Kitchen Island Countertops
Seating overhang, the support under it and whether the top needs a seam, all settled at the measure before any stone is cut.
Our Countertop Services, Sorted by Who Is Buying
Buncombe Custom Countertops is a specialist in countertop services in Buncombe County, NC, specializing in kitchen installation, countertop replacement and bathroom vanity tops. We offer quartz, granite, quartzite and marble in full slabs, plus butcher block and cast concrete.
- Free in-home measure
- Slab approved before any cut
- Licensed, bonded & insured
Every countertop service we offer
Our team provides fabrication for builders, cabinet shops and restaurant owners, delivering tops sized to the job for both residential and commercial projects. Before a single cut, we lay out the seams on the slab you chose and hold fabrication until you approve that seam layout, and every countertop is then cut in our shop.
From edge profiles and faucet holes to a builder's full package of kitchens and baths, our team handles every detail. Serving Asheville, Woodfin, Black Mountain and Fairview, one crew carries the same standards from a single vanity to a taproom bar.
Why Buncombe Custom Countertops
How We Work
The crew that measures your kitchen is the crew that sets the tops.
Written quoteSlab, edge profile, cutouts and seams listed line by line
Slab firstYou approve the slab, or the quartz sample, before we cut
Templated on siteMeasured on your cabinets after they are set and level
Access checkedThe drive, the steps and the carry path looked at before install day
For homeowners, by job
Kitchens, Islands and Baths
Waterfall Edge Countertops
The top and the side panel come from the same slab, mitered at 45 degrees and glued into one piece before it leaves the shop.
Full-Height Slab Backsplash
Every outlet box, window edge and cabinet line is recorded when the counters are templated, and the openings are cut before the stone reaches your house.
Outdoor Kitchen Countertops
Chosen for summer sun, heavy rain and winter nights below freezing, with the grill opening cut to your grill maker's size.
Kitchen Countertop Installation
Install day is planned at the template: the cabinets are checked, the seams are agreed and the sink and cooktop openings are fixed before any stone comes off the truck.
Countertop Replacement
Sound cabinets can take a new top. We take the old one off carefully, show you what it was hiding, and template the new stone on the same boxes.
Bathroom Vanity Tops
A bathroom vanity needs a small piece of stone, so it can come from a remnant. Pick the basin and faucet first and we cut the top around them.
Countertop Repair
Most chips can be filled and polished. A crack is judged on what is holding the stone up, and if a new top is the better spend, the quote says so.
For homeowners, by material
Stone, Wood and Concrete
Quartzite Countertops
Some stone sold as quartzite is softer marble or dolomite. Before you commit, we help you test the slab you love.
Quartz Countertops
Choose a color from a sample and the slab arrives looking like it. We also tell you plainly where quartz needs a trivet.
Granite Countertops
No two granite slabs match, so you choose the actual stone, approve where the seams fall, and learn the sealing routine before install day.
Marble Countertops
Marble etches, softens and records every lemon and every loaf. If that is the look you want, we will help you pick the finish that wears it best.
Butcher Block Countertops
A warm wood island, a baking counter or a full run of wood, built with the right grain, the right finish and room for the wood to breathe.
Concrete Countertops
An industrial, handmade surface in any color you can mix. We explain how it is cast, what the sealer does, and what a hairline crack means before you commit.
For builders, shops and owners
Commercial and Trade
Commercial Countertop Installation
Bids broken out by area and phase, shop drawings returned before fabrication, and templates booked around the trades already on your site.
Restaurant, Brewery & Bar Countertops
Surfaces specified for spilled beer, citrus, heat and a thousand wipe-downs a week, fabricated on a calendar that ends at your opening night.
Multifamily & Rental Property Countertops
One standard spec across the building, turns booked around move-out and move-in, and a bid you can read unit type by unit type.
Builder & New Construction Countertop Packages
One package per floor plan, templated house by house on the installed cabinets, with upgrade options your sales team can put in front of buyers.
Wholesale Countertop Fabrication
You sell the top, we cut it to your drawings or your templates, and it reaches your customer under your name.
Kitchen and bath jobs
If you know what you need done but not yet what it should be made of, start with the job. These pages explain the work itself: what gets removed, what gets built and what the day looks like.
Kitchen countertop installation
New tops on new or existing cabinets, templated after the boxes are set and installed by the crew that measured them.
Countertop replacement
Old laminate, tile or worn stone out, new stone in, on the cabinets you keep, including kitchens that took on water and need a fresh top.
Kitchen island countertops
Large single pieces with seating overhangs, where seam position and overhang support are the decisions that matter.
Waterfall countertops
The slab runs over the island edge and down to the floor through a mitered corner, usually with the veining matched around the turn.
Full-height slab backsplash
Stone carried from the counter to the upper cabinets or the ceiling in one piece, in place of tile and grout lines.
Bathroom vanity tops
Single and double vanities, often cut from a remnant of a kitchen slab when the stone and the sizes allow.
Outdoor kitchen countertops
Tops for decks, patios and grilling stations, where the material has to handle sun and freeze-thaw rather than just look good.
Countertop repair
Chips, cracks, loose seams and dull spots fixed in place when a repair makes more sense than a new top.
Countertops by material
The material pages answer a different question from the job pages: not what we will do, but which surface suits your kitchen, your cooking and your patience for upkeep. Read one of these once the job is clear and the choice is between stones.
Quartz
Engineered stone is about 90 to 93 percent silica bound in a polyester resin, so it needs no sealing and resists stains, but it is less heat resistant than natural stone and its resins are not fully UV stable, which keeps it indoors.
Granite
A coarse-grained igneous rock of quartz, feldspar and mica, and a dense, heavy one, which is why picking the actual slab and planning the carry both matter.
Quartzite
A hard metamorphic rock formed from quartz sandstone, harder and more stain resistant than granite, though some softer stones are sold under the same name, so the slab should be tested before you buy.
Marble
Calcite or dolomite that etches under acids like lemon and vinegar and scratches more easily than granite; chosen for the look and the patina it earns.
Butcher block
End-grain or edge-grain wood, traditionally hard maple, now also walnut, birch or teak, used as a warm alternative to stone on islands and accent runs.
Concrete
Cast tops for custom shapes and integral details, poured for the space rather than cut from a quarried slab.
For builders, contractors and restaurants
Trade buyers get their own group because the questions are different: what to send for a bid, how submittals work, how phases are scheduled and who sets the fixtures. Each page below is written for that buyer, not for a homeowner.
Commercial countertop installation
The starting point for general contractors, developers and facility managers, covering offices, clinics, retail and institutional kitchens.
Restaurant, brewery and bar countertops
Bar tops, back bars, prep lines and service counters for the dining and taproom trade that has made Asheville a four-time Beer City USA winner.
Multifamily and rental property countertops
Unit-type pricing for apartment owners, property managers and vacation-rental owners, for turns and full renovations.
Builder and new construction packages
Per-home packages for production and custom builders and for rebuild contractors, priced from plans and templated on site.
Wholesale fabrication
Fabricate-only work for cabinet shops, remodelers and designers who sell the top to their own clients and install it themselves or with us.
How pricing differs from one service to the next
Each group of services is priced a different way, so the useful number depends on which page you are on. Material pages are quoted by the square foot, job pages by the whole job, and trade pages by the home, the unit type or the bid.
- Quartz is generally estimated at about $60 to $150 per square foot installed, granite at roughly $40 to $100, and quartzite at around $80 to $250.
- A standard kitchen installation or replacement is typically estimated at roughly $2,500 to $6,000.
- Butcher block runs are usually estimated at around $2,000 to $5,000, and cast concrete tops at roughly $2,500 to $6,000.
- Vanity tops are typically estimated at about $500 to $2,000, and most repairs at roughly $150 to $500.
- A waterfall end generally adds an estimated $1,500 to $5,000, and a full-height slab backsplash roughly $2,000 to $8,000.
- Builder packages are typically estimated at about $3,000 to $8,000 per home, before the count of homes is applied.
These are estimates drawn from typical ranges for the trade, not quotes, and they are subject to change with slab costs, access and scope. The final price is the one on your written quote, or on the written bid for trade work.
Picking the right page for your job
Most people land here holding one of three questions, and each points at a different group above. If you are asking what the work involves, go to the job page. If you are asking which surface to choose, go to the material page. If you are buying for a building, a client or a business, go to the trade group.
Some jobs span two groups. A kitchen replacement in quartzite with a waterfall island touches three pages, and that is fine: one measure and one quote cover all of it. What we avoid is sending a cabinet shop to a homeowner form or a homeowner to a bid request, because the answers they need are not the same.
Not on the list: laminate and tile tops. We work in stone, engineered quartz, wood and concrete, and we would rather tell you that on the first call than after a measure.
The process
How a Countertop Job Runs
The measure
We come to the house, look at the cabinets, the walls and the way in from the driveway, and talk through materials and edges.
The written quote
You get the slab, the edge, the cutouts, the seam plan and the dates in writing. Nothing is cut until you sign off.
Template and fabrication
Once the cabinets are set and level, we template them, then cut and finish the tops in the shop to that template.
Install and walk-through
We set and join the tops, then walk the finished kitchen with you before we call it done.
Questions
Questions About Our Services
Can one visit cover the kitchen and a bathroom vanity?
Yes. We template every top in the house at the same measure and quote them together. When the stone and sizes allow, a vanity can come out of the kitchen slab's offcut, which is worth asking about when you choose the slab.
Should I choose the material or the job first?
The job first. Whether you are replacing tops on existing cabinets or building a new kitchen decides what the stone has to do, and the material choice follows from that and from how you cook.
Do you take repair-only jobs?
Yes. Chips, cracks, open seams and dull spots on stone and quartz are fixed in place when the damage allows. If the crack runs through a structural spot or the top has shifted, we tell you replacement is the better money.
Can my cabinet shop order tops without installation?
Yes. Wholesale fabrication is fabricate-only when you want it: send the drawings or templates, approve the layout, and collect the finished tops or have us install them.
Do you set the sink and connect the faucet?
We cut the openings and set an undermount sink with its seal. Disconnecting and reconnecting the sink and faucet is done by a licensed plumber, since plumbing is licensed separately in North Carolina.
Which services are for commercial buyers?
Commercial installation, restaurant and bar tops, multifamily and rental work, builder packages and wholesale fabrication. Those pages ask for plans, unit counts or a finish schedule instead of a home address.
How do I get a price for more than one service?
Call or send the form with everything you have in mind. The measure covers every top in the job, and the written quote lists each item so you can see what an island or a slab backsplash adds before you decide.
Do the material pages and the job pages overlap?
They cover the same kitchens from different angles. A job page explains what the work involves from tear-out to install day, and a material page explains how a surface behaves once it is in. Reading one of each is usually enough to call with a clear request.
Free in-home measure
Talk to us about your project
Free measures across Buncombe County. Builders, cabinet shops and property owners can send drawings for a bid.
Licensed, bonded & insured. Calls only, we do not receive text messages.