Professional Masonry, Concrete, Brick & Stone Services in Ashton-under-Lyne

Granite is one of the hardest work surfaces you can invest in and is highly scratch resistant. It is the most durable surface money can buy, ideal for use for a kitchen work surface. That said, it will scratch if an object of similar hardness (granite, quartz, diamond) or an earthenware item is pushed across the surface. Your knives would blunt before they scratched it if you intend to use the surface directly as a chopping block however we advise against this. Instead, use a separate chopping board, this will ensure the surface is kept in mint condition and your knives are kept sharp! This also applies to any quartz surface like Q-stone.

This depends on what needs doing. We can cut your existing stone if we feel the material is stable enough for us to cut and handle and if you have the means of getting it to us. If we can cut it, you would need to leave the pieces with us so we can fit it into our production schedule. We do not offer an on-site cutting service.

Our general lead times are 5 days from template to installation although this depends on the size and location of the project. Once we have a plan drawing from you, we can assess the length of time for production and installation. Should a material be out of stock, we will endeavour to source replacement material as quickly as possible. Preplanning is the key to a smooth-running project. The more notice you can give us to booking in your job, the better we can plan together. This is also applicable for selecting materials. The material selection is not critical until the day of templates but to avoid delay, we aim to get material booked out or sourced in advance. Our sales team will be able to guide you through the process.

In most cases yes. We can rout out apertures using our CNC accurately for both over mounted and under mounted sink formats. We can cut out around Belfast sinks and cut double under-mounted sink formats too. Obviously, the size of the cutouts determines the feasibility of fabricating the worktops. As long as the worktop depth is sufficient not to compromise the material's structural stability, we can form cutouts of any shape and size. Quartz is much stronger in narrow strips and can offer more scope for design, particularly with thin profile worktops.

We accept templates, drawings or sizes to cut from so long as we have a clear understanding of your requirements before submission to our factory. Templates are best made from a solid material such as plywood or MDF board. Cardboard or wallpaper templates (this does happen!) are not ideal as they are not accurate. A clearly drawn out cutting list is also acceptable. If we undertake any jobs using your templates or drawings, we can only supply the pieces on a supply only basis. If you need us to install your worktops, we would much prefer to take our own templates to ensure all details are taken with the view to site restrictions, handling, and other installation factors. A good set of templates can save you time for factory fabrication and installation and ultimately money.