Sundridge Park worktops
The kitchens we meet in Sundridge Park
Understanding stone worktop supply and fitting in Sundridge Park means understanding the kitchens it happens in, which is a more interesting subject than most people expect. Houses around the golf course and station tend to be deep-plan with the kitchen in a rear addition, so the common job is a galley run down one side plus a short return under a window looking onto a long garden. Utility rooms are often carved out of the old outhouse or side passage. You do not need to know which one you have before you call. We work that out on the survey.
A serving hatch through to the dining room is common, and closing one up leaves a panel of newer wall exactly where the run passes. Which stone belongs on top of all that is a separate question from the building itself, and it is the one with a figure attached, because supply alone runs from £110 to £550 per square metre before a single cut has been made. Heat tolerance is a property of the material, not a claim about it.
The chimney breast in the corner has usually been left in place, so the run gains a return and two scribed ends. Side light from the garden is what lets a stone with movement in it actually be seen, which is why a busier granite or a veined quartz earns its keep here and a flat single colour rarely does. A compact kitchen puts the band ahead of the metreage.
The kinds of building we work in here are Edwardian villa, 1920s detached, 1930s semi and post-war infill detached. Each carries its own carry problem before it carries a worktop.
