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Countertop Installation in Los Angeles
Quartz, granite, quartzite, and porcelain countertops, templated, fabricated, and installed by one contractor, with the sink and faucet reconnected.
- You pick and tag your exact slab
- Digital templating on site
- Sink and cooktop reconnected
- Written, itemized estimate
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We measure your counters, check the cabinets underneath, and scope the job. No charge, no obligation.
Form fields: Full name, Email, Phone, Project address, Scope (Countertop installation, Cabinet refacing, New or custom cabinets, Full kitchen remodel, Kitchen island, Not sure yet), Preferred date, Tell us about your kitchen. Submit button: Book My Free Visit (red #E12228).
Free Counter Measure
We measure your counters and check that the cabinets can carry stone. Book a slot.
One Contractor, Start to Finish
Template, fabrication, install, and plumbing reconnect under one contract. See how it works.
New Counters Without Tearing Out Your Kitchen
Serving: Los Angeles, the Valley, Glendale, Pasadena, Culver City, and the Westside.
Countertop installation in Los Angeles is usually a one-to-two-week job with only two days of work in your kitchen: one to template and one to install. You keep your cabinets, and we reconnect the sink and cooktop the same day.
You choose the material and tag the exact slab at the stone yard. We plan the seams, edges, and overhangs with you before a single cut.
Older LA cabinets need a check first. Stone weighs far more than tile or laminate, and 1950s boxes with sagging bases or out-of-level runs need shimming or repair before a slab goes on.
- Slab tagged by you
- Seams planned with you
- Old counters removed and hauled
- Undermount sink cutouts
- Cabinets leveled before install
- Written workmanship warranty
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Pair New Counters With the Rest of Your Kitchen
Counters often go in with new cabinets or an island. Each page explains what the work involves and how it fits the countertop schedule.
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Kitchen Remodeling in Los Angeles
The full remodel: layout, cabinets, counters, island, and permits under one contract.
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Kitchen Cabinet Refacing
New doors and veneer to match new counters, without tearing out the boxes.
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Custom Kitchen Cabinets
New boxes built level and square, so your stone sits flat with tight seams.
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Kitchen Island Design & Installation
An island topped with a waterfall or overhang slab, sized for clearance.
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Choosing a Countertop Installer in LA
Ask who fabricates the slab and where. With California’s rules on engineered stone changing, you want a fabricator who cuts wet and follows Cal/OSHA silica rules.
Ask what the price includes. A low bid often leaves out tear-out, sink cutouts, or plumbing reconnect, then adds them later. Every line below gets priced in your contract up front.
- Old counter removal and haul-away
- Fabrication and edge profile
- Faucet and cooktop cutouts
- Backsplash, 4-inch or full-height
- Cabinet leveling and shims
- Sealing for natural stone
- Digital templating
- Undermount sink cutout
- Seam placement plan
- Overhang support brackets
- Sink and faucet reconnect
- Final walkthrough and cleanup
What Working With Us Looks Like
One point of contact
Your project manager books the template, tracks fabrication, and owns the install date. You never chase a stone shop for an answer.
Written scope, written changes
Everything in the contract is a line item. Any change gets priced and signed before a crew touches it, so nothing shows up on a final invoice as a surprise.
A clean site, every evening
Tear-out makes some dust, so we cover floors and cabinets. Most homeowners have a working sink again by the evening of install day.
Five Countertop Details to Settle Before Templating
These five choices change the look and the fabrication, so settle them before we template. Changing them after the slab is cut isn’t possible.
Edge Profile
Eased, beveled, bullnose, ogee, or mitered. An eased edge suits most LA kitchens and chips less than a sharp square edge.
Seam Placement
Most kitchens need at least one seam. We plan seams away from the sink and cooktop, and on veined stone we match the pattern across the joint.
Sink Mount
Undermount sinks need stone with a polished cutout. Farmhouse sinks need the cabinet and counter built around them, so pick the sink first.
Backsplash
A 4-inch stone lip or a full-height slab up the wall. Full-height slab backsplashes are popular in LA, and they need extra slab from the same lot.
Overhang
Seating needs about [12–15] inches of overhang. Stone overhangs beyond about [10] inches need steel supports or corbels underneath.
Countertop Looks LA Homeowners Ask For Most
Pick the stone for the house and the cabinets. A busy granite fights a patterned tile floor; a quiet quartzite lets Spanish tile stand out.
Marble Look
White stone with gray veining, in quartzite, porcelain, or real marble. It suits Shaker and two-tone kitchens and reads classic for decades.
Honed & Leathered
Matte finishes instead of polish. Honed and leathered granite hide fingerprints and suit warm-minimal and Spanish kitchens.
Waterfall Island
The slab runs down the island sides to the floor. Waterfalls need a mitered joint and a veined slab that matches around the corner.
Full-Height Splash
The counter slab continues up the wall to the uppers or ceiling. It removes grout lines and makes a small kitchen feel bigger.
Two-Tone Counters
A dark stone on the perimeter and a lighter one on the island. Two-tone breaks up a large kitchen and hides wear where you cook.
Quartz vs. Granite vs. Stone, Compared
Each material handles heat, stains, and LA’s hard water differently. Pick the one that fits how you cook, then choose the color.
Countertop
Best for
Watch out for
Upkeep
Quartz
Low-upkeep family kitchens
Scorches under hot pans; CA fabrication rules changing
Wipe clean, no sealing
Granite
Heavy cooking and heat
Varies slab to slab; tag yours
Seal every [1–2] years
Quartzite
Marble looks with more toughness
Some slabs sold as quartzite are soft
Seal every [1–2] years
Porcelain slab
Thin, modern profiles and waterfalls
Chips at edges if knocked
Wipe clean, no sealing
Soapstone
Period homes and bakers
Scratches easily; sands out
Oil for a darker look
Eased edge
A slightly rounded square edge. It suits almost every kitchen, chips less than a sharp corner, and costs the least to fabricate.
Bullnose
A fully rounded edge. It feels soft against hips and hands, which makes it a good pick for families with small kids.
Ogee
An S-shaped decorative profile. It suits traditional and Spanish kitchens, and it takes more fabrication time than simple edges.
Mitered
Two pieces joined at 45 degrees to look like a thick slab. Mitered edges make waterfalls and chunky island tops possible.
New Counters in Your LA Home Type
The age of your house decides how much prep the cabinets need before stone goes on. Here’s what we usually find, by era.
1920s–30s
Spanish & Craftsman
Original tile counters sit on thick mortar beds. Tear-out is heavier, and walls are rarely straight, so we scribe the backsplash to fit.
1940s–60s
Post-War Tract
Cabinets from the 1950s often sag under the sink. We level and reinforce them first, because stone cracks over a base that moves.
1950s–70s
Mid-Century Post-and-Beam
Long, low runs suit thin porcelain or honed stone. Window walls often sit just above the counter, so backsplash height needs planning.
Any era
Hillside Homes
Slabs are heavy and fragile, and narrow streets make delivery hard. We plan the carry path and crew size before install day.
Any era
Condos & HOA Buildings
HOAs set delivery hours and elevator use. Most slabs fit a freight elevator; a long island piece may need a seam to fit.
Do You Need a Permit for New Countertops in LA?
Replacing counters in the same spot usually qualifies for an LADBS express permit filed online. Moving the sink, adding circuits, or changing walls needs plan check at a Construction Services Center.
Plan check usually required
- Moving the sink to a new spot
- Adding outlets on a new circuit
- Moving a gas cooktop
- Removing a wall for a bigger counter run
- New vent hood ducting
Express permit usually enough
- New countertops in the same layout
- New backsplash
- Reconnecting the sink in the same spot
- Replacing the faucet
- Reconnecting an electric cooktop in place
Outlets follow the electrical code
New counters can change where outlets are required. The California Electrical Code sets spacing and GFCI protection, so we check outlets before templating.
Cabinets must be level first
Stone doesn’t bend. A base cabinet that’s even 1/8 inch out of level can crack a slab, so we shim and reinforce before the template.
Quartz rules are changing in California
In 2026, Cal/OSHA moved to ban fabrication of high-silica engineered stone. The documented risk falls on workers who cut the slabs. Ask where yours is cut, or pick quartzite or porcelain.
Why Homeowners Pick Us Over a Stone Shop
Stone shops cut slabs; they don’t fix a sagging cabinet or reconnect your plumbing. We handle the whole job, so one company answers for the fit.
- Line-item scope, so you see every cutout and seam
- One project manager answers your calls start to finish
- Slabs get cut only after you approve the layout
- Dust barriers and daily cleanup, so you can stay home
- Payments tied to milestones, never to a calendar
- A written workmanship warranty you can hold us to
- Crews who work on our jobs only, not day labor
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Free On-Site Estimates
Measured, not guessed
Written Warranty
On our workmanship
Local LA Crews
No day labor on site
How Countertop Installation Works, Step by Step
New counters run in six steps. Your kitchen is out of use for about one day; the rest happens at the stone yard.
Phase 01
Measure & choose
We measure your counters and check the cabinets. You pick the material, edge, and sink, then tag your slab at the yard.
Phase 02
Cabinet prep
We level and reinforce any base cabinets that need it. Stone can’t go on a base that moves.
Phase 03
Template
We make a digital template of every counter, cutout, and seam. The template is what the fabricator cuts from.
Phase 04
Fabrication
Your slab gets cut, edged, and polished at the shop, usually over [5–10] working days.
Phase 05
Tear-out & install
Old counters come out, new ones go in, and seams get bonded and leveled. Most installs take one day.
Phase 06
Reconnect & walkthrough
We reconnect the sink, faucet, and cooktop, seal natural stone, and walk the counters with you. We don’t call it done until you do.
Get Your Counters Measured Before You Pick a Slab
One visit gets you measurements, a cabinet check, and a realistic install date. You don’t pay for it, and you don’t sign anything.
- Counters measured on site
- Cabinets checked for level
- No obligation and no pushy follow-up calls
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Book a Free In-Home Visit
We measure your counters, check the cabinets underneath, and scope the job. No charge, no obligation.
Form fields: Full name, Email, Phone, Project address, Scope (Countertop installation, Cabinet refacing, New or custom cabinets, Full kitchen remodel, Kitchen island, Not sure yet), Preferred date, Tell us about your kitchen. Submit button: Book My Free Visit (red #E12228).
Countertop Installation Across Los Angeles County
We install counters from the Valley to the South Bay, including hillside homes and condo buildings. If your neighborhood isn’t listed, call and ask.
- Sherman Oaks
- Studio City
- Encino
- Tarzana
- Woodland Hills
- Van Nuys
- North Hollywood
- Burbank
- Glendale
- Pasadena
- Altadena
- South Pasadena
- Eagle Rock
- Highland Park
- Silver Lake
- Los Feliz
- Echo Park
- Hancock Park
- Mid-Wilshire
- West Hollywood
- Beverly Hills
- Brentwood
- Santa Monica
- Pacific Palisades
- Culver City
- Mar Vista
- Playa del Rey
- El Segundo
- Manhattan Beach
- Redondo Beach
- Torrance
- San Pedro
- Long Beach
Countertop Installation FAQs
Click a question to see the answer. The first one is open to start.
How long does countertop installation take?
About [1–2] weeks from template to install. Templating takes an hour or two, fabrication about [5–10] working days, and install one day. Your sink is back in use the evening of install day.
Can I still get quartz countertops in California?
Yes, as of [Month Year]. Cal/OSHA is moving to ban fabrication of high-silica engineered stone because cutting it has caused silicosis in stone workers. The rule isn’t final. Quartzite, granite, and porcelain give you a similar look.
Quartz or granite: which is better?
Quartz needs no sealing and resists stains, but hot pans can scorch it. Granite handles heat and costs about the same, but needs sealing every [1–2] years. Heavy cooks lean granite; low-upkeep families lean quartz.
Do I need a permit to replace countertops in LA?
Usually, yes. Replacing counters in the same layout typically qualifies for an LADBS express permit. Moving the sink, gas line, or walls needs plan check. We pull the permit when your scope needs it.
Can you install new counters on my old cabinets?
Usually, yes, if the boxes are solid and level. We check every base cabinet on the first visit. Sagging or water-damaged boxes get repaired or replaced before any stone goes on.
Do I need a new sink with new counters?
Not always. An old drop-in sink can go back in the same size cutout. Most homeowners switch to undermount sinks with stone, since the polished edge is easier to wipe clean.
How many seams will my countertop have?
It depends on your layout and slab size. Most L-shaped kitchens need one or two seams. We show you where each seam goes before we cut, and keep them away from the sink.
What's the difference between quartz and quartzite?
Quartz is engineered from crushed stone and resin. Quartzite is natural stone, harder than granite, and needs sealing. Quartzite handles heat better, and it’s outside the engineered-stone rule.
What if a slab cracks during install?
We stop, document it, and replace the piece from the same lot where possible. That’s one reason we tag extra slab for large jobs and full-height backsplashes.
What's included in a countertop estimate?
Tear-out, template, slab, fabrication, edges, cutouts, seams, backsplash, install, sealing, and plumbing reconnect, listed line by line. If an item isn’t on the estimate, it isn’t in the price.
Other Remodels We Handle
Bathroom Remodeling
Full gut baths, wet-room showers, and waterproofing done to code.
Home Additions & ADUs
Detached ADUs, garage conversions, and room additions from plans to permit.
Whole-Home Remodel
Every room on one schedule, one permit set, and one crew.
Planning Guides for LA Homeowners
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New counters change the whole kitchen in about a day of work. Los Angeles Home Remodelers templates, fabricates, installs, and reconnects under one contract. Book your free counter measure today.
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Book a Free In-Home Visit
We measure your counters, check the cabinets underneath, and scope the job. No charge, no obligation.
Form fields: Full name, Email, Phone, Project address, Scope (Countertop installation, Cabinet refacing, New or custom cabinets, Full kitchen remodel, Kitchen island, Not sure yet), Preferred date, Tell us about your kitchen. Submit button: Book My Free Visit (red #E12228).