Advice before you buy

• What changes the price of stone worktops

  Why two stone worktop quotes for the same kitchen can differ: slabs, thickness, cut-outs, edges, upstands, islands, access and removal, explained plainly.

• Choosing a worktop material

  Quartz, granite, porcelain, marble and quartzite compared on heat, scratches, stains, sealing, sunlight and silica, with advice on which suits which kitchen.

• Measuring your kitchen for a first price

  How to sketch and measure your kitchen for a stone worktop quote in ten minutes. What to measure, what to photograph and what we check later at templating.

• Templating and fitting day, step by step

  Templating explained: when to book it, what happens on the visit, getting ready for fitting day in Cambridge, and reconnecting the sink and hob.

• Worktop edges and thickness

  What 12 mm, 20 mm and 30 mm stone worktops look like, the common edge profiles from pencil to ogee, and how mitred edges make thin stone look thick.

• Looking after stone worktops in a hard-water area

  Cleaning routines for each stone, beating limescale from Cambridge's hard water, checking when to reseal, and the products to avoid.

• Lower-silica worktop choices

  What the HSE's May 2026 guidance on engineered stone means for buyers, which worktop materials are lower in crystalline silica, and the questions to ask.

Still have a question? There are more answers in the FAQs, or put it in the quote form.