Barking and Dagenham
Granite worktops in Barking and Dagenham
We cover 24 neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham — Beam Park, Becontree and Becontree Heath among them — across 6 postcode districts. Templating and fitting are done by our own team, so the same people measure the room and install the stone.
The housing here
What Barking and Dagenham's stock means for granite
In Barking and Dagenham, 0.5% of homes sit in council tax band F or above, the lowest of the 33 London boroughs. 49.9% of the housing went up between the wars, among the highest in London.
0.5%
Council tax band F or above
of homes
33rd of 33 London boroughs, highest first
49.9%
Built between the wars
of the housing
2nd of 33 London boroughs, highest first
Council tax band F or above0.5%
On a short run the stone is read at close range and end to end, so a busy granite behaves very differently here than it does on a showroom slab. The slab itself is the sample, so granite is chosen by the piece.
Built between the wars49.9%
Built in long runs by one builder, so the shell repeats down the street. The stone will not, which is the part worth seeing in person. The stone decides part of this, and we will show you which part.
Our granite runs from £148 to £250 per square metre for most of the catalogue, with 45 colours in the range. On kitchens this size the cut-outs and the joins cost more than the area does, so a rate per square metre would tell you almost nothing useful. We price the actual cut list.
£148–£250/m²
Where most of the catalogue sits, supply only. Fabrication, edges, cut-outs and fitting are quoted on top.
45 colours in the range
- Heat
- Excellent (hot pans are fine)
- Porosity
- Porous, varies by stone
- Sealing
- Sealed on installation, topped up over time
Tones
We cannot post granite offcuts, so samples are the quartz range only. The template is taken in your kitchen and the stone is fitted there too.
Questions
Granite in Barking and Dagenham
Is granite worth it on a small kitchen in Barking and Dagenham?
Often, but not for the reason people expect. On a compact run the cut-outs and joins cost more than the surface area does, so the material rate matters less than the cut list. We price the actual list so the comparison is real.
We have a nineteen-thirties semi in Barking and Dagenham. What should we expect?
Usually a galley and a rear addition, which take standard-length runs with few joins. The variable is what has already been done to the back of the house: an extension or a knocked-through wall changes the run and is worth mentioning when you enquire.
Do you cover the whole of Barking and Dagenham?
Yes — 24 neighbourhoods across 6 postcode districts, Alibon, Barking, Barking Riverside and Beam Park among them. There is nothing to visit: the template is taken in your kitchen and the stone is fitted there by the same team.
Other surfaces
The same kitchens, in something else
The housing does not change, so most of what is on this page still applies. What changes is weight, machining and maintenance.
Worth reading
Choosing granite
Neighbourhoods