Kitchen Countertops in St. Louis
Upgrading your kitchen countertops in St Louis is one of the best ways to enhance both the functionality and style of your kitchen. As the most frequently used surface, your countertops play a key role in everything from meal prep to serving.
Most standard kitchen countertops are 25 inches deep, allowing for a 1-inch overhang from the base cabinets, which are typically 24 inches deep. This standard depth provides ample workspace while maintaining a sleek look. The usual countertop thickness is around 1-1/2 inches, bringing the overall counter height to the industry standard of 36 inches when added to the 34-1/2 inch height of the base cabinets.
Explore the various kitchen countertop options below to find the perfect fit for your project. You can also check out popular countertop colors and visualize them in your kitchen using our Kitchen Visualizer. When you’re ready for a quote, be sure to visit our Quote Request page.
Types of Kitchen Countertops in St Louis
Thompson Price has wide variety of kitchen counters available to see in our kitchen and bathroom design center. Take a look below at each type of kitchen countertop material and see which fits you best.
Quartz Countertops
Quartz kitchen countertops are engineered from stone and resin and offer almost unlimited color options and complex patterns.
Granite Countertops
Granite kitchen countertops, made from natural rock, are known for their beauty and durability, making them a worthy investment.
Quartzite Countertops
Quartzite is ideal for any countertop surface due to its strength and long-lasting composition. Consider quartzite countertops for its strength, beauty, and overall durability.
Wood Countertops
Wood kitchen countertops, made from glued wooden slabs, bring a luxurious and warmer feel to your space compared to stone countertops.
Marble Countertops
Marble kitchen countertops are formed from limestone, superheated to form its unique crystalline structure. Marble countertop surfaces are timeless with their classic beauty and elegance.
Laminate Countertops
Maintenance-free and easy to install, laminate kitchen countertops come in a wide range of colors and designs, mimicking materials like quartz and granite.
Solid Surface Countertops
Solid surface countertops, made from a blend of mineral dust, acrylic, resins, and pigments, offer a non-porous and versatile surface.
Porcelain Countertops
Beautiful veins and modern sophistication are on display in these large format, lightweight, and ultra-thin polished porcelain kitchen countertops.
Popular Kitchen Countertop Edges in St Louis
Don’t forget about the edge profile for your kitchen countertop! Choose from some of our most popular styles below.
Quartz Kitchen Counters
Quartz countertops are the most popular kitchen counter surface right now. Featuring all of the benefits of natural stone without all of the drawbacks, quartz countertops are probably the most durable and versatile countertops on the market.
Quartz countertops are made up of 93% mined quartz crystals, one of nature’s hardest materials. The other 7% is polyester resin and pigments which produce an engineered stone without the maintenance required of natural stone. Engineered quartz is non-porous and does not require sealing. Quartz countertops withstand typical wear and tear beautifully.
Quartz kitchen counters are usually 3cm thick (~1-1/4″). Some quartz products are manufactured in 2cm thickness (~3/4″ thick). We have several standard edge treatment options we can apply to the finished edges of your quartz countertops.
You can also pay extra to either miter or laminate the edges of your quartz countertops to make them look extra thick. Laminating is basically building up the top thickness and gluing two pieces together at the edges to make it twice as thick. Mitering the edges is where we cut the edge at 45 degrees and then seam the edges together. This allows us to make the edge whatever height required.
Most quartz products are available in two slab sizes: Regular (120″ x 55″) and jumbo (128″x63″). Daltile ONE Quartz even offers some slabs up to 136″x79″. Your kitchen layout will be laid out to use the least amount of slabs. However, there will be seams where individual pieces meet. The best fabricators will have no problem making the seams in your kitchen counters disappear.
You can see a wide selection of quartz surfaces in our showroom where we feature the following quartz products:
Stone Kitchen Counters
When we use the term ‘Stone’ relating to countertops, we’re referring to all the natural stone products that occur naturally in nature. This includes granite, quartzite, marble and soapstone. These surfaces are created beneath the surface of the earth from years of high pressure and heat. The stone is then quarried or extracted from the earth, cut into smaller flat pieces called slabs and then sent to fabricators to cut to your desired size and shape.
Natural stone counters come in two common thicknesses – 2cm (3/4″) or 3cm (1-1/4″). Stone is fabricated the same was quartz is fabricated. It’s cut with waterjets and the edges have different edge treatments applied. Due to the limitation of the slab size, you may end up with seams in your granite tops but a good fabricator will have no problem making these seams almost invisible.
Natural stone is still a great surface for kitchen counters due to its strength and resistance to scratches and heat. However, natural stone does require a little more care than engineered quartz. For example, natural stone is porous so it does require sealing the surface. This is usually done at the time of installation but the homeowner will need to reseal the surface every few years. It’s not a difficult process but it is required to keep your stone surfaces looking their best.
Wood Kitchen Counters
Nothing adds warmth to a design like the elegant beauty of natural hardwood. Trends come and go, but wood’s beauty is ageless. High-end designers love to utilize wood for its warm and welcoming appearance and often it’s the focal point of the entire kitchen design.
Wood is 100% renewable, organic, and climate smart. Science has proven that wood countertops are perfectly safe in the kitchen. Multiple university studies have concluded that wood contains certain properties that are proven to be very effective at destroying more than 98% of common food-borne bacteria. In fact, wood is more food-prep-safe than granite, marble, quartz, or stainless steel. Why? Because a wooden surface is actively anti-bacterial – but this is only true if the correct wood finish is chosen.
Wood kitchen counters also come in a variety of thicknesses from 3/4″ to 3″ or more. The most common thickness for wood is around 1-1/2″ or 2″. Available in many wood specials, thicknesses and construction methods, wood makes an excellent choice for your kitchen countertops.
Solid Surface Kitchen Counters
Wood is 100% renewable, organic, and climate smart. Science has proven that wood countertops are perfectly safe in the kitchen. Multiple university studies have concluded that wood contains certain properties that are proven to be very effective at destroying more than 98% of common food-borne bacteria. In fact, wood is more food-prep-safe than granite, marble, quartz, or stainless steel. Why? Because a wooden surface is actively anti-bacterial – but this is only true if the correct wood finish is chosen.
Wood kitchen counters also come in a variety of thicknesses from 3/4″ to 3″ or more. The most common thickness for wood is around 1-1/2″ or 2″. Available in many wood specials, thicknesses and construction methods, wood makes an excellent choice for your kitchen countertops.
Laminate Kitchen Counters
Nothing adds warmth to a design like the elegant beauty of natural hardwood. Trends come and go, but wood’s beauty is ageless. High-end designers love to utilize wood for its warm and welcoming appearance and often it’s the focal point of the entire kitchen design.
Wood is 100% renewable, organic, and climate smart. Science has proven that wood countertops are perfectly safe in the kitchen. Multiple university studies have concluded that wood contains certain properties that are proven to be very effective at destroying more than 98% of common food-borne bacteria. In fact, wood is more food-prep-safe than granite, marble, quartz, or stainless steel. Why? Because a wooden surface is actively anti-bacterial – but this is only true if the correct wood finish is chosen.
Wood kitchen counters also come in a variety of thicknesses from 3/4″ to 3″ or more. The most common thickness for wood is around 1-1/2″ or 2″. Available in many wood specials, thicknesses and construction methods, wood makes an excellent choice for your kitchen countertops.
How to Measure Kitchen Countertops
We make getting a quote for your kitchen countertops easy!
Follow our measuring instruction guide below and then fill out an estimate request on our estimate request page. Thompson Price will usually return estimates within 1-2 business days.
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