The Countertop Company

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Ordering your countertop starts with a visit to one of our showrooms, where you'll see a fabulous assortment of granite. When you come in you'll be greeted by a knowledgeable, no-pressure salesperson who speaks your language as a homeowner, who appreciates the style and durability of granite, and who's ready to work with you to pick the perfect choice for your kitchen. Each store has several kitchens on display, as well as an assortment of cabinet doors to select a variety of granite that's perfect with your cabinet style. If you prefer, feel free to bring a cabinet door from your own kitchen to help make a match. And if you're ready to get a price for your countertop, then bring along a sketch of your kitchen with dimensions of the countertops (you don't need architect's drawings - usually a simple but reasonably accurate sketch will do.) We'll give you a price on the spot.

Once you're ready to order, we'll review each step of the process with you so you know exactly what to expect and when. We'll give you information to make the whole experience easy and stress free.

There are three steps to getting a custom made countertop from us after your order is placed.

First, we go to your house and take exact measurements discussing with you any details or changes.
Next we manufacture your countertop to your exact specifications at our plant in Chantilly, Virginia.
Then we call you to schedule a convenient time to install it.

It's that easy. And you'll usually have your new granite countertop within three weeks from when we measure your kitchen!

So how exactly do we make granite countertops? The process starts in places like Brazil, Italy and India, where natural granite is quarried in blocks that often weigh upwards of 40,000 lbs each! The blocks are usually shipped to a factory in Italy, where huge saws run all night to slice through a single block. When done, what are left are slabs of granite about an inch thick that weigh 1,000 pounds each. Next they're polished on one side, revealing their striking beauty. Our buyers travel all over the world to these processing facilities to select the absolute best choices of granite available. We don't accept second best, because our customer's don't. Once we make our choices, they're shipped directly to our factory in Virginia.

Once we're ready to make your countertop, a trained technician visits your home to take precise measurements and prepare a "shop drawing" of your counter. The drawing and specifications of your job then go to our plant manager, who reviews them to be sure they're complete. Our layout and saw department then cuts your countertop from a slab, passing each piece to the polishing and drilling departments, where the pieces are edged and polished and holes for your sink, faucet and cooktop are made.

After every piece is done, our quality assurance department measures and inspects each piece as one last check to be sure the job was done right. Once your countertop passes our quality assurance controls, our plant manager notifies our customer service department that the counter is ready for installation.

If you're really curious about the process, give us a call and we'll be happy to give you a plant tour.