Countertops & stonework in Marlton, NJ
Countertops in Marlton, NJ
Granite, quartz and marble countertops for Marlton's 1970s and 1980s colonials, Kings Grant townhouses and Olde Marlton homes, from our Pleasantville showroom.
Or visit our Pleasantville showroom, open Monday to Saturday.
Marlton, NJ
Countertops for a Marlton kitchen
Marlton countertops mostly go into a kitchen built between 1970 and 1990, when Evesham Township nearly tripled and the farms off Evesboro-Medford Road, Tomlinson Mill Road and Elmwood Road turned into neighborhoods. Marlton Lakes, Woodstream, Heritage Village and Mayfair are the colonials and split levels of that run, Kings Grant is the townhouses and singles around the lake, and Barton Run and the Sanctuary added the larger 1990s colonials with two story foyers and a kitchen built around a peninsula. Olde Marlton, the historic district along Main Street, is the exception: 1800s houses where the kitchen is in a rear addition and the project is a period remodel. Everywhere else the kitchen has oak cabinets, a tile or laminate top and a wall to the family room, and the common project takes that wall down, turns the peninsula into an island, and puts a stone top on new or kept cabinets with a slab backsplash to finish it.
We help Marlton homeowners and the contractors and designers remodeling here choose stone for the house they have. A Woodstream split wants a lighter stone that keeps a compact kitchen open; a Barton Run colonial has the room for a real island; a Kings Grant townhouse wants a top that goes in without fuss. The steps from template to finished counter are on our countertop fabrication and installation page.
Granite, quartz, marble and quartzite
Which stone for a Marlton kitchen
Granite countertops in Marlton
Granite suits a Marlton family kitchen that cooks every night and has the family room fireplace in view. A warm brown or grey granite with some movement pairs with the stained cabinets a 1980s colonial still has, and a honed black updates the room without a full gut. Quarried and very hard, it takes a hot pan or a dropped jar without a mark. Granite does need a sealer, renewed about once a year when water stops beading, and that is the whole care list. On an L or U shaped run the seams go at the corners, laid out so the pattern carries across.
Quartz countertops in Marlton
When a Marlton kitchen gets new white or grey cabinets, quartz is usually the top that goes with them. Being engineered, it is non-porous and never sealed; juice and sauce wipe away and every piece matches in color. The lighter colors make a 1970s kitchen feel bigger, and the long slabs mean a new island or a townhouse run comes in one piece. Hot pots go on a trivet. If you want a counter you never think about, this is it.
Marble countertops in Marlton
Marble in Marlton is mostly a bath stone, and a good one: a honed Carrara vanity top with a matching shower threshold and seat turns a 1980s builder bath into something custom. On a kitchen island it is beautiful but soft, and it etches where lemon or vinegar sits, so it suits an owner who cooks carefully. In an Olde Marlton house from the 1800s a honed marble counter looks like it was always there. For a busy Barton Run kitchen we suggest a white quartzite instead.
Quartzite countertops in Marlton
Quartzite gives a Marlton kitchen the veined white look of marble on a natural stone harder than granite, and it is the island stone for an owner who is staying in the house and wants that look without the upkeep. It handles scratches and acids far better than marble, the slab sizes cover a long island without a seam, and a sealer goes on as with granite. Since it is pricier than most granite, a popular plan is quartzite on the island with a plainer perimeter.
What we do
Our services in Marlton
Beyond the kitchen, Marlton homes come to us for fireplace surrounds on the family room hearth, full height slab backsplashes that replace 1980s tile in one piece, marble or granite vanity tops, and shower seats and thresholds for a primary bath, so the whole house reads as one coordinated design.
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The kitchen and the family room, as one
In a Marlton colonial the kitchen opens onto the family room and the fireplace, so the countertop and the hearth are in the same view, and a lot of owners redo both at once. We help you pick a stone for the counters and a facing for the fireplace that sit well together, lay out the island on the slab so any seam hides, and template to the real walls so the top sits tight. If the fireplace is part of the project, bring a photo of it to the showroom and we will look for stone that ties the two rooms together.
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The showroom trip
From Marlton to our Pleasantville showroom
From Marlton, head south through Berlin and pick up the Atlantic City Expressway at Winslow, which runs east the whole way to Pleasantville. The Pleasantville exit puts you minutes from the Black Horse Pike, and the showroom shares the Cabinets Direct building there. Many Marlton owners make the trip on a Saturday morning with a cabinet door and a photo of the fireplace.
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 Marlton homeowners choose our showroom
Marlton homeowners use our showroom because we have done the colonial, the split and the townhouse kitchen many times and know what each needs, and because granite, quartz, marble and quartzite are all here to compare side by side under one light. Because Cabinets Direct is in the same building, cabinets and stone get chosen in one trip, and the estimate is free.
Good to know
Marlton questions
Where will the seams fall in a Marlton colonial kitchen?
A straight run under about ten feet usually comes in one piece, and an L or U shape gets a seam at the corner where it reads as a natural break. We plan the layout on the slab first so the veining carries across, and you see where every seam lands before cutting.
What should I bring to the showroom for a Marlton remodel?
The cabinet drawing or a sketch with rough measurements, a photo of the kitchen as it is, and a cabinet door or paint chip. If the family room fireplace is part of the project, bring a photo of that too, so we can look for stone that ties the two together.
Can you replace the top in my Kings Grant townhouse and keep the cabinets?
Yes, if the cabinets are sound. The stone is templated to your existing cabinets, and the swap, old top out and new top in, happens in one day. A matching slab backsplash finishes it.
Which countertop holds up best for a Marlton family?
Granite or quartz. Granite for heat and natural pattern, quartz for a surface that is never sealed and always uniform. Quartzite is the premium natural pick for an island, and marble suits a vanity or an Olde Marlton kitchen.
Can a 1970s Marlton split level get an island?
Usually, once the wall to the family room comes down. If the room is tight, a peninsula serves the same purpose, and the stone for either is usually one piece. The template visit settles the layout.
Do you fabricate fireplace stone as well as countertops?
Yes. Fireplace facings and hearths are a regular part of our Marlton work, often chosen with the kitchen stone so the two rooms read as one. The showroom has samples to compare side by side.
Nearby
Stonework in nearby South Jersey towns
From Olde Marlton to Barton Run, Marlton kitchens start with a run down the Expressway to our showroom. Medford, Mount Laurel and Voorhees take the same road.
All towns: South Jersey service areas