Wallington worktops
The kitchens we meet in Wallington
Understanding stone worktop supply and fitting in Wallington means understanding the kitchens it happens in, which is a more interesting subject than most people expect. Tree-lined roads near the station with substantial Edwardian and inter-war houses, so kitchens are often in a rear return that gets widened, giving a long run plus a peninsula or a compact island. A fair number of the Edwardian villas have been split into flats with kitchens fitted into former bedrooms. You do not have to work out which of those you have. We will look at it with you when we come to Wallington.
A curved bay or a canted corner turns up more often here than people expect, and a curve is templated and cut, never bent. Thickness is a quieter decision than colour and shows more, because twenty millimetres reads lean and thirty reads substantial, and one costs more than the other in the same stone. A week with a sample on the units beats an hour in a showroom.
Ceilings are high enough that an extractor over the island has a long drop, and its position is fixed before the island top is templated. There is usually an island, and the island takes the liveliest part of the stone while the perimeter is allowed to stay quiet, which is a decision made at the slab rather than on paper. Side light flatters movement and wastes a flat colour.
The building types here are Edwardian villa, 1930s semi, 1930s detached and 1960s flats. Which of those you have decides most of what follows.
