Countertops & stonework in Sea Isle City, NJ
Countertops in Sea Isle City, NJ
Granite, quartz and marble countertops for Sea Isle City's townhouses, duplexes and bayfront homes, from our showroom up the Parkway in Pleasantville.
Or visit our Pleasantville showroom, open Monday to Saturday.
Sea Isle City, NJ
Stone for a Sea Isle City townhouse or beach house
Sea Isle City countertops usually go into a pair of kitchens at once. The Ash Wednesday storm of 1962 took nearly every beachfront house, and the town rebuilt itself a block inland as duplexes and townhouses; sixty years on, those 1960s and 1970s duplexes are coming down in turn for new side by side townhouses, each unit with its own kitchen, two or three baths and a rooftop deck. That is the standard Sea Isle project: two mirror image kitchens from the same slabs. Landis Avenue and Pleasure Avenue carry the beach block versions, the bayside streets off Park Road and Central Avenue carry the lagoon and bay versions, and Townsends Inlet at the south end has the larger single family rebuilds. Fish Alley, the old fishing enclave on the bay, still holds a few of the original cottages among the new builds, and the condos around JFK Boulevard add a straight run and a bar top to the mix.
We help Sea Isle owners and the builders putting up the townhouses choose stone that works twice: one color across both units so the building reads as one, or two looks that still sit well together. A compact townhouse kitchen with a tight walkway wants an edge that does not catch a hip. Our countertop fabrication and installation page explains the steps from template to finished counter.
Granite, quartz, marble and quartzite
Which stone for a Sea Isle City kitchen
Granite countertops in Sea Isle City
Granite suits a Sea Isle City kitchen that gets rented all summer and used hard. It is quarried stone, very hard, and a mid tone speckled granite hides a week of beach house wear between cleanings. A honed grey or black granite reads well with the white cabinets most townhouse builders use. It is porous, so a sealer gets refreshed when water stops beading on it, which for a seasonal house is once a year. On a townhouse L run the single seam goes at the corner.
Quartz countertops in Sea Isle City
Quartz is what most Sea Isle townhouses end up with, and for good reason. Engineered stone is non-porous and never sealed, so sunscreen, wine and ketchup wipe up clean between guests, and the color is uniform across both units of a building. The long slabs mean a straight run comes in a single piece, and a soft white keeps a narrow townhouse kitchen feeling open. Keep a trivet by the stove, because quartz does not like direct heat, and it will look the same for many summers.
Marble countertops in Sea Isle City
Marble in Sea Isle City is mostly a bath stone: a honed Carrara vanity top with a matching shower threshold and seat is a regular request for the primary bath of a new townhouse, and a bath sees soap and water rather than lemon and wine. On a kitchen counter marble is beautiful but soft, and in a rental it will show etching by August. For an owner who keeps the house for family use and cooks carefully, a marble island in a Townsends Inlet house is a classic look; for everyone else we suggest quartzite.
Quartzite countertops in Sea Isle City
Quartzite gives a Sea Isle kitchen the veined white look of marble on a natural stone that is harder than granite. It resists scratches and etching far better than marble, the slabs are large enough for a townhouse island without a seam, and it takes a sealer the way granite does. It is the island stone for a bayfront rebuild where the owners want Calacatta on a counter that will see real use. Because it costs more than most granite, a common plan is quartzite on the island and a quieter stone on the perimeter.
What we do
Our services in Sea Isle City
Along with countertops, Sea Isle City townhouses and homes come to us for seamless slab backsplashes, vanity tops for every bath in a new build, shower seats and thresholds, bar tops for a rooftop deck, and stone fireplace surrounds for a family room, so a compact shore bath or a townhouse living room gets the same custom stone.
Sea Isle City
Two kitchens from the same slabs
A new Sea Isle townhouse is two mirror image kitchens, and the efficient way to do them is from the same slabs. We lay out both kitchens on the stone before anything is cut, so the color matches across the building and the material is used well, and we template both units and all the baths in one visit. Where each owner wants a different look, we pick two stones that sit well side by side. The edge matters in a tight townhouse walkway, and an eased edge with a slight round is the one that does not catch.
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The showroom trip
From Sea Isle City to our Pleasantville showroom
From Sea Isle City, take JFK Boulevard off the island and follow Sea Isle Boulevard across the marsh to the Garden State Parkway north. Stay on the Parkway to the Black Horse Pike exit at Pleasantville; the ramp drops you onto the Pike a minute from the showroom, which is on the left in the building we share with Cabinets Direct. It is one road almost the whole way, with parking at the door.
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 Sea Isle City homeowners choose our showroom
Sea Isle City owners and the builders doing the townhouse rebuilds use our showroom because we have done the two kitchens from one slab plan many times and know what a rental kitchen and a tight walkway each need. All four stones, granite, quartz, marble and quartzite, sit side by side under the same light, with edge profiles to try against a door. Estimates are free.
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Sea Isle City questions
Can both sides of a Sea Isle townhouse share one stone?
Often, yes. Two mirror image kitchens can come out of the same slabs, which keeps the color consistent across the building and uses the stone well. We lay out both kitchens before anything is cut. If each owner wants a different look, that works too.
What edge is best for a compact Sea Isle kitchen?
In a townhouse kitchen with a tight walkway, an eased edge with a slight round keeps hips and hands from catching on a corner, and it is the easiest edge to keep clean. A built-up edge on the island adds some weight to the look without much thickness.
Which countertop holds up best in a Sea Isle summer rental?
Quartz. It is non-porous, resists stains and wipes clean between guests, with no sealing to keep up. Granite is the durable natural stone option. A mid tone hides a busy week's marks better than a bright white.
Can you template a Sea Isle house while we are home for the winter?
Yes. Once the cabinets are set, we template with your builder or a key holder letting us in, and we go over the layout and the stone by phone or email so you can approve it from home. Most Sea Isle owners live elsewhere for much of the year.
Do you fabricate the bath stone for a new Sea Isle townhouse?
Yes. Vanity tops, shower seats, thresholds and curbs for every bath in the building are a regular part of our Sea Isle work, often cut from the same stone as the kitchen so the whole unit matches.
Can we see the stone before we decide?
Yes. Our Pleasantville showroom on the Black Horse Pike, straight up the Parkway, has granite, quartz, marble and quartzite samples and edge profiles to compare in person. Bring the builder's kitchen drawing or a photo of the kitchen.
Nearby
Stonework in nearby South Jersey towns
From Townsends Inlet to Fish Alley, Sea Isle City kitchens start with a run up the Parkway to our showroom. Avalon, Ocean City and Stone Harbor are the same easy trip.
All towns: South Jersey service areas