Quartz countertops in Chicago and the suburbs
Custom quartz countertops: what we fabricate
Engineered quartz from the makers we trust: Cambria (Bentley, Inverness), Caesarstone (Vanilla Noir, Pure White), and MSI (Lumataj, Arctic White, Calacatta Premata) — along with Silestone and Hanstone on request. The marble-look quartzes have gotten good enough that Calacatta and Carrara patterns now read convincingly across a room.
Where quartz belongs
Kitchens that get lived in hard, baths, laundry rooms, rentals — anywhere you want the look without the conversation about care. Quartz is non-porous, consistent from slab to slab, and never needs sealing. It's the practical choice, and there's nothing wrong with practical. Where it doesn't belong: outdoors (sun can discolor the resin) and directly under hot pans.
Finish and edge
Most quartz comes polished; several lines offer honed or matte finishes that suit a calmer kitchen. Because the pattern is consistent, mitered edges and waterfalls align cleanly — the craft is in planning seams so the printed vein flows across the joint and the run reads as one piece. Square edge at 3cm is the standard; 2cm with a mitered build-up when the design wants a thicker look.
Care, honestly
Wipe it down. That's most of it. No sealing, no etching from lemon or wine, strong stain and scratch resistance. The one rule is heat: use a trivet — the resin can scorch.
Quartz, quartzite, porcelain
The names get confused. Quartz is engineered: ground quartz bound with resin into a slab, consistent in color and non-porous. Quartzite is a natural stone, cut from the quarry, every slab different, and it is sealed. Porcelain is fired clay in thin, large slabs that shrug off heat and sun. Quartz is the one that asks the least of you day to day; the trade is heat. For the full comparisons, read quartz vs. quartzite and quartz vs. porcelain.
Quartz we have installed
Cambria Bentley in Naperville, Cambria Inverness in Burr Ridge, Caesarstone Airy Concrete in Burr Ridge, Caesarstone Vanilla Noir in Chicago, MSI Lumataj in Lake Forest, MSI Calacatta Cinela in Naperville, MSI Calacatta Premata in a Chicago bath, and MSI Arctic White in New Berlin, Wisconsin. For the marble look in quartz, see Calacatta quartz.
Where the work is
The quartz projects above are in Naperville, Burr Ridge, Lake Forest, Chicago, and New Berlin, Wisconsin.
