Granite is one of the hardest rocks there is, hence the sayings “As tough as granite” and “As hard as granite”. It is an igneous rock which is formed from quartz, mica, and feldspar, which have been compressed together very tightly. It is available in a wide choice of colours: in fact, it is hard […]

Marble is a fabulous stone to use for kitchen worktops. It is not as hard as some other stones and does need a certain amount of care when in use, but most of it is common things to take care. Marble is what is known as a metamorphic rock and is formed from limestone which […]

If you are looking for quartz worktops in Welwyn Garden City you can do no better than to hop in the car and come over to Hatfield where you will find us at Marble & Granite on the Great North Road. We produce amazing worktops for your kitchen in both natural stone and quartz which […]

Whether you are planning refurbishing your kitchen from scratch, or simply changing over out-of-date kitchen cabinets and worktops, every kitchen has a combination of many different elements – appliances, cabinetry, layout, tiling, worktops, the kitchen table, and so on. Irrespective of trends, most people set out with some common objectives which is to make the […]

When it comes to choosing a kitchen worktop there is a plethora of choices of materials. However, when you start to look into it all, there is not a lot of advice on what would be the right material to select for your particular lifestyle. An interior designer based in Epping Forest found this to […]