Choose an upstand when
- The walls are uneven and you want the junction dealt with cleanly
- You are tiling above and just want the joint handled in stone
- The budget is better spent on the worktop itself
Splashbacks & upstands
The wall behind the worktop, in the same stone, cut from the same batch as the worktop itself.
These are options, not products
You cannot add an edge profile to a basket, and we would not want you to. What each of these costs depends on how many metres of it your kitchen needs, and on the slab it is being cut from.
So there are no prices on this page. Every option below is itemised on your written quote instead, with the actual quantity your kitchen needs (six metres of upstand, one rebated hob cut-out, four softened corners), so you can see what each decision costs and take one out if you would rather spend the money on a better slab.
Most of these are decided at template stage, when we are standing in the kitchen and can see how the light falls and where you will actually be standing. If you are not sure yet, that is normal, and it is not a reason to delay getting a quote.
Before we templateSinks and hobs must be on site before we template, and a Belfast sink must be installed and level. The stone is cut to the appliance that is actually there.
3 options
Choosing between the splashbacks & upstands
An upstand is a slim band of the same material running along the back of the worktop where it meets the wall. It kills the silicone line, hides the fact that no wall is ever flat, and is the cheapest way to make a worktop look considered rather than fitted.
A splashback or full wall cladding takes the same stone up the wall, usually behind the hob or across a whole run. It costs more because it is more material and more cutting, and it is worth it when the stone is the feature. A strong veined slab running from the worktop up to the extractor is a completely different room to one with tiles.
The detail that actually matters is the batch. Stone ordered later, even in the same colour, can read warmer or cooler than the worktop it is meant to match, and once it is on the wall you will see it under every downlight. We cut upstands and splashbacks from the same batch as the worktop for exactly this reason.
Each of the 3 options is priced on your written quote, never from a menu.
Choose a splashback when
- The slab has movement you want to see at eye level, not just at worktop height
- It is behind a hob, where a single wipeable surface beats grout
- You want no visible joint between worktop and wall in the busiest zone
Hob Splash and Upstands 
Upstand 
Wall Cladding
Other groups
The rest of the fabrication options
Tell us the kitchen and we will itemise every one of these
Edges, cut-outs, upstands and corners all listed separately with quantities, so you can see what each choice adds before you agree to it. Fitted 5–10 working days from template.
Not sure which edge or cut-out you want? You do not need to be. We go through it at template stage, in the kitchen, with the slab chosen.
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