Countertops in Bluffton, SC

Kitchens from the 2010s

The median home in the town limits was built in 2012, and about 6 in 10 were built in 2010 or later (as of 2024). Many of those kitchens still have their first builder-grade counters, so replacement jobs are common.

Three showrooms in Bluffton

StoneWorks is on Sheridan Park Cir, 0.5 mi from Belfair Towne Village; Coastal Countertops and Tile is on Persimmon St, 0.7 mi; Seacoast Stone & Tile is on Burnt Church Rd, 0.5 mi from Old Town. Seacoast and Coastal Countertops are by appointment only.

Two slab yards in Ridgeland

Prestige Stone & Tile and Distinctive Granite & Marble are both on Browns Cove Rd in Ridgeland, about 7.4 mi from Old Town and 2 mi from Sun City Hilton Head.

Fabrication

StoneWorks’ fabrication center is in Beaufort, with the Bluffton showroom for selection; it says it goes from design to installation in 5 business days.

Homes used part of the year

About 860 homes in the town limits are held for seasonal or occasional use, and about 1,170 in ZIP 29910 (as of 2024). Templating needs someone to let the crew in, so ask whether the company will arrange a time with a property manager.

Permit office

Replacing counters in the same place needs no permit in most cases. Moving a sink or adding outlets is plumbing and electrical work, which the Town of Bluffton permits through the Growth Management office at 20 Bridge Street.

For marble countertops in Bluffton, StoneWorks lists marble among its materials, and Distinctive Granite & Marble, in Ridgeland, carries marble among its more than 20,000 slabs. Seacoast Stone & Tile lists quartz and natural stone. Marble is a softer stone than granite, so ask each company to show you the slab in person, not just a sample, and to explain how it is sealed.

Distinctive Granite & Marble’s website advises keeping acids such as lemon juice and vinegar off marble, sealing it, and using a neutral cleaner. That advice comes from one supplier; ask yours for its own care sheet. For quartzite, which looks like marble but is harder, StoneWorks and Distinctive both list it.

For granite countertops in Bluffton, SC, StoneWorks, Prestige Stone & Tile and Distinctive Granite & Marble all list granite. Choose from the whole slab, not a sample, since the veining runs across a slab. StoneWorks fabricates in Beaufort and says it goes from design to installation in 5 business days; Distinctive’s Ridgeland showroom is open Saturday mornings.

A fabricator measures with a template after the cabinets are in, then cuts the slab to fit, and a crew installs. Ask each company who templates, who installs, how seams are placed and what the warranty covers. If you are changing the cabinets, see cabinets in Bluffton, and for the whole kitchen, kitchen remodeling.

For quartz countertops in Bluffton, SC, StoneWorks, Seacoast Stone & Tile, Prestige Stone & Tile and Distinctive Granite & Marble all list quartz, and Prestige is a Cambria vendor. Reviewers describe quartz counters for a kitchen, for a laundry room and for a small bathroom vanity top.

Quartz comes in slab collections from several brands, so ask each company which brands it carries and how long a slab takes to arrive. A small job such as a vanity can often use a remnant. Ask, as Seacoast and StoneWorks both take small projects according to their reviewers.

A countertop job runs in four steps: pick the stone, template the cabinets, fabricate the slab and install. StoneWorks says the whole sequence runs 5 business days from design to install; for other companies, ask. The sink and cooktop must be ready for the templater, and the plumber disconnects the sink before install and reconnects it after. See plumbers in Bluffton.

Counters replaced in the same place do not usually need a permit. Moving a sink or adding outlets does, through the Growth Management office of the Town of Bluffton at 20 Bridge Street (see electricians). For old counters, see junk removal in Bluffton, and for a new backsplash or floor, flooring.

Countertop companies also cut stone for kitchen islands, bathroom vanities, laundry rooms and bars. Prestige Stone & Tile made a custom stone table, according to a customer, and Coastal Countertops and Tile worked on a kitchen island and a bar extension. Ask whether the stone you like is rated for outdoor use before you plan an outdoor kitchen.

Looking for quartz countertops in Ridgeland, SC, or marble countertops in Ridgeland, SC? Prestige Stone & Tile and Distinctive Granite & Marble both have their showrooms on Browns Cove Rd in Ridgeland, 11.7 and 11.8 mi in a straight line from Ridgeland’s town hall, and 8.3 mi from Hardeeville city hall. StoneWorks lists Ridgeland among its service areas.

Countertop installation in Ridgeland, SC: the companies that install there are the same ones: Prestige and Distinctive (own showrooms) and StoneWorks (from Bluffton). From Hardeeville city hall, the Bluffton showrooms are 12.5 to 13.5 mi. Call first and ask whether the crew comes to your address, since a service area on a website is not a promise for every street.

On Hilton Head Island itself, stone shops sit near the island’s convenience center and Precision Granite & Marble fabricates from Bluffton; see granite countertops on Hilton Head.