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff