Countertops & stonework in Mount Laurel, NJ
Countertops in Mount Laurel, NJ
Granite, quartz and marble countertops for Mount Laurel's Ramblewood colonials, Larchmont splits and the townhouses of the 1980s and 1990s, from our Pleasantville showroom.
Or visit our Pleasantville showroom, open Monday to Saturday.
Mount Laurel, NJ
Countertops for a Mount Laurel kitchen
Mount Laurel countertops go into a town that grew eight times over in forty years. The township had five thousand people in 1960 and more than forty thousand by 2000, so almost every kitchen here was built in that window: Ramblewood and Larchmont with their 1960s colonials and split levels off Church Road and Larchmont Boulevard, the 1970s and 1980s neighborhoods along Hainesport-Mount Laurel Road and Union Mill Road, and the townhouse and condo communities of the 1980s and 1990s, Holiday Village, Rancocas Pointe, Birchfield and the rest, that came with the court rulings that bear the town's name. Laurel Creek and the Country Club Estates added the big custom homes of the 2000s around the golf course. A 1965 Ramblewood kitchen has been remodeled once with oak cabinets and tile; a 1992 townhouse still has its laminate; a 2004 Laurel Creek kitchen has the builder's granite. All three are due, and the common project is a stone top on new or kept cabinets with a slab backsplash to finish it.
We help Mount Laurel homeowners and the contractors and designers remodeling here pick stone for the house they have. A Ramblewood split wants a lighter stone that keeps a compact kitchen open; a townhouse wants a top that goes in without fuss; a Laurel Creek kitchen has the room for a waterfall island. Our countertop fabrication and installation page shows the steps from template to finished counter.
Granite, quartz, marble and quartzite
Which stone for a Mount Laurel kitchen
Granite countertops in Mount Laurel
For a Mount Laurel family that cooks every night, granite is a natural fit. A full thickness slab in a grey, a warm brown or a honed black takes hot pans, homework and a dropped jar without a mark, and it is a real step up from the thin builder granite of the 2000s. The movement in the stone hides crumbs on a busy counter and pairs well with the stained cabinets a Ramblewood colonial still has. The stone is porous, which means a quick reseal about once a year, as soon as water stops beading. An L shaped run gets its one seam at the corner.
Quartz countertops in Mount Laurel
Quartz is the pick for a Mount Laurel townhouse or a kitchen that is going white. Engineered stone is non-porous and never sealed, so juice and sauce wipe up clean and the color is uniform across every piece. The long slabs mean a townhouse run or a split level peninsula comes in one piece, and a soft white keeps a compact kitchen feeling open. Hot pots go on a trivet. For a landlord with a Holiday Village unit it is the surface that stops being a worry.
Marble countertops in Mount Laurel
Marble in Mount Laurel 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, and a bath sees only soap and water. On an island marble looks wonderful but it is soft and etches under lemon or vinegar, so it wants a careful cook. For a family kitchen in Larchmont or Laurel Creek we usually suggest a white quartzite for the same look with the hardness of granite.
Quartzite countertops in Mount Laurel
Quartzite gives a Mount Laurel kitchen the veined white look of marble on a natural stone harder than granite, and it is the island stone a Laurel Creek or Country Club Estates owner picks when replacing the builder's granite for good. Unlike marble it stands up to knives and lemon juice, the slabs are big enough for a one piece island, and it gets sealed like granite. It costs more than most granite, so many owners put it on the island and run a quieter stone along the walls.
What we do
Our services in Mount Laurel
It is not just countertops. Mount Laurel remodels often add a fresh fireplace facade for a family room, a matching slab backsplash that replaces 1980s tile in one piece, new vanity tops, and shower seats and thresholds for a primary bath, all fabricated in granite, quartz, marble or quartzite from one showroom.
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Swapping a builder top
A lot of Mount Laurel kitchens still have the top they were built with, laminate in a 1990s townhouse or thin granite in a 2000s colonial, and replacing it changes the room more than any other single move. We template the new top to the cabinets you have, swap the old top for the new in a single day, and finish with a slab backsplash in the same stone. When a peninsula gives way to an island, we lay the slab out so the island is a single piece and the wall runs come from the remainder.
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The showroom trip
From Mount Laurel to our Pleasantville showroom
From Mount Laurel, take Church Road or Hainesport-Mount Laurel Road to the highway south through Marlton and Berlin and pick up the Atlantic City Expressway at Winslow, which runs east the whole way to Pleasantville. Leave the Expressway at the Pleasantville exit and follow the Black Horse Pike signs; we are a few minutes along, sharing a building with Cabinets Direct. A lot of Mount Laurel owners come down on a Saturday morning with a cabinet door on the back seat.
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 Mount Laurel homeowners choose our showroom
Mount Laurel homeowners use our showroom because we have done the Ramblewood split, the townhouse swap and the Laurel Creek island 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. Cabinets Direct shares the building, so cabinets and stone can be chosen in one trip, and estimates are free.
Good to know
Mount Laurel questions
Can you swap a builder grade top in a Mount Laurel townhouse?
Yes. A townhouse kitchen with a laminate or basic top is a straightforward upgrade: the new stone is templated to the existing cabinets, fabricated to fit, and goes in the same day the old top comes out. Pick the stone at the showroom and we will go over edges and whether a slab backsplash makes sense.
Where will the seams fall in a Ramblewood kitchen?
Most runs in a 1960s kitchen come in one piece, and an L shape gets one seam at the corner. We plan the layout on the slab so the veining carries across the joint, and you approve where each seam goes before cutting.
Which countertop holds up best for a Mount Laurel family?
Granite or quartz. Granite takes heat and has real pattern; quartz is never sealed and looks the same across every piece. Quartzite is the top natural choice for an island; marble belongs on a vanity.
Is the builder granite in my Laurel Creek kitchen worth keeping?
If you like it, keep it. If not, a full thickness slab chosen for its own pattern, templated to the same cabinets, is the upgrade that changes the kitchen, and it lets you add an edge the original never had.
Can we pick the cabinets and the countertops in one visit?
Yes. Cabinets Direct Wholesalers shares our building, so you can choose, quote and schedule cabinets and stone together and hold the stone sample against the real door color.
Do you do bathrooms as well as kitchens in Mount Laurel?
Yes. Vanity tops, shower seats, thresholds and fireplace facings come up in most Mount Laurel projects, and doing them with the kitchen keeps the stone consistent.
Nearby
Stonework in nearby South Jersey towns
From Ramblewood to Laurel Creek, Mount Laurel kitchens start with a run down the Expressway to our showroom. Moorestown, Marlton and Medford take the same road.
All towns: South Jersey service areas