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Would you rather…Granite or Quartz? The 411 before you buy.

Natural Stone vs. Engineered Stone: Understanding the Difference Natural stone—granite—is indeed 100% natural since it is quarried directly from the earth in large blocks. These blocks are then sliced into slabs and polished on one side at the quarry before being shipped to the broker or fabricator. Fabricators cut shapes from the slabs according to your countertop specifications. They then profile and polish the edges. Quartz, on the other hand, is an “engineered” stone, meaning a manufacturing plant uses various grades and sizes of quartz crystals and mixes them with resin and pigment (for color) in a ratio of 93% quartz to 7% resin (yes, we’ll still refer to quartz as natural stone, but it’s not as natural as granite). Fabricators create quartz countertops in much the [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:06+00:00April 26th, 2016|Blog|1 Comment

We love the jet noise, AKA the sound of freedom!

We love the jet noise, AKA the sound of freedom! Quality Stone Concept’s really appreciates our military and we want to offer a special promotion to anyone who serves our country. Bring in your military ID for 5% off your total purchase. Promotion is valid for active duty and retired military. Hope to see you soon. Best of the Beach 2015 Best of Houzz - 2014 & 2013 Service Angie's List Super Service Award Winner - 2014 & 2013 113 South Witchduck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 757-275-9382 phone 757-275-9383 fax www.qualitystoneconcepts.com www.virginiabeachkitchencabinets.com

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-04-25T19:39:21+00:00April 25th, 2016|Blog|0 Comments

Remnant Exotic Countertops – Eminent Domain Sale

At Quality Stone Concepts, Exotic Granite Countertops are typically sold around $90.00 a square foot and in some cases can exceed $150 a square foot. Due to the fact that the City of Virginia Beach is relocating Quality Stone Concepts we have decided to liquidate 5 different types of exotic stones at Level 1 prices. People who take advantage of this flash sale will save 40-60% on the granites pictured below. Hurricane Granite White Storm Granite Coral Red Granite Golden Bordeaux Granite This offer is limited while inventory lasts, there are only 5 kitchens worth of countertops in stock. Stop by our showroom at 113 A. South Witchduck Road, Virginia Beach VA, 23462 or give us a [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00April 21st, 2016|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Going once, Going twice, Sold – Virginia Beach’s BIGGEST Remnant Sale

Quality Stone Concepts is offering a once in a lifetime deal on ALL of our remnants. The city has forced us to relocate due to eminent domain and we now have 100’s of remnant stones sitting in our showroom parking lot. We can guarantee our remnants will look better in your home than sitting on the curb collecting dust. If you can pick it up and put it in your car, then it is yours for ONLY $125.00. At a later date, after our move, Quality Stone will fabricate and install your remnant for a LOW fixed price. This offer is to good to pass up and will only be available for the next 2 weeks. If you’re interested in a quality product and an [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00April 11th, 2016|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

QSC and Elite Services Group

Quality Stone Concepts is Hampton Roads, ONLY one stop shop for all your kitchen and bathroom remodeling needs. We offer granite and quartz countertops, 100% wood cabinets and hardware, stainless steel under mount sinks, tile back splashes, and a unique line of affordably priced faucets all under one roof. In addition to being the Best Reviewed Countertop Company in Hampton Roads, Quality Stone Concepts has partnered with Elite Services Group Inc. to refer our customers to other reputable local businesses. The partnership we have forged with ESG allows our clients access the best businesses in the renovation and maintenance service industry. QSC has won: Best of the Beach 2015 / Best of Houzz – 2015, 2014 & 2013 Service / Angie's List Super Service Award [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00March 2nd, 2016|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Got Quartz – Top 3 White Quartz Countertops

Quality Stone Concepts specializes in fabricating and installing top notch quartz. Our quartz is strong durable, scratch, scorch and stain resistant. Unlike granite and marble, it never needs to be sealed, making it maintenance free. We are proud to offer a lifetime limited warranty on all of our quartz brands (Q-Stone, Silestone, Vicostone, Cambria, Compac, LG Hausys) ensuring you get the best bang for you buck. We carry a variety of styles, colors and designs from 6 different manufacturers. Staying consistent with the current kitchen and bath trends, our 3 most popular white quartz countertops: Arctic White Quartz is the plain white, ultra contemporary quartz. This quartz goes well with flat panel cabinet doors. Cararra Grigio Quartz - out of all 6 brands, [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-02-29T17:42:22+00:00February 23rd, 2016|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Top 5 White Marble Countertops

The other day, I was watching one of those political talk shows and they were talking about marketing to the "Millennial Generation." The show was saying that Millennials value the "unique" and "authentic" things in life. I learned that if it's not "authentic" you might as well not even waste your time trying to market someone reaching adulthood around early 2000's. This struck me as interesting because we have a lot of people come to our showroom and ask for white marble countertops. As someone who was introduced to the granite industry in 2006, general consensus was that marble is just not a good option as a countertop because of it's tendency to scratch and stain. However, I could never understand why White Carrara was [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00February 8th, 2016|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|4 Comments

Top 5 White Granite Countertops – Virginia Beach

In the countertop industry, as Bob Dylan once said, "the times they are a changin." 5 years ago most granite sold contained color patterns that were gold, brown, tan and taupe. Today, the trend seems to be changing to more blues, grays and whites. With this being said, numerous people will come to our showroom and ask the questions: "Is there a white granite that looks like marble that doesn't scratch and stain the way that marble does?" And the Answer is a resounding maybe. Below are the 5 most popular "white granite" options: Fantasy Brown - This is a Low/Mid price granite and definitely the most popular granite at the moment. Fantasy Brown exhibits many characteristics of exotic marble, but has a more [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00February 4th, 2016|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|1 Comment

QSC vs Home Depot or Lowes

When buying new granite or quartz countertops should you use a big box store like a Home Depot or Lowes or a smaller local fabricator? On the market for new countertops? If so you've probably made a trip to one of the big box stores to see what's available. If you've gotten a quote, you've probably quickly realized that the $35 granite countertops that they advertise outside of the store don't really exist. Once you've tacked on the additional charges, taxes, trip fees, under mount sink cut outs, back splashes, edge detail and the "free" sink, the price that you've been quoted is typically consistent with other smaller, local fabricators. Usually when you deal with a Home Depot or Lowes, their incredible buying power allows [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00December 23rd, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|1 Comment

My Eminent Domain Part 2 of ?

My Eminent Domain By Ryan Culicerto Quality Stone Concepts 113A S. Witchduck Road, VA Beach, VA Part 2 of? When I look back at these blog posts, I hope that it ends up being the biggest waste of time in my life. I hope there ends up being no story, and nothing to report. If that is the case, I’m planning on making sure everyone involved gets the credit that they deserve. I’d like to say that I have faith, but lately my confidence has been shaken. On Feb 20, 2015, we were made aware that “The official decision was made for Parcel 1 to move from a partial acquisition to a total acquisitions in May 2014. The requirements for an additional storm water management [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00November 23rd, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments