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GRANITE
From £217 /m²
Made to order · cut to your kitchen, fitted 5–10 working days from template
Supply only: the slab itself. Fabrication, edge profile, cut-outs, delivery and installation are quoted on top and itemised, so nothing appears at the end that you did not agree at the start.
Is it right for you
At £217 per square metre supply only, Blue Antique is the 33rd of the 45 granite surfaces we fit, counting up from the cheapest. That is £40 above the £177 median for the family, so it is a dearer choice within its own material rather than across the catalogue. The next step down in granite is Azul Aran at £206, and the next up is Moak Black Sensa at £250.
Dried water spots and light scratching disappear into a grey more readily than into any other natural stone here, which is why it turns out to be the most forgiving option in a household with children.
Blue Antique sits £96 above the cheapest granite we fit and £333 below the dearest, so it is mid-range within its own material rather than at either end. Nothing else we fit is priced at exactly this rate, so comparing it is a matter of material rather than of matching a number. Within its own grey group Blue Antique is the 7th cheapest of 10.
9 other granite surfaces share its grey tone, Vancouver Sensa at £350, Taj Mahal Sensa at £400 and Colonial White Sensa at £200 among them. At a similar price you could have Dark Slate Veined, a quartz at £220, which is a different material doing a different job for roughly the same money.
Lead times lengthen here. Fewer slabs of a given stone come through, and if the one you want is not on the floor the honest answer is that the fitting date moves rather than the stone being substituted.
The photograph above is indicative. Screens shift colour, and granite varies slab to slab, so your piece will not be identical to this image. We hold offcuts of the Worktop Worx quartz collection only, so we cannot post you a piece of this one. It is ordered in by the slab, and the slab is what you would be shown before anything is cut.
At a glance
Thicknesses and slab sizes available in this colour are confirmed in writing when we quote, because stock changes. Fitted 5–10 working days from template, with a 25-year material warranty and a 5-year workmanship guarantee.
Granite
Excellent (hot pans are fine)
Porous, varies by stone
Sealed on installation, topped up over time
If you choose it
Send the sizes, a plan or a few photographs. A person prices it and itemises every piece, cut-out and edge.
Two to three hours for a typical kitchen. We digitally template every run, record wall run-out, unit heights and appliance positions, agree with you where the joins will fall and where the tap holes and drainer grooves go, and confirm the edge profile.
Blue Antique is cut to that template and fitted 5 to 10 working days from template, with a 5-year workmanship guarantee.
Before you commit
The survey and the written quote cost nothing and carry no deposit. A deposit is taken when you accept and book the template, and the balance is due before installation. Every cut-out, edge and join is priced on its own line.
Up to the template visit you can cancel and we refund the deposit less anything already spent reserving material. After it, the stone is cut to your kitchen and cannot be put back, which is why we template rather than work from your measurements. Read the terms
If someone else has to agree, the quote is itemised so it can be read line by line by whoever is checking it, and we can arrange to show you the actual slab before it is cut. What the guarantees cover
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 am really happy with the work! He fitted my kitchen granite worktop really nicely and got the job done on time, just as promised. He was friendly, professional, and made sure everything was done the way I wanted. Would definitely recommend Karam to anyone looking for a great job!”
“Really impressed with the quality and finish of these worktops. Great range of materials, precise fabrication, and smooth communication throughout. The whole process was easy and the final result looks fantastic. Highly recommend!”
“We installed new kitchen and got the worktop and splash back from them. Their professional work and commitment was wonderful. Quality of work compared to price was way too good. Thank you guys.”
Similar surfaces
Worth comparing two or three before you settle, because the same room can take a much darker or much busier surface than a photograph suggests.
Worth reading
Granite
Granite is quarried natural stone: every slab is different, heat off the hob is a non-issue, and it needs sealing periodically.
Most of what we fit is 20mm or 30mm. Where you want a chunkier look, we mitre the edge (a 20mm slab folded down to give a 40mm or 60mm apron), which reads as solid stone without the weight or cost of a genuinely thick slab.
Quarried stone shrugs off heat from the hob.
Veining and movement are the point of it.
Porosity varies by stone, which is why it is sealed.
Sealed when fitted, topped up over the years.
Granite samples cannot be posted, so we talk you through the slab.
Next step
Send plans or photos with rough measurements and we will come back with a real number rather than a range that moves later. Free samples are available on the Worktop Worx quartz collection, though not on this one.
5.0 from 26 Google reviews · templated, fabricated and fitted by our own team across London and the Home Counties.
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