Countertops & stonework in Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Countertops in Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Granite, quartz and marble countertops for Egg Harbor Township's 1980s to 2000s colonials and new builds, from a showroom that sits right on the township line.
Or visit our Pleasantville showroom, open Monday to Saturday.
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Countertops for the biggest town in Atlantic County
Egg Harbor Township countertops mostly replace the ones the builder put in. The township went from a scatter of villages, Bargaintown, Cardiff, English Creek, Scullville, Steelmanville and Farmington, to the largest town in the county in about thirty years, and most of that growth was subdivisions of colonials and two story homes off English Creek Avenue, Zion Road, Ocean Heights Avenue and Fire Road. A house from 1988 or 2003 came with laminate or the entry level speckled granite of the time, oak or maple cabinets and a peninsula instead of an island, and those kitchens are now at the point where the owners want the real thing. The older ranches along Steelmanville Road and in Bargaintown have been through one remodel already, the bayside streets in West Atlantic City and Seaview Harbor carry the water view kitchens, and Farmington's newer townhouses and 55 and over homes are the first wave of 2000s builder tops reaching the end.
The usual EHT job is simple to describe: keep the cabinets if they are sound, open the peninsula into an island if the room allows, and put a stone top on. Because the showroom is in the same building as Cabinets Direct, the owners who do replace the cabinets can pick the boxes and the stone in one trip. Templating, fabrication and the day the stone goes in are all covered on our countertop fabrication and installation page.
Granite, quartz, marble and quartzite
Which stone for a Egg Harbor Township kitchen
Granite countertops in Egg Harbor Township
Granite is the natural stone most EHT families end up with, and it is a big step up from the thin builder granite of the 2000s. A full thickness slab in a grey, a warm brown or a black with a honed finish takes hot pans, kids' homework and a dropped jar without a mark. The movement in the stone hides crumbs on a busy family counter. It is porous, so it gets a sealer refreshed when water stops beading, which in a year round kitchen is about once a year. On a colonial's L shaped run we set the one seam at the corner.
Quartz countertops in Egg Harbor Township
Quartz is the pick for an EHT kitchen that has to stay white. It is engineered stone, non-porous and never sealed, so grape juice and spaghetti sauce wipe up clean, and the color is identical from the island to the sink run. The soft whites and greys suit the painted cabinets most Egg Harbor Township remodels are moving to, and the long slabs mean a new island usually comes in one piece. It does not like direct heat, so a trivet stays by the stove, and that is the whole care routine.
Marble countertops in Egg Harbor Township
Marble in Egg Harbor Township is mostly a bath stone, and a good one. A honed Carrara vanity top with a matching shower threshold and seat turns a 1990s builder bath into something that looks custom, and a bath sees soap and water rather than lemon and wine. On a kitchen island marble is beautiful but soft, and it etches where something acidic sits, so it suits an owner who cooks carefully. For a family kitchen in a Zion Road colonial we usually suggest a white quartzite for the same look with more hardness.
Quartzite countertops in Egg Harbor Township
Quartzite is natural stone with the veined white look of marble and the hardness of granite, and it is the upgrade a lot of EHT owners choose for the island when they are keeping the house for the long haul. It resists scratches and etching far better than marble, the slabs are large enough for a long island without a seam, and it takes a sealer the way granite does. Because it costs more than most granite, a common plan here is quartzite on the island and a quieter granite or quartz on the perimeter runs.
What we do
Our services in Egg Harbor Township
Along with countertops, Egg Harbor Township homes come to us for vanity tops, full height slab backsplashes that replace a 1990s tile splash in one piece, stone fireplace surrounds for a family room, and shower seats and thresholds for a primary bath remodel, often scheduled with the kitchen so the finishes match.
Egg Harbor Township
Replacing a builder grade top
A lot of EHT kitchens still have the laminate or the thin granite they were built with, and replacing the top changes the room more than any other single move. The new stone is templated to the existing cabinets, the old top comes out and the new one goes in the same day, and a slab backsplash in the same stone finishes it. If the peninsula is coming out for an island, we plan the slab layout so the island is one piece and the runs along the wall use the rest of the slab well.
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The showroom trip
From Egg Harbor Township to our Pleasantville showroom
The showroom is on the Black Horse Pike at the Pleasantville end of the township, so from Cardiff or Bargaintown it is a few minutes up the Pike or Tilton Road. From English Creek and Scullville, Ocean Heights Avenue to Zion Road or English Creek Avenue brings you to the Pike, and from Steelmanville and Farmington the Pike itself runs straight to the door. Look for the Cabinets Direct building; we share it, with parking in front.
7034 Black Horse Pike, Pleasantville, NJ 08232Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm, Sat 10am to 2pm, Sun closed. Call (215) 626-1165.
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Why Egg Harbor Township homeowners choose our showroom
Egg Harbor Township homeowners use our showroom because it is close enough to stop in on the way home and see granite, quartz, marble and quartzite side by side under the same light, with edge profiles to hold against a cabinet door from the kitchen. Our showroom team has done the builder grade replacement many times and knows what a 1990s colonial kitchen needs to look custom. Estimates are free.
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Egg Harbor Township questions
Can you replace just the countertop in my Egg Harbor Township kitchen and keep the cabinets?
Yes, if the cabinets are sound. The new stone is templated to the existing boxes, the old top is removed and the new one goes in the same day. Most single kitchen replacements are a one day job once the stone is fabricated.
How close is the showroom to Egg Harbor Township?
It is on the Black Horse Pike in Pleasantville right at the township line, a few minutes from Cardiff, Bargaintown and Farmington. Come see granite, quartz, marble and quartzite in person and bring a cabinet door or paint chip.
Which countertop holds up best for a busy EHT family?
Granite or quartz. Both take daily cooking and homework at the counter. Quartz never needs sealing and stays uniform; granite brings natural pattern and handles heat. Quartzite is the premium natural pick for an island.
Can we pick the cabinets and the countertops in one visit?
Yes. Cabinets Direct Wholesalers is in the same building, so cabinets and stone can be chosen, quoted and scheduled together, and the cabinet color is right there to hold the stone sample against.
Does a 2000s builder granite top need to come out, or can it be refinished?
A thin builder top is usually not worth refinishing. A full thickness slab in a current color, templated to the same cabinets, is the upgrade that changes the kitchen, and it lets you add an eased or built-up edge the original never had.
Do you do bathrooms as well as kitchens in EHT?
Yes. Vanity tops, shower seats, thresholds and curbs are a regular part of our Egg Harbor Township work, often cut from the same stone as the kitchen so the finishes match throughout the house.
Nearby
Stonework in nearby South Jersey towns
From Cardiff to Scullville, Egg Harbor Township kitchens start a few minutes away on the Black Horse Pike. The neighboring mainland towns are just as close to the same door.
All towns: South Jersey service areas