Stone worktops in Godalming
Godalming is four miles south of Guildford, upstream on the Wey, and we fit stone worktops right across it, from old houses near the town centre to Farncombe terraces and the newer estates on the edges. Quartz, granite, porcelain or marble, for a whole new kitchen or new tops on the units you have, all measured in the room.
- Postcodes GU7
- Waverley Borough Council
The town that lit its streets first
On 26 September 1881 Godalming switched on what the town museum describes as the world’s first public electricity supply. A water wheel at Westbrook Mill, Pullman’s tannery on the Wey, drove a Siemens dynamo that powered arc lamps in the streets and Swan bulbs in a handful of shops and houses. It was dearer than gas, and on 1 May 1884 the town went back to gas lamps until electricity returned in 1903.
Plenty of Godalming houses date from before that experiment. The oldest surviving buildings in the centre go back to the sixteenth century, and in houses that old the walls are rarely straight. Templating in the room means the stone follows the wall, not a tape-measured guess.
Bargate stone and older kitchens
Many of Godalming’s older buildings are faced in Bargate stone, a honey-coloured sandstone quarried around the town until the Second World War. If you are fitting a kitchen in a period house and want the worktop to sit well with stone walls or a stone fireplace, warm-toned granites and creamy quartz designs tend to work better than stark white.
From Farncombe to Ockford Ridge
Godalming grew in stages. Farncombe joined the borough in 1892 and its station opened in 1897, council housing began in Farncombe in 1920, the first 168 homes at Ockford Ridge were finished in 1931, and Binscombe and Bargate Wood followed in the 1950s and 1980s. Kitchens in homes from those decades have often been refitted since, and where the units are sound, new stone on the existing units is a quick upgrade.
Worktops we fit in Godalming
All four stones and all four kinds of work are on offer in Godalming. Choose one for the detail.
Quartz worktops in Godalming
Engineered stone with a steady colour and nothing to seal.
Granite worktops in Godalming
Quarried stone that copes with heat. No two slabs alike.
Porcelain worktops in Godalming
Thin, heatproof slabs that will not fade in the sun.
Marble worktops in Godalming
Classic veined stone that wears in rather than out.
Worktop replacement in Godalming
Stone worktops on the units you already have.
Island worktops in Godalming
One big slab of stone at the centre of the kitchen.
Upstands and splashbacks in Godalming
Matching stone above the worktop, from a strip to a full wall.
Vanity tops in Godalming
Stone tops for bathroom vanity units and washstands.
From first call to fitted worktop
Price it
Ring 01483 694680 or send the form with rough sizes and a stone in mind, and you get a price back.
Measure it
Once the cabinets are in and level, we come and template the room, recording every wall, corner and opening.
Cut it
Back at the workshop the slab is wet-cut to that template: sink and hob holes, edge profile, any drainer grooves.
Fit it
We install and finish the stone, ready for the sink and hob to be connected. What happens at each stage.
Questions from Godalming
Do you cover Farncombe and Milford?
Yes. We work across GU7 and the GU8 villages, including Milford, Witley and Elstead.
Can you fit worktops in a listed cottage?
Yes. If the house is listed, check with Waverley Borough Council whether the work inside needs listed building consent before we cut anything.
Sources
Get a worktop price
Phone us, or give us your number for a call back and a price.
- Rough lengths, or a sketch
- The stone or colour you like
- Your sink, tap and hob if chosen
Get a worktop price in Godalming
Pop your number in and we will ring to go through the job and give you a price. Or call 01483 694680.