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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 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

True Southern Kitchen Boasting Windermere Quartz by Cambria

HOMEOWNER SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Representing the Heart of Charlottesville, VA by Caroline at Marva Marble This southern kitchen represents the heart of Charlottesville, Virginia and will have your heart swooning. More captivating than other quartz countertops, Cambria’s Windermere design is absolutely breathtaking. A true home cooked meal in a kitchen that is reminiscent of the south?! We can’t wait to share our next Homeowner Spotlight Series with you! Now this is a homeowner who understands what true southern charm is all about! This kitchen’s design met a few imperative requirements: A desire for kitchen countertops that would provide durability while cooking, yet bring the family together in the evenings for a home-style meal. The kitchen is the heart of any southern family’s home. A functional yet [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00November 2nd, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Best Reviewed Granite Company in Hampton Roads

Wanted to share another another review that was emailed to us today: Terry, I just wanted to thank you for re-doing the seam in our kitchen. From start to finish we have had a great experience with your company. Rob, Danny and yourself have made us feel that our satisfaction was a priority. The installation guys were professional and courteous and we appreciate not only the quality of the granite but the customer experience was exceptional. Many thanks to you and your great team! Josie D.

By Ryan Culicerto|2015-10-15T18:14:47+00:00October 15th, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

The Truth(iness) about *$35 Granite Countertops

Does anyone know what this (*) this is? Correct, it's an asterisk. It allows a company to say one thing, and mean the other. The asterisk is what allows the big box stores the legal bait you at the front door and then switch your price at the register. Granite "Starting at $35 *per square foot" means that it generally starts at $35 when you walk in, and when it's time to pay it has additional charges which generally make your $35 dollar granite, more like $60 a square foot. Additional charges that generally apply to "*$35 granite" are the following: sink cut out - (i.e. - $325 per sink cut out) edge polishing - (i.e. - $1 a linear inch for standard edge) 4" backsplashes [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2015-09-14T19:09:30+00:00September 14th, 2015|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|1 Comment

QSC and VBEF – Project Redbot

You may remember that in November of 2014 Quality Stone Concepts in conjunction with the Virginia Beach Education Foundation underwrote a grant at the TGIF Grant Celebration. It was called Project Redbot and the funding was directed toward 5th graders. They were tasked to "create a proposal for an autonomous robot which performs a service." Students had to include a working prototype to share at the RedBot Expo. Today we were thrilled to receive the following email from their teacher: Good Afternoon, Mr. Pirrone and Mr. Culicerto, Thanks to you, our entire fifth grade has been able to embrace the engineering design process as they worked in collaborative teams to build and code autonomous robots. Because of your generosity, 125 students are leaving fifth grade and [...]

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

Now Hiring – Sales

Quality Stone Concepts is looking to hire another sales person for our new showroom. Income potential would be $40K-$70K plus additional benefits. Looking for a motivated, ORGANIZED, self starter. No industry specific experience necessary. Just a history of being a qualified professional salesperson. If interested, please forward a resume to [email protected]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00December 17th, 2014|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

CALLING ALL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS

Here are two fantastic houses we just assisted one of our best clients with. Both houses are located on Gee Street in Portsmouth, and Quality Stone Concepts provided Joe M. with all the kitchens and bath (both cabinets and granite). These houses are priced slightly above $200,000 and have full overlay, plywood kitchen and bath cabinets, granite with under mount bowls and tile back splashes. If you are a real estate investor, and you are not brand new kitchen cabinets with granite countertops in your property, take a look at why your competition is moving houses and you are not. If you are a homeowner who has their house listed and it's not moving either, it might be a time for an upgrade. REMEMBER KITCHEN [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:07+00:00November 5th, 2014|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Kitchen and Bath Cabinets Too

Not only are we the best reviewed granite countertop company in Virginia Beach, we can also provide kitchen and bath cabinets as well. We've recently added Patrick D, to manage our growing cabinet company. His custom cabinet experience allows us to modify our stock cabinets to give our customer a custom cabinet look, for a stock cabinet price. Check this out: We took a River Run, Dalton Cocoa cabinet, recessed the toe kick and lit the underside of the cabinets. We also took a piece of Snow White Quartz and mitered the edge to give it a beefed up 3" thick look. The semi-recessed vessel bowls and the split face Travertine back splash tiles give this bathroom a contemporary look.

By Ryan Culicerto|2014-03-04T15:39:38+00:00March 3rd, 2014|Blog, Recent Projects, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Quality Stone Concepts Earns Esteemed 2013 Angie’s List Super Service Award

Quality Stone Concepts Earns Esteemed 2013 Angie’s List Super Service Award Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service Quality Stone Concepts has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the consumer review service in 2013. “From day one, we recognized the need to differentiate ourselves from our local competition by focusing on customer service and value. We were the first granite countertop company in the area to hold ourselves accountable to Angie’s List’s review process. In that time, we have doubled our business AND made customer service an integral part of our culture.” M. Ryan Culicerto – Partner QSC www.qualitystoneconcepts.com “Only about 5 percent of the companies Quality Stone Concepts [...]

By Ryan Culicerto|2016-11-02T20:26:08+00:00January 29th, 2014|Recent Projects|0 Comments