How much do new kitchen worktops cost?

Laminate £800 to £1,200, solid wood £1,200 to £2,000, quartz or granite £1,800 to £3,000 for a typical Teesside kitchen, fitted with old tops removed.

Can you put quartz on my existing units?

Usually yes, provided the carcasses are sound and level. The survey checks; weak or sagging units get strengthened or honestly flagged.

How long does quartz take from order to fitting?

About a week: template visit once units are confirmed level, fabrication off-site, then one fitting visit.

Laminate or quartz for a family kitchen?

Quartz if the budget stretches, it's nearly indestructible. Good laminate at a third of the price is the smart answer for rentals and pre-sale refreshes.

Kitchen worktops in Teesside

Worktop replacement in Teesside costs £800 to £1,200 for quality laminate, £1,200 to £2,000 for solid wood, and £1,800 to £3,000 for quartz or granite in a typical kitchen in 2026. Stone is templated after a home visit and fitted about a week later; laminate and wood can often be done in a day.

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The highest-impact upgrade in the kitchen

Pound for pound, nothing transforms a tired kitchen like new worktops. The cabinets stay, the layout stays, and for £800 to £3,000 the room reads as new. It's the first suggestion on most refurbishment quotes here, and on houses being prepped for sale it's usually the only suggestion that pays for itself.

Materials, honestly compared

Laminate (£800 to £1,200 fitted): the budget answer, and in 2026 a good one: modern laminates mimic stone convincingly and shrug off stains. They burn and they swell at badly sealed joints; a decent fitter mitigates both. Solid wood (£1,200 to £2,000): warm, repairable, and demands oiling two or three times a year. Lovely in period kitchens across Saltburn and Norton, high-maintenance around sinks. Quartz and granite (£1,800 to £3,000): the premium standard, near-indestructible, templated to your kitchen after the units are checked for level, and fitted in one visit about a week later. Solid surface (Corian-type, £1,500 to £2,500): seamless joints and integrated sinks, scratches but sands back.

What moves the price

Cut-outs drive cost on stone: each hob, sink and drainer groove is machine time. Upstands versus full-height splashbacks change the square metreage. And the state of the existing units matters: stone tops weigh 60-plus kilos per metre, and sagging chipboard carcasses on a twenty-year-old Ingleby Barwick developer kitchen sometimes need strengthening before they'll carry quartz. The survey checks, the quote says.

The sequence

Survey and material choice first. Laminate and wood are cut and fitted in a day or two, old tops removed and disposed of. Stone is templated once the base units are confirmed level, fabricated off-site, and fitted roughly a week later with the sink and hob reconnected at the same visit.