Countertops & stonework in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Countertops in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Granite, quartz and marble countertops for Point Pleasant Beach's bungalows, inlet homes and new oceanfront builds, from our Pleasantville showroom.
Or visit our Pleasantville showroom, open Monday to Saturday.
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Countertops for a year round beach town
Point Pleasant Beach countertops go into a town that lives here all year. The borough grew steadily from the 1900s to its peak in 1980, so the numbered side streets between Richmond Avenue and the ocean, and the blocks around Arnold Avenue and the train station, are bungalows, capes and small colonials from the 1920s through the 1960s, most on their second or third kitchen. Channel Drive and the streets along the Manasquan River and the inlet carry the waterfront houses, where the kitchen is planned around the boats going by, and the oceanfront along Ocean Avenue north of the boardwalk is where older houses have come down for large new builds raised on pilings, which the borough has required since Sandy. The boardwalk and Jenkinson's are the landmarks everyone knows, but the work happens on the quiet streets behind them: a bungalow kitchen opened to the living room, an inlet house getting an island that faces the water, a new oceanfront house choosing stone for a kitchen, a bar and four baths at once.
We work with Point Pleasant Beach homeowners and the contractors and designers rebuilding and renovating here, year round families and summer owners alike. A 1950s cape wants a real kitchen in a modest footprint; a raised oceanfront build wants the stone sized for the stairs and chosen for the bar and the baths at the same time. From the first template to the finished counter, the steps are on our countertop fabrication and installation page.
Granite, quartz, marble and quartzite
Which stone for a Point Pleasant Beach kitchen
Granite countertops in Point Pleasant Beach
Granite suits a Point Pleasant Beach kitchen that cooks every night of the year. It is quarried stone, very hard, and it takes hot pans, homework at the counter and a cooler dragged in from the beach without a mark. Stained cabinets in a 1960s cape take a warm brown granite well, and a rebuild with white cabinets looks right with a honed grey or black. Like all granite it is porous and wants a sealer renewed about once a year, when water stops beading. On an L shaped run the single seam goes at the corner.
Quartz countertops in Point Pleasant Beach
Quartz is the pick for a Point Pleasant Beach house that rents for the summer or that has a kitchen that must stay white. It is engineered and non-porous, never sealed, so sunscreen, wine and ketchup wipe clean between guests and every piece matches. Long slabs put a bungalow run in one piece, and a soft white keeps a small kitchen open. Hot pots go on a trivet.
Marble countertops in Point Pleasant Beach
Marble in Point Pleasant Beach is mostly a bath stone: a honed Carrara vanity top with a matching shower threshold and seat is a regular request for a rebuilt primary bath, and a bath sees only soap and water. Marble on an island is lovely but soft and etches under lemon or vinegar, so it belongs with an owner who keeps the house for family and cooks with care. For an inlet kitchen that hosts the boat crowd we suggest quartzite, which gives the same veining on a far harder stone.
Quartzite countertops in Point Pleasant Beach
Quartzite gives a Point Pleasant Beach kitchen the veined white look of marble on a natural stone harder than granite, and it is the island stone for a new oceanfront house where the owners want Calacatta on a counter that will see real use. It resists scratches and etching far better than marble, the slabs are large enough for an island facing the inlet without a seam, and it takes a sealer the way granite does. On a raised house the stairs decide the piece sizes, and a waterfall edge is laid out so the veining turns the corner.
What we do
Our services in Point Pleasant Beach
We are more than countertops. Point Pleasant Beach owners bring us fireplace surrounds for a family room, easy to clean slab backsplashes, bar tops for a deck over the inlet, and vanity tops, shower seats and thresholds for a family home or a rental bath, all in durable granite, quartz, marble or quartzite.
Point Pleasant Beach
An island that faces the inlet
On Channel Drive and the river streets the island faces the water, and that shapes the plan: the seam kept off the side you look at most, the veining laid out to run toward the view, and a waterfall edge where the island is the showpiece. In a bungalow on the side streets the project is smaller but the care is the same, a lighter stone that keeps a small room open, an eased edge that does not catch in a tight walkway, and a slab backsplash with no grout to scrub. We template to the real walls and show you the slab layout before anything is cut.
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The showroom trip
From Point Pleasant Beach to our Pleasantville showroom
From Point Pleasant Beach, take Arnold Avenue west to Bridge Avenue, cross into Point Pleasant and follow the signs for the Garden State Parkway south at Brick. Follow the Parkway to the Pleasantville exit for the Black Horse Pike, and the showroom is on the left a minute later, in the Cabinets Direct building. Many owners come down on a weekday and pair the visit with a mainland errand.
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 Point Pleasant Beach homeowners choose our showroom
Point Pleasant Beach homeowners and the builders doing the oceanfront houses use our showroom because we know the bungalow remodel, the inlet island and the raised rebuild, and what each needs from the stone, the edge and the seams. Granite, quartz, marble and quartzite are all out to compare under one light, with edge profiles to hold against your door. Estimates are free.
Good to know
Point Pleasant Beach questions
What edge works on a Point Pleasant Beach island?
A built-up edge gives a thick slab look without the weight, and a waterfall edge runs the stone down the end of the island, which suits the open kitchens in the new oceanfront homes. In a renovated bungalow an eased edge keeps it simple. We show samples of each at the showroom.
What should I bring to the showroom for a Point Pleasant Beach project?
A cabinet drawing or a sketch with rough measurements, a photo of the room, and a door sample or paint chip. For a new build the builder's plan is a good start. We match stone to it and go over seams and sealing.
Can you get stone up to a house raised on pilings?
Yes. For a rebuild with the kitchen a flight up we check the stair turns at the template visit and size the pieces to make the trip, with any seam placed where it hides. That is settled before fabrication.
Which countertop holds up best for a Point Pleasant Beach family that lives here all year?
Granite or quartz. Granite handles heat and brings natural pattern; quartz never needs sealing and stays uniform. For an island, quartzite is the premium natural stone, and marble is the vanity stone.
Can a 1950s cape on the side streets get an island?
Yes in most cases, once that wall to the living room is gone. In a narrow room a peninsula does the same work, and either one usually comes out of a single piece of stone. The template visit settles the layout.
Do you work on the inlet and river houses?
Yes. The Channel Drive and Manasquan River kitchens are a regular part of our Point Pleasant Beach work, and we plan the island and the seams around the view of the water.
Nearby
Stonework in nearby South Jersey towns
From the inlet to the side streets off Arnold Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach kitchens start with a trip down the Parkway to our showroom. Bay Head, Mantoloking and Lavallette are on the same road.
All towns: South Jersey service areas