The two parts of the price
Most countertop quotes roll everything into one number per square foot installed. It helps to pull that number apart:
- The stone: a whole slab chosen for your job, or a prefab piece at a set price.
- Fabrication: templating, cutting to length, sink and cooktop cutouts, faucet holes, edge work and seam preparation.
- Installation: carrying the stone in, setting it level, gluing seams, attaching it, and sealing natural stone.
- Extras: tearing out and disposing of the old top, plumbing and electrical work, backsplash, and repairs to cabinets that are not level or strong enough.
What installed-price guides say
Published guides disagree, because prices vary by region, stone and job. Two examples: Marble.com puts granite from about $35 a square foot installed, with mid-range jobs around $50 to $75. Granite Selection puts granite at $40 to $100 and engineered quartz at $50 to $150 a square foot installed. Treat any national figure as a rough frame, not a quote.
To turn a per-square-foot figure into a total, measure your counters first; see how to measure for countertops. A typical kitchen counter is about 25 inches deep, so each running foot of counter is a little over 2 square feet.
Our prices today
We post the price of every prefinished countertop piece we stock. These are today’s prices from our inventory, before tax, for the stone only:
| Width | Length | Colors | Price per piece |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26″ | 110″ | 32 | $389.00 to $849.00 |
| 36″ | 108″ | 22 | $589.00 to $1,099.00 |
| 42″ | 108″ | 24 | $699.00 to $1,399.00 |
| 52″ | 108″ | 24 | $849.00 to $1,689.00 |
| Stone | Price per piece |
|---|---|
| Granite | $389.00 to $1,569.00 |
| Quartz | $599.00 to $1,689.00 |
| Dolomite | $629.00 to $1,599.00 |
Every color and width is on the price list. To price a whole kitchen, the 3D countertop planner counts the pieces your layout needs and adds them up.
What raises the cost
- Rare or exotic stone, and some quartzites, which are harder to cut.
- Many cutouts: an undermount sink, a cooktop and extra faucet or soap holes each add work.
- Complex edges, built-up thick edges and waterfall ends.
- L and U shapes, angled corners and curves, which mean more cuts and seams.
- Upper floors, long carries and tight stairs.
- Old tops glued down hard, or cabinets that need shimming or reinforcing.
Ways to keep it down
- Choose a standard size. Prefab pieces skip the cost of buying a whole slab.
- Keep the layout simple: straight runs and square corners.
- Pick up the stone yourself if you have a way to carry it safely. See hauling stone countertops.
- Do the tear-out and plumbing disconnect yourself, if you are comfortable doing it.
- Get quotes for the installation separately from the stone, so you can compare like with like.
Common questions
How much does a slab of stone cost?
A full slab for a custom job is usually priced by the fabricator as part of the installed square-foot price. A prefab piece has its own price; ours are on the price list, by color and width.
Is quartz more expensive than granite?
Often, but both span a wide range by color. See granite vs quartz and compare today’s prices by stone above.
Do you install?
We sell the stone for pickup. We can reach out to our installation partners to find you a quote to fabricate, deliver and install it, or you can pick it up for your own contractor.