Countertops & stonework in Margate, NJ
Countertops in Margate, NJ
Granite, quartz and marble countertops for Margate's mid-century colonials, beach block rebuilds and bayfront homes, from our showroom across the Margate bridge in Pleasantville.
Or visit our Pleasantville showroom, open Monday to Saturday.
Margate, NJ
Bringing a Margate kitchen up to date
Margate countertops go into a town that was mostly built in one generation. Margate grew from under three thousand people in 1930 to nearly ten thousand by 1960, so the alphabet streets from Argyle Avenue to Washington Avenue, and the presidents' names past them toward Longport, are lined with colonials, Cape Cods and ranches from the 1940s through the 1960s. Most have been renovated at least once, and a lot of them are due again. The Parkway section around All Wars Memorial Parkway and the beach blocks are where those houses come down and large new builds go up, often with the upside down layout that puts the kitchen on the second floor next to the deck. Marven Gardens on the Ventnor line is established mid-century homes with newer ones on infill lots, and the bayfront along Amherst Avenue and Bayswater is boat slips and kitchens planned around a party.
Whichever house it is, the kitchen is the project. On a middle street colonial that means taking down a wall, getting a real island in and running new counter on three sides; on a beach block rebuild it means a big island, a full height slab backsplash and stone in four baths. We help Margate homeowners and the builders working here get the stone right for both, and our countertop fabrication and installation page shows how a job runs from template to finished top.
Granite, quartz, marble and quartzite
Which stone for a Margate kitchen
Granite countertops in Margate
Granite is a good fit for the Margate kitchens that work all year. A family on a middle street cooks there every night from September to June and then feeds a house full of guests in July, and granite takes both without complaint: heat, knives, a dropped jar. It is natural stone with real variation, so a speckled grey or a warm brown pairs with the stained cabinets a lot of these colonials still have, and a lighter granite with white cabinets freshens one up.
Quartz countertops in Margate
Quartz is the answer for a Margate house that spends the summer as a rental or that an upside down kitchen on the second floor has to keep looking new. Engineered stone is non-porous, so sunscreen, wine and lemon wipe up without a mark and there is no sealing to schedule. The whites and soft greys suit the coastal palette the new builds use, and the long slabs mean a second floor island usually goes up the stairs in two pieces with one seam set where it hides.
Marble countertops in Margate
Marble in Margate shows up most on islands and in baths in the houses that are owner occupied. A honed white marble island in a renovated Marven Gardens colonial, with a matching vanity in the primary bath, is the classic look. Marble is softer than granite and etches where lemon or vinegar sits, so it wants an owner who likes a surface with some life in it. For a bath that is a non issue, and a Carrara vanity top and shower threshold is one of the most common pieces we fabricate for this town.
Quartzite countertops in Margate
Quartzite is natural stone that gives a Margate kitchen the veined look of marble on a surface harder than granite. The white and grey varieties are the usual pick for a beach block new build where the owners want Calacatta on a big island that will actually get used, and the darker quartzites suit a bayfront kitchen with navy or walnut cabinets. Slabs run large, which helps on a long island, and the stone is sealed like granite.
What we do
Our services in Margate
Beyond countertops, Margate homes and condos come to us for full height slab backsplashes that match the counter, stone fireplace surrounds for a bayfront living room, marble vanity tops and shower seats and thresholds for the baths in a rebuild, and bar tops for the deck side of an upside down house.
Margate
A second floor kitchen with a view
The new Margate houses on the beach blocks and in the Parkway section put the kitchen upstairs, where the deck and the view are, and that changes the planning. A long island has to get up the stairs, so we look at the turns before fabrication and split a run where the seam hides best. We plan all of that with you and your builder before anything is cut.
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The showroom trip
From Margate to our Pleasantville showroom
From Margate, Jerome Avenue takes you to the Margate bridge, the toll causeway across the bay to Northfield. On the mainland follow Margate Boulevard to Tilton Road and turn right, and Tilton Road runs straight up to the Black Horse Pike at the Egg Harbor Township line. The showroom is just to the right on the Pike, in the same building as Cabinets Direct.
7034 Black Horse Pike, Pleasantville, NJ 08232Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm, Sat 10am to 2pm, Sun closed. Call (215) 626-1165.
Why Rye Marble & Granite
Why Margate homeowners choose our showroom
Margate homeowners and builders use our showroom because we have done the second floor kitchens, the galley colonials and the bayfront bars many times, and we know what a seam, a stair turn and a summer rental each need. Granite, quartz, marble and quartzite are all here to compare under the same light, with edge profiles to hold against a cabinet door. Estimates are free.
Good to know
Margate questions
Does a second floor kitchen in Margate change the countertop plan?
It changes the planning, not the stone. For an upside down house we look at the stairs and the turns before fabrication, and a long run may be split into two pieces with the seam placed where it hides best, so each piece gets up to the kitchen in one piece.
How often does granite need sealing in a Margate kitchen?
Granite is porous, so it takes a sealer that gets refreshed from time to time. In a year round kitchen check it about once a year: if water stops beading on the surface, it is time. Quartz never needs sealing at all.
Can you fit a small kitchen in a Margate condo?
Yes. Every top is templated to the exact space, so a compact condo kitchen on Ventnor Avenue gets a layout and an edge that fit. A single run with a short return often comes in one piece.
Which surface is best for a Margate summer rental?
Quartz. It is non-porous, resists stains and wipes clean between guests, and there is no sealing to keep up with.
Do you do new builds in the Parkway section and on the beach blocks?
Yes. We work with the builders doing those houses on the countertops, the slab backsplash, the bar and the bath stone, and we pick all of it at one showroom visit so the finishes match.
What should I bring to the showroom for a Margate kitchen?
Measurements of the counter runs, a kitchen photo and a cabinet door or paint chip. For a new build, the builder's kitchen drawing is enough to start. We match stone to it and go over edges and seams while you are here.
Nearby
Stonework in nearby South Jersey towns
From the alphabet streets to the Amherst Avenue bayfront, Margate kitchens start with a trip over the Margate bridge to our showroom.
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