Hackney
Dekton & sintered worktops in Hackney
We cover 20 neighbourhoods in Hackney — Homerton, Hoxton and Lea Bridge among them — across 9 postcode districts. Templating and fitting are done by our own team, so the same people measure the room and install the stone.
The housing here
What Hackney's stock means for sintered stone
Taken across the whole of Hackney, 24.6% of homes are lived in by the people who own them, among the lowest in London. 5.2% of homes sit in council tax band F or above, among the lowest in London.
24.6%
Lived in by their owners
of homes
32nd of 33 London boroughs, highest first
5.2%
Council tax band F or above
of homes
29th of 33 London boroughs, highest first
Lived in by their owners24.6%
Zero porosity and nothing to scorch makes this the surface that survives being ignored, which is the realistic condition in a property that changes hands. Finish decided against your own units, not under showroom light.
Council tax band F or above5.2%
Sintered stone costs most where the work is machining rather than area, and a small kitchen is nearly all machining. This is the size at which it is worth comparing carefully. That is a fabrication decision, taken before anything is cut.
Our sintered stone runs from £250 to £300 per square metre for most of the catalogue, with 65 colours in the range. On kitchens this size the cut-outs and the joins cost more than the area does, so a rate per square metre would tell you almost nothing useful. We price the actual cut list.
£250–£300/m²
Where most of the catalogue sits, supply only. Fabrication, edges, cut-outs and fitting are quoted on top.
65 colours in the range
- Heat
- Excellent (nothing in it can scorch)
- Porosity
- Effectively zero porosity
- Sealing
- Never needs sealing
Tones
We cannot post sintered stone offcuts, so samples are the quartz range only. The template is taken in your kitchen and the stone is fitted there too.
Questions
Dekton & sintered in Hackney
Which worktop needs least maintenance in a rented property in Hackney?
The engineered and sintered surfaces, because neither needs sealing. Granite is porous to varying degrees and is sealed on installation, which then wants topping up over time — fine in an owner-occupied home, less realistic where nobody has been told to do it.
Is sintered stone worth it on a small kitchen in Hackney?
Often, but not for the reason people expect. On a compact run the cut-outs and joins cost more than the surface area does, so the material rate matters less than the cut list. We price the actual list so the comparison is real.
Do you cover the whole of Hackney?
Yes — 20 neighbourhoods across 9 postcode districts, Dalston, De Beauvoir Town, Hackney Central and Hackney Downs among them. There is nothing to visit: the template is taken in your kitchen and the stone is fitted there by the same team.
Other surfaces
The same kitchens, in something else
The housing does not change, so most of what is on this page still applies. What changes is weight, machining and maintenance.
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