Countertops & stonework in Stone Harbor, NJ
Countertops in Stone Harbor, NJ
Granite, quartz, marble and quartzite countertops for Stone Harbor's new custom homes and the older houses being brought up to date, from our Pleasantville showroom.
Or visit our Pleasantville showroom, open Monday to Saturday.
Stone Harbor, NJ
Stonework worthy of Stone Harbor
Stone Harbor countertops go into a town that has been fully built for decades, so nothing here starts with an empty lot. When a house changes hands on a good block, whatever is standing on it usually comes down and something custom goes up, and the town is still in the middle of that cycle, with old and new side by side on the same street. Second Avenue at the south end, with its planted median, looks like an established suburb that happens to end at the beach, and the numbered streets around it are where mid-century Cape Cods and Craftsman houses are turning into new homes with a kitchen sized for the whole family. The bayfront and the Marina District carry the waterfront rebuilds, the tiny bungalows on Bower Court, Stone Court and Weber Court are the exception the town has kept small on purpose, and the former Villa Maria site at 111th Street is becoming a new block of single family lots.
We work with Stone Harbor homeowners and with the builders, architects and designers putting up the new homes and renovating the older ones. A new build means a large island, a slab backsplash and stone carried into several baths; a renovation means fitting a proper kitchen into a house built for a smaller family. We keep an owner who lives elsewhere updated as the job moves, and our countertop fabrication and installation page walks through what happens between choosing a slab and the finished counter.
Granite, quartz, marble and quartzite
Which stone for a Stone Harbor kitchen
Granite countertops in Stone Harbor
Granite in Stone Harbor goes on the island that feeds a full house every night in July. It is quarried stone, very hard, and it takes a hot pot from the grill and a cutting board that slipped without a mark. The quieter granites, a soft grey or a honed black with little movement, suit the understated look most Stone Harbor houses are built around, and a lighter speckled granite brightens a bungalow kitchen on one of the courts. It is porous, so a sealer gets refreshed when water stops beading, about once a season.
Quartz countertops in Stone Harbor
Quartz suits the Stone Harbor house that rents for part of the summer or that has to look new for the family every August. Engineered stone is non-porous and never sealed, so sunscreen, wine and juice wipe up clean, and the color is uniform across a long run and the bar on the deck. The long slabs mean a straight run often comes in one piece, which matters in an open kitchen.
Marble countertops in Stone Harbor
Marble is the stone a lot of Stone Harbor houses are designed around: a honed white marble island with the veining laid out along its length, and the same marble on the primary bath vanity, shower threshold and seat. It is softer than granite and etches where lemon or wine sits, so it suits an owner who cooks carefully or likes a surface that takes on character. In a bath it sees only soap and water and is the classic choice. In a rental kitchen we point you to quartzite instead: the same veining on a much harder stone.
Quartzite countertops in Stone Harbor
Quartzite is the Stone Harbor island stone for owners who want the look of Calacatta on a counter that gets used. Harder than granite, this natural stone shrugs off the scratches and etching marble shows, and the slabs will do a twelve foot island in one piece. Like granite, it gets sealed. On a very long island, two slabs from the same block can be book matched so the veining mirrors at the joint, and a waterfall edge is laid out so the pattern turns the corner.
What we do
Our services in Stone Harbor
We do more than kitchens. Stone Harbor homes come to us for fireplace facades and hearths, matching slab backsplashes, bar tops for a rooftop deck, and vanity tops, shower seats and thresholds that give a busy beach house bath a spa feel, all in coordinated granite, quartz, marble or quartzite.
Stone Harbor
Made for the island
A Stone Harbor kitchen fills up in July and sits quieter the rest of the year. Quartz is easy to care for and wipes down fast between guests, granite is very durable, quartzite gives the marble look with the hardness of granite, and marble brings a classic look to an island or a bath with a little more care. We finish edges and seams cleanly so the kitchen looks right whether it is a new build on a beach block or a bungalow on one of the courts.
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The showroom trip
From Stone Harbor to our Pleasantville showroom
From Stone Harbor, take 96th Street off the island and follow Stone Harbor Boulevard across the marsh to the Garden State Parkway north. Stay on the Parkway to the Black Horse Pike exit at Pleasantville, and the ramp puts you on the Pike a minute from the showroom, which is on the left in the building we share with Cabinets Direct. One road nearly door to door, with parking out front.
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 Stone Harbor homeowners choose our showroom
Stone Harbor owners, builders and designers use our showroom because we have handled the long island, the book matched slab and the matched bath stone that a custom house here calls for, and because granite, quartz, marble and quartzite are all here to compare side by side under one light. Estimates are free, and the edge samples are here to hold against your cabinet door.
Good to know
Stone Harbor questions
Where will the seams fall on a long Stone Harbor island?
We lay the pieces out on the slab before anything is cut, so a seam lands where it is least visible and the veining lines up across it. On a very long island, two slabs from the same block can be book matched so the pattern mirrors at the joint. We go over the layout with you before fabrication starts.
What should I bring to the showroom for a Stone Harbor project?
A cabinet drawing or a sketch with rough measurements, a photo of the room, and a sample or picture of the cabinet color and the flooring. If the house is still being built, your builder's plan is enough to start. We match stone to what you bring and talk through the rest.
Do you build for Stone Harbor new construction?
Yes. We work with builders and designers on new homes throughout Stone Harbor and fold the countertops and stonework into the build schedule. Get in touch while the cabinets are on order so the template and the stone fit the timeline.
Can you schedule around the rental season in Stone Harbor?
Yes. We often template and set the stone in the off season or between rentals so the kitchen is ready without disrupting your summer, and we work with a key holder when you are not on the island.
What is the best low maintenance countertop for a Stone Harbor beach house?
Quartz is a favorite here because it is non-porous, resists stains and needs no sealing. Granite is a durable natural option, quartzite gives the marble look with more hardness, and marble adds a classic look with a bit more care.
Will you work with our builder or interior designer?
Yes. We coordinate on selections, measurements and timing so the stonework fits into your renovation or new build, and most Stone Harbor projects come to us through the designer first with the owner joining at the showroom.
Nearby
Stonework in nearby South Jersey towns
From Second Avenue to the Marina District, Stone Harbor kitchens start with a run up the Parkway to our showroom. Avalon, Sea Isle City and Cape May are the same easy trip.
All towns: South Jersey service areas