Quartz worktops in Barking and Dagenham
We cover 24 neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham (Alibon, Barking and Barking Riverside 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 quartz
Across 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.
Council tax band F or above · 0.5%
On a short run the upstands and the window sill usually come out of the offcut, which is one of the few places a small kitchen gets something for nothing. The batch is recorded against the order, so a later piece can still be matched to it.
Built between the wars · 49.9%
The larder or the old pantry is often where the fridge now goes, and the recess is rarely a standard width. We measure it rather than assume it. The cut list carries it; the specification does not change.
The material
Quartz at a glance
What moves the price
Our quartz runs from £150 to £270 per square metre for most of the catalogue, with 69 colours in the range. A compact kitchen packs its sink, hob and joins into a short run, and that machining, not the area, is most of the bill. The quote follows the cut list line by line.
Gascoigne has the highest flat share of the 24 Barking and Dagenham neighbourhoods we list, at 95%, ahead of Thames View (58%) and Barking (48%); Becontree Heath has the lowest, at 14%. Where the kitchen is up a flight, each quartz piece is sized to the stairwell before it is sized to the room.
Chadwell Heath has the highest share of converted houses of the 24 Barking and Dagenham neighbourhoods we list, at 4%, ahead of Whalebone (3%) and Valence (3%); Gascoigne has the lowest, at 1%. A conversion usually means a stair that turns and a kitchen made out of another room, so the quartz is cut from a template taken once the units are in.
Where most of the catalogue sits, supply only. Fabrication, edges, cut-outs and fitting are quoted on top.
Free samples are posted for the Worktop Worx quartz collection; other quartz is judged from the slab. The template is taken in your kitchen and the stone is fitted there too.
Tones in the range
69 quartz colours in the range.
Price this kitchen Everything about quartz Browse the colour library
- Heat
- Use a trivet (the resin scorches)
- Porosity
- Non-porous
- Sealing
- Never needs sealing
Colours
Quartz colours to start with in Barking and Dagenham
Twelve quartz colours from the range, each with its supply price per square metre and its own page.
Silver Veil
Quartz · from £400/m²
Royal Gold Vein
Quartz · from £170/m²
Smoked Grey
Quartz · from £180/m²
Midnight Vein
Quartz · from £500/m²
Glacial Lagoon Veil
Quartz · from £200/m²
Calacatta Breccia
Quartz · from £300/m²
Dark Patina
Quartz · from £140/m²
Calacatta Venato
Quartz · from £170/m²
Amalfi White
Quartz · from £150/m²
Ivory marble
Quartz · from £300/m²
Arctic Dust White
Quartz · from £280/m²
Nova Drift White
Quartz · from £220/m²
Questions
Quartz in Barking and Dagenham
01Our flat is in a converted house in Barking and Dagenham. Does that change a quartz worktop?
It changes the piece list more than the quartz. In Barking and Dagenham, 2.1% of homes sit in converted or shared houses, among the lowest in London. Conversions give you stairs that turn and rooms that are rarely square, so we template after the units are fixed and plan any join around the carry.
02What decides the price of a big quartz kitchen in Barking and Dagenham?
Mostly the number of slabs, not the square metres. In Barking and Dagenham, 3.5% of homes have four bedrooms or more, the lowest of the 33 London boroughs. A long run and an island either nest into one slab or need two, and that is worked out from the template. For the stone alone, most of our 69 quartz colours are £150 to £270 per square metre, supply only.
03Our Barking and Dagenham kitchen is under fifteen years old. Can we change the top to quartz?
Usually, yes. In Barking and Dagenham, 14.6% of the housing has gone up since 2010, among the highest in London. Newer carcasses are square and modular, which makes for a quick template, and quartz needs no sealing; we confirm the units will carry stone before ordering.
Reviews
5.0 from 26 Google reviews
Every one of these is on our Google profile under the reviewer’s own name. Nothing here is written by us, and the link goes straight to the source.
“I used Karem’s services 5 years ago for purchasing and fitting the quartz worktop in my then brand new kitchen. The price was reasonable and the service reliable and spot on, no delays in fitting, misunderstanding or excuses. I recommended him to a friend, who also used his services and they were happy too! If I need to order new kitchen work top again,…”
“Absolutely delighted with our new worktop from Worktop WorX. The Capri White finish looks incredible, clean, modern, and really brightens up the whole kitchen while pairing beautifully with the darker cabinetry. The quality of the worktop is outstanding, with a flawless finish and seamless installation that really shows the attention to detail. It’s not…”
“We recently had a Calacatta Gold worktop installed by Worktop Worx and are really pleased with the result. It has completely transformed our kitchen, much brighter, modern, and high-end compared to our old wooden surface. The team were professional, efficient, and the finish is excellent with great attention to detail. The worktop looks amazing and is…”
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.
Neighbourhoods
Where we work in Barking and Dagenham
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