The Countertop Store

We first had our kitchen countertops and sink replaced when starting our home renovation with the Countertop Store. The people at the store were very helpful in explaining our options to get what we wanted. Their knowledge of experience, helped make our decision to hire them.
Their selection of Quartz and Granite stone was very good. We had a budget and they came through for us. The installation included the plumbing hook up. The time frame to do the job was spot on. The Owner Gabor and his team did such a great job we decided to do our bathroom countertops and sinks with the Countertop Store when we renovated them.
My wife and I appreciated their workmanship and timely install of the countertops, we hire them for.
We would highly recommend them. Thanks Countertop store!

We remodeled our kitchen in our Redwood City home in August /​Sept 2015, and I just have not gotten around to writing a review until now. We got quotes from 4 different countertop fabricators. The Countertop store had the lowest bid of all 4, especially when you consider the extra work they can do that we would otherwise have had to subcontract out to someone else — plumbing for example.
They were always on time and very professional, and they did really great quality work. They also worked with us to get the most out of our undersized granite slab, which was slightly undersized, but they managed to do all of our countertops plus backsplash. We were worried that the slab would be too small, which would have required us to buy another one at a cost of over $ 1,400 just to do backsplashes.
In the end, they saved us a lot of money vs. other fabricators, plus they eliminated at least one other sub-​contractor (plumbing), and they were super easy to work wtih.

The Countertop Store is an awesome one-​stop shop for consumers who are remodeling their kitchens and or baths. It’s a beautiful shop with easy parking, and it provides lots of samples and has various kitchens and bathrooms set up in the showroom.
When I stopped by to check it out, I really didn’t expect such an excellent experience. I was quickly greeted by Ross, who walked me through and didn’t rush me through my decision-​making process. He was a font of information, and really helpful – including when I asked random questions, like who are the best manufacturers of faucets for my particular situation. They stock Grohe, an excellent mfr., but they also know a lot about other brands that you should use or should avoid.
Robert quickly came to template and estimate my job. I got prices within one day. Pricing is very competitive with local suppliers. And, like other reviewers have said, the workmanship is superb. Details really make the difference in jobs like this. Am very happy to have discovered The Countertop Store.

I had a very custom design for my island/​dining table, which required engineering approach. Gabor took this challenge and took this job. We worked together making sure the final look and feel will be as planned. Gabor has visited job site to review preparation work progress and installed countertops without any hassle. Highly recommended!

I couldn’t be more pleased with my recent kitchen countertop installation of Cambria quartz. The quality of the workmanship is outstanding. I knew that I wanted quartz and particularly Cambria since it is a high-​end product with low maintance. (BTW, there was a new quartz countertop here when I bought this place, but the quality of the material and the workmanship demanded an immediate replacement). I read Unilocal reviews and selected the Countetop Store based on those reviews.
What also impressed me was that I was able to conduct then entire process online. I emailed the kitchen design from which they did the estimate and then finalized it with the electronic contract. I had Amazon deliver the Kraus sink to them. Thank you Ross for all your help.
Gabor came out and did the template and several weeks later, on time and without any surprises, Gabor and his crew did the installation. I was further impressed by the calm and mild manner in which Gabor worked with and supervised his crew during the installation process.
I will go back to the Countertop Store when it is time for the bathroom remodel!

Very happy with the Countertop store. They did a small surface for our laundry room which involved cutting a couple of hatches at the back for access to water shutoffs. Job worked out great– installation was on time and took only a couple hours. Would certainly use them again.

These guys are fantastic. The quoted me a price over the phone that was lower than the others I’d called. Robert came by on time and templated out my countertop in about 30 minutes. A week later he was back with a beautiful corian countertop that he installed within an hour. Everything lined up perfectly. They made it really easy, and I couldn’t be happier with the results.

Ross from the Countertop Store is a savior. I had granite installed by another fabricator, but the sealers that fabricator had recommended were not performing well in my test samples. I called the Countertop Store and spoke to Ross. He was familiar with with my stone and knew which sealer would work because he has a ton of experience with all kinds of stones. He was also friendly and keen to help. He came to my home and sealed my counters and did a superb job. The products he used vastly outperformed all the other sealers I had tried in oil tests. My counters are no longer fussy and stain-​prone, but instead beautiful and resilient. I highly recommend the countertop store if you are looking for helpful and experienced folks to work on your stone.

We were so pleased with Gabor and his team’s work yesterday at our house. The counter is exactly what we were hoping for and the job looks incredibly clean and precise. We also really appreciate their work to creatively accommodate our imperfect plumbing and still have the faucet working at the end of the day. Gabor was extremely flexible with his time and took extra steps to ensure that the counter was a perfect fit and that the end result was what we would be happiest with — he asked us questions that we wouldn’t have even thought to consider, but turned out to make a huge difference. Many, many thanks for the excellent work and the easy communication.

The people are super helpful at this store. They are also really great about following up and getting back to you. In an area where there are so many competitors, this makes them stand out.
We have worked with them in the past for a bathroom and they were great. More recently we went to look for remnant pieces and Gabor, Ross and Robert were all very helpful.

Absolutely great people to work with. They installed my kitchen countertop 4 years ago and the work they did is SUPERB !!! I just called them and bothered them about a copy of my invoice from 4 years ago and they took care of the problem in a very pleasant way. Great customer care !

Top notch! These guys are great, everyone I chatted with from the showroom, to the quoting, contracts, and installation was amazing.
I had shopped around to a lot of local countertop and tile shops, stone yards, fabricators and the big box shops and these guys were bar none the winners in BOTH price and customer service.
They were far cheaper than any other option I priced out and I did my homework. I had landed on quartz as my preferred material for its durability and style. When I was first given the price per sq. ft. in the showroom my stomach did drop a bit as it did seem more than other shops. AND THEN, i got quotes form these other shops and I LEARNED that rest of those place just charge you for every little detail when it comes to fabrication and it jacks the price up, way up!
The countertop store came in with a bid that was at least $ 1000 – 600 less than anyone else for the same materials, edges, sink cutouts etc. And they were by far the least shady and pushy and were able to schedule my install within a reasonable timeframe.
Gabor who did the install is meticulous and bless his heart he stayed here for way longer than planned as he made sure the countertops were installed correctly. He even fixed some things my contractor didn’t get right with the cabinet install.
Thanks guys you were wonderful to work with.

I am an interior designer that has worked with the countertop store with several clients and been extremely impressed with their professionalism, quality of work, good communication, fair pricing, efficient turnaround times and punctuality. They really are a class act!

We have used the Countertop Store to build two Corian showers for us. They do a great job. Our jobs were a little complicated but they handled them with ease. Everything seems to go according to plan with these folks (unlike many other contractors). They arrive as scheduled and the installation occurs on time.

We had a really good experience with both Ross and Gabor over there. Both knew what they were doing, flexible and helpful in the process. We must have been in and out of the showroom half dozen times before we finally decided on a counter top — we are very happy with the results. They were very careful and coordinated on the install.
Very fast in the turnaround of the fabrication.
Thanks guys!

We worked with Gabor from The Countertop Store on the milling and installation of a granite slab in our master bathroom (and also for a Caesarstone countertop in another bathroom). I was very nervous about this job because there’s no room for error; the granite was extremely expensive, it had imperfections that constrained the cut, and we also had a difficult design: an 8′ arc with an 18′ radius along the front of the stone. But Gabor and the Countertop Store did an amazing job, even to my perfectionist eyes. Gabor also did a great job of customer service: answering my many questions and helping me make good decisions about the details. Very strongly recommended.

Terrible experience. or lack there of.
I called the store asking for specifics and a written quote from ROSS on a bathroom project that I was ready to start immediately. Not only did he NEVER get back to me but I felt I had to prod him to ask ME the right questions. I think ROSS needs to find a new career because he has obviously been working there too long and could give a rats *ss
Maybe my one project was too small but unbeknownst to him, I had three areas of my home that needed new countertops. Anyway, I ended up using United Marble & Granite in San Jose. I was soo happy I ended up going with them because they were prompt in providing a reasonable estimate and I had my first countertop installed in no time.
I find it highly suspect that there any positive reviews on this company.

We used The Countertop Store to fabricate our granite countertops. They were a dream to work with. The store we bought the granite from delivered slabs with defects and The Countertop Store not only called to warn us prior to starting fabrication but worked with the granite store to get new book matched slabs.
The owner also took the time to layout the counter top design with us. That is, he got the specs from our contractor and wanted to include us in the decision of which slabs to use in which areas. This makes a significant difference in granite with varied colors/​patterns.
After the cabinets were installed, they did a great job installing the counters in remarkably little time. The stone arrived sealed and we’ve had zero issues with chipping or staining.

These guys have a large yard of stone remnants, and I was able to get almost ALL the granite I needed for sinks, backsplashes, a window sill, and a stone hearth. Watching their guys work to make a template and later to install the stone is impressive — they are the definition of METICULOUS. I found them easy to work with as well, and very friendly and helpful.
My general contractor (who is fussy himself) was very impressed when he saw their work (I told him I’d find the countertop subcontractor myself, and I think he figured I’d find some cheap, low quality person…)
I have used Countertop Store twice and would use them again any day. Great work, reasonable prices.

When we decided to give our kitchen a face lift, I researched and sought bids from several local Quartz counter top places including Home Depot, Accent, MT, Atherton Appliance,
, Scan Top and The Countertop Store.
My wife and I met with Ross who was extremely helpful and friendly. We discussed the particulars of our kitchen project which included demolition of existing granite counters, keeping the tile backsplash intact, different colored Quartz for the Island, new sink, etc. Countertop store was the only fabricator/​installer that could commit to demolishing the existing granite while not destroying the backsplash. In an attempt to save money, Ross suggested I look online for a more affordable sink then the beautiful yet pricey Blanco sinks they carry. What’s funny is that Countertop Store pretty much has the lowest prices on Blanco sinks of any vendor! The same exact model we wanted was 20% more expensive at
! My brother is a plumber and even his cost on the sink isn’t much less.
I had read stories of Quartz countertops taking months to get installed, ours took about 2 weeks. The owner came by our home to check things out, discuss our options, 1 week later they returned to demolish the granite, lay down plywood and template for the new Caesarstone counters. One week after that they returned to install our new counters. This meant we were only without sink for 7 days.
The counters look amazing; we used Ebony Reflections which is black with glass speckles to go over the white cabinets and contrasted the island by choosing Blizzard white over black cabinets. We went with a double basin Blanco rectangular sink which is a very cool looking. You have to look really hard to notice the seams, everything is perfectly level and they even re-​grouted between the counter and the tile backsplash, matching the original grout color. When our cabinets are done being painted, I will definitely suggest some photos of the counters be added to their website photo gallery as they came out stunning.
We really enjoyed working with these guys; every time I had questions I was always able to get Ross on the phone instantly. The work was non disruptive and they did a great job cleaning up afterwards. Gabor who I think is the owner (not sure how you spell his name) was a pleasure to work with in plotting the location of the sink, faucet hole, air switch hole and suggested filling in behind the stove where before there was an ugly metal trim piece. The extra cost for adding the quartz piece behind the stove and bracing it? $ 0. I never would have thought to do that but it made a huge difference.
We were pleasantly surprised that they had polished a left over piece of the quartz, attached rubber feet and gave us a matching cutting board at no charge, AWESOME!
If we ever get around to redoing our bathroom, we will probably go with Quartz again and will definitely be using The Countertop Store of San Carlos.