Ensuring the quality of your granite kitchen worktops in Surrey

Once you have made the decision to use granite for your kitchen worktops in Surrey, the next essential step is to ensure that you will have the best quality available . A cheap price often means an inferior material or a sub-standard installation, but Affordable Granite are dedicated to providing quality assured granite kitchen worktops in Surrey within your budget, by highly experienced fabricators and installers. Purchasing stock in bulk from trusted wholesalers enables discounts to be passed on direct to the customer, with no sacrifice in quality.

As granite is a natural stone, mined from quarries all around the world, each slab will have a unique beauty, with the colour and veining dependant on the specific fusion of minerals such as quartz, mica and feldspars it contains.

Customers are encouraged to view the stock options held at the workshops, to ensure the granite selected will be compatible with the overall design scheme and lifestyle. 

So what elements should you consider when selecting granite for your Surrey kitchen worktop? For best value for money, choose a stock stone. But if you want to stand out from the pack, why not consider a bespoke (non-stock) stone. Although bespoke natural stone slabs may come at a slightly higher price, you may want to keep in mind that as this is a long-term visual investment. The beauty of your worktops on the day of installation will be yours for years to come.

Affordable Granite only source stone from reputable suppliers where slabs have been cut by a gang saw, giving the advantage of a consistent thickness, generally of 30mm. The granite will also have undergone the supplier’s rigorous quality control checks and have been re-examined for flaws or cracks on arrival at the Affordable Granite workshop.

Cutting and polishing to achieve the highest quality of finish is carried out in-house by the Affordable Granite team of skilful stonemasons, avoiding any needless disruption in your home. No work is subcontracted, with the fabricating, templating and installation service all being delivered by craftsmen who are part of the one team, with a passion for perfection and clear communication from the start to a stunning finish.  For more information call us today on 01293 863992.

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Considering quartz for your kitchen worktops in Haywards Heath?

If you are weighing up the benefits of using quartz for your kitchen worktops in Haywards Heath, it may be helpful to draw up a list of the pros and cons before making your final decision. You might think it's unusual to mention the disadvantages before the benefits, but the Affordable Granite team believe that unless you are fully aware of what you don't want in your kitchen, you won't be sure you are making the right choice for your lifestyle and aspirations. 

As quartz is an engineered man-made stone, it won't have the same natural and unique beauty of a natural stone such as granite, marble or slate.

Due to the resin content, although Quartz is heat resistant it is less tolerant of hot pots and pans and it's advisable to use trivets or other protective pads in order to avoid blemishing the elegance of the stone.

As with granite, the solid formation of quartz will result in blunt knives unless the slicing and chopping of food is prepared on a protective board.

So now for the advantages in choosing Quartz for your Haywards Heath kitchen worktop above other kitchen work surfaces and why its popularity in interior design is growing rapidly.

Quartz is incredibly durable and unlike granite it's non-porous and requires no further sealing, making it the ideal worktop for hygienic food preparation and easy maintenance.  

The striking visual appeal of Quartz lends itself to inspirational design ideas without the colour limitations of natural stones. The beauty is uniform, with no variation in the patterns throughout the slab and if you are looking for a crisp and contemporary theme, white has a timeless appeal, with greys and neutrals providing warmth and softness when married with colourful vibrant kitchen units.  

With its high tensile strength, Quartz can be tailored to your kitchen cabinets, breakfast bar or island feature, giving greater flexibility in the options for installation.

If you still find the choice daunting, Affordable Granite can offer experienced and impartial advice to help you to make the right decision on the quartz kitchen worktop which is within your budget and will give years of pleasure for your investment.

Call 01293 863992 now to speak with one of our friendly and knowledgeable team.

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Picking the perfect granite for your kitchen worktops in Haywards Heath

If you're reading this, you are probably already considering granite for your kitchen worktops in Haywards Heath. You may be unsure how this compares to other stones such as quartz or marble and what benefits there are to choosing granite. This will be a long-term investment and making the right decision at the start is crucial to ensuring you'll still be in love with your kitchen well into the future.

Granite is a natural rock with a timeless appeal and each slab is unique to the quarry from which it was sourced. It consists mainly of quartz, feldspars and mica with the content determining the colour and the vivid or subtle patterns, with each slab having its own aesthetic appeal.  Advice from the Affordable Granite team is to carefully plan your overall theme and colour palette before selecting your Haywards Heath kitchen work surfaces. Be wary of choosing a look which is a hot topic now, but may not be so appealing when trends move on and you find you've invested in a design which has soon become outdated.  Browse through the slab choices in the Affordable Granite workshops to get a feel of the effect you are aiming for.

Although the kitchen may be the busy and bustling hub of the home, it's still possible to give at least the illusion of a calm and stress-free environment with the best use of the visual space and choice of materials. Besides being a stunning design element in the kitchen, granite also has the benefit of being durable, easy to look after and will continue to hold its value.  Although it has a slightly greater porosity than man-made quartz, all granite is pre-sealed in the Affordable Granite workshop before installation and can be easily maintained by resealing the surface with a stain impregnator from time to time, which is available in a home-care kit. 

The natural beauty of granite is in harmony within the increasingly popular open living space,

where the colour scheme can flow seamlessly through from an efficient working kitchen area into a relaxed environment for dining and putting your feet up.  If you aspire to achieve more than 'just a kitchen', Affordable Granite will ensure your expectations are met, delivering the highest quality service, on time and on budget. 

Call 01293 863992 today to speak with a member of the friendly Affordable Granite team.

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