How Much Does a Quartz Countertop Cost?

Much more than just square footage goes into the cost of a quartz countertop. Discover the other factors involved so you can more accurately budget for your next remodel.
Links:
Lamont Bros. Kitchen Portfolio: lamontbros.com/what-we-do/kit...
Chapters
0:00 How Much Does a Quartz Countertop Cost?
0:35 What goes into the cost of a countertop?
1:18 Case Study for a 60 square foot Kitchen
1:32 Good Quality Quartz Price
2:10 Higher Quality Quartz Price
2:20 High Quality Quartz Price
2:30 "Luxury" Quality Quartz Price
2:42 Jumbo Slab Price
3:07 How do I choose what's right for my kitchen?

[@srinivaschaganti123]

Thanks for the video...does the price you were referring to include installation cost also ?

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

Yes!

[@HenryCoule]

Do you operate in Houston Texas?

[@gusguidry7846]

Thank you! it was like pulling teeth to get a quote!

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

Haha... I know. It can be tough to figure out what things actually cost.

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

​@Circuit Carbon Yes quartz can definitely be expensive. However, you can probably cut a $4600 price in half or double it depending on the size of kitchen, material type, cut-outs, edge-finishing, backsplash and other factors.

[@MsDmeyer]

home depot gives free quotes

[@Hajjat]

Very informative thanks!

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

My pleasure!

[@rssmith289]

Great video!

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

Thanks!

[@romicaraina]

What is the cost of the labor for installation which is built In the price

[@xaviercoronado9023]

Thanks a lot

[@user-sm2vs5jt5w]

What do fabricators charge to cut,polish and install a slab. Do they double the price of the slab or have a flat charge per square foot?? no sink cutout and standard edge.

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

It can range depending on the fabricator, where you live, the quality of the slab, etc. We have an article on our website that might be of help! lamontbros.com/how-much-does-a-quartz-countertop-cost/

[@oski632]

i paid 1400 out the door for a jumbo slab at daltile and 1000 to fabricate it, was enough for my kitchen

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

That sounds like a good deal. Where are you located? How large is your kitchen?

[@josenegrete3694]

Yes please, where is daltile? I would pay that price tomorrow! I went to floor and decor yesterday and for my 57 sq ft kitchen they quoted me $5800 total installed for a nice quartz

[@ridged8]

We're very open with our pricing. We open our offerings at $85 for Cambria. It goes up from there. yes, we do free quotes, & will measure your project for you if we must. Also free of charge.

[@humangoodness]

Do you provide service in the lake county?

[@blakebiltwell5]

Hi thanks for the informative video. Are you able to tell me if. Calcatta Sponda by Cosmos is worth $55 per linear ft?

[@JS-zb1vv]

It’s worth what you want to pay for it .

[@blakebiltwell5]

@@JS-zb1vv thanks for a non informative reply...

[@JS-zb1vv]

@@blakebiltwell5 it’s could be a totally different price depending on your area and what you’re wanting done with it way to many variables. But I sell quartz starting at that price and upwards of 100.00 a foot . But if you like it and if that’s what your willing to pay for it is it worth it to you . Visit the shops you want to do business with and check stuff out . I’ve never heard of that brand I sell LG vitara . Some of quartz one and Cambria

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

Yes, this is a great response. Thank you!

[@mitchellkuharski5735]

You forgot about prefab

[@TheBooban]

What does it cost for one that doesn’t stain.

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

There are different levels of stain resistance. Most of the good level quartz is very hard to strain-some of the best level countertops have additional sealing technology that improves that makes it nearly impossible.

[@TheBooban]

@@DesignBuildRemodeling yeah, but does this sealant fail over time? Whats the cost of the high quality one that doesn’t need sealant? Or another stone that doesn’t stain. Because it makes no sense to use this stone if it stains.

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

They'll give you a 25 year warranty. If you are very worried about staining and the countertops will have extra heavy use, I'd recommend switching from Quartz to some type of sintered stone such as Deckton by Cosentino.

[@TheBooban]

@@DesignBuildRemodeling if you get a stain in 25 years, they give you a new counter top? Yeah, I wouldn’t accept a tomato stained white top. Throw it out. Forget to reseal, get a stain. I don’t understand why people have those tops at all. I would go for quartz (edit i mean those others you said), though it doesn’t have the heat resistance. I was really hoping there was a kind of stone that had both qualities. Thanks for the info.

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

@@TheBooban Yes, if you're looking for full heat-resistance and maximum stain resistance go with a sintered stone. Dekton is what we'll specify most of the time.

[@Angiehere-1]

We love the subway tile backsplash!

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

Thanks!

[@c.l.4883]

I think it’s probably the lighting underneath the cabinets, if the lighting was cool tone the tile would look more white, clean, and MODERN 😌

[@ARMANDITOLEXUS]

Go to my local shops places and you’ll get it way cheaper.

[@BradThePitts]

Tell us about that electrical outlet in the corner.

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

Brad --- thanks for asking! That's a Task Lighting plug strip. They have some really neat under cabinet lighting as well as plug strips. I'll do another video discussing them sometime. Until then, here's the link to their website: www.hardwareresources.com/tasklighting

[@bryancaballero8113]

I bought 62 square ft of granite for $450

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

Wow Brian! What a deal!

[@richardhay645]

You rip people off. I am a retired homebuilder and live in Phoenix. I just (March 2921) installed Kitchen with 13 linear foot of counters plus a 40 by 107 inch island and ufermount sink using one jumbo 3cm slab of Cambria Annica (luxury series). I used an established fabricator who has been in business for about 30 years. Total installed cost: $4400.

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

Richard--thanks for the input and information. I find it fascinating to hear how prices vary around the country. I regularly hear that stone work (specifically tile, but also other work) is much cheaper in Arizona than in the Pacific Northwest. That seems to have a lot to do with the cost of living and housing. Zillow says Phoenix's average home is valued at $314,071 compared to an average home in Portland at $511,587 and Seattle at $816,718. If the fabricator's labor force has to afford a home that's 163% times the cost of one in Phoenix, he commands a higher wage. That's my current hypothesis. Do you have any other insight as to why prices vary so vastly? What does an hourly carpenter generally make down there? You'll also be getting a better price if you buy direct from a fabricator instead of as part of a larger remodeling project through a design/build company or kitchen/bath showroom. We are the latter, so you should expect a higher price from us than if we had a fabrication shop in-house.

[@richardhay645]

@@DesignBuildRemodeling Customers should definitely buy direct from a fabricator. The place where I had the custom cabinets made included a bid (didn't ask for it) for the countertops. They were $5700. Another bid diect from a different fabricator was $4800. Incidentally, the fabricator claims they pay Cambria $2200 for the slab of jumbo Annicca 3cm polished. Naturally Cambria won't confirm. (I just called MN factory a few minutes ago!) You asked about carpenters. I am continuing to remodel my home and my remodeler carpenter who also does my plumbing and electrical and did the cabinet insts)action charges $30 per hour. For tile,I am currently installing 48 x 24 inch 6mm porcelain with 1/16 grout lines with labor only of $4.75 per net sq foot. Seems to be going rate for large format tile over tile installation using primer and modified thin set plus epoxy grout. Going rate for labor only regular size porcelain with standard conditions starts at about $3 per sq foot plus setting materials.

[@JoeSmith-gj8bn]

Richard, I also live in Phoenix. Do you mind sharing your fabricator information and I’m assuming you would use them again.

[@Ghrainne]

'you rip people off'. Are you serious? maybe an apology is in order. Do you know prices vary around the country. Do you know the price of a house in San Francisco, Boston or the $ per hour payable for various jobs in comparison to Arizona, texas or Mississippi. There is no comparison.

[@richardhay645]

@@Ghrainne I don't know who you represent but you obviously have some skin in the game to be so defensive. Yes prices vary but the prices quoted in the video are absurd. Plus remodeling contractors almost always have large markups on goods and services they source. Avoid these stupid markups by sourcing your own cabinets, countertops, flooring etc. Only hire remodeling contractors for work they do themselves.

[@Angiehere-1]

We don’t buy Chinese quartz. Cambria for us.

[@DesignBuildRemodeling]

Same here! Cambria is great!

[@hanialturk5981]

Nothing wrong with quartz Chinese. I am a fabricator/Remodeler and 90% of quartz come from China or India..however Cambria is nice but it’s twice as much...most customers wants the lowest price possible. Cambria is not it

[@arod7404]

@@hanialturk5981 Chinese quartz slabs tend to use a higher percentage of resin (30%) than American companies (3%), which makes countertops susceptible to melting and scorching, which is only one of the many differences between the two. Basically it’s the old “you get what you pay for”.