We template new construction counters after the cabinets are set so the field measure is real. One crew then fabricates and installs the stone, including sink cutout and sink set, and we work around plumbing and the builder calendar.
On a new house the countertop job is not a remodel. Cabinets are new, walls may still be getting paint, plumbing is coming in, and the builder has a sequence that does not wait for anyone. ATX Granite King is the crew that picks up after the cabinet installer has the boxes set and level. You pick the actual slab on a real Austin slab floor with 299 lots, then we template, fabricate, and install. One crew, start to finish.
Materials we handle are granite, quartzite, engineered quartz, marble, dolomite, soapstone, porcelain slabs, and semi precious. Granite is a natural igneous stone that is hard and heat tolerant but porous enough to want sealing. Engineered quartz is non porous and needs no sealing, though it can be damaged by direct heat and by long UV exposure outdoors. Marble is calcium based and etches from acids like lemon and vinegar regardless of sealing. Quartzite is metamorphosed sandstone and is very hard, though some slabs sold as quartzite are softer and behave more like marble. We say generally and in most cases because stone varies by lot.
Whole house scope is common on new construction: kitchen, baths, laundry, wet bars, and window sills if the builder wants them in the same stone. Sink cutout and sink set are included in the fabrication work. If the project is a rental or flip, we work with a slab selection and fabrication partner for rental grade and flip grade stone so that job does not have to pay for a showpiece slab. For a number, call (512) 297-7493 or email info@atxgraniteking.com for a straight quote. We are reachable seven days a week.
We do not template off drawings. On a new build we wait until cabinets are installed, screwed, and sitting true. A physical template then matches the boxes you have, including out of square walls. Plumbing rough in should be in so the sink location is not a guess. Dates come in writing with the quote, not before cabinets are ready.
The same people template, fabricate, and install. That matters on a new build because field notes from the template stay with the shop and the installers. Sink cutout and sink set are part of the fabrication work. We coordinate with the plumber on faucet holes and with the cabinet crew if a box needs a shim. You are not handing the job between three companies.
Kitchen, baths, laundry, and bar tops can run as one scope so color lots match. We pull from the same importer floor in Austin. Semi precious and porcelain slabs are available if the house calls for them. A rental or flip can use the partner path for rental grade stone. Call for a straight quote on the full list of rooms rather than treating baths as afterthoughts.
A new construction countertop job starts with cabinets that are already in the house. Drawings and cabinet shop tickets are useful for planning slab yield, but they are not a template. Walls in new construction are often out of square. Fillers get scribed. An island may sit a half inch off the plan. We come out with a physical template after the boxes are set, level, and fastened. That visit is also when we confirm sink model, faucet hole count, overhangs, and any cooktop cut. The stone you picked on the Austin slab floor, 299 lots, is then cut to that template. This is not a warehouse product sitting on a shelf sized to a standard kitchen.
Scope on a new build is usually more than the kitchen. Primary bath vanities, hall baths, powder, laundry folding top, and a wet bar often go in the same round of stone. Matching lots across rooms is easier when everything is selected and templated as one job. Mixed materials happen too: quartz in baths because it is non porous and needs no sealing, granite or quartzite in the kitchen because they are generally more heat tolerant. Marble in a bath looks right to some owners, but it is calcium based and etches from acids like lemon and vinegar regardless of sealing. That is a real property of the stone, not a workmanship issue.
The crew that templates is the crew that fabricates and the crew that installs. Sink cutout and sink set are included in the fabrication work. On new construction that usually means undermount sinks dropped after the top is set, then the plumber returns for the drain and supply. We do not run the plumbing. We do not hang cabinets. We do not paint. Our lane is stone from the slab floor to the fastened counter. Posted service area is Austin, Pflugerville, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander, Georgetown, Hutto, Jarrell, Salado, Belton, Temple, Killeen, Harker Heights, and the I-35 corridor. If the house is in that corridor, we can work the builder schedule.
Templating happens when cabinets are complete enough to measure. Doors and drawers can still be off the boxes if that helps us get a strap or a laser on the run. The house should be broom clean in the kitchen and baths we are measuring. We need a decision on edge profile, overhang past the face frame, and whether the island gets a waterfall. Waterfalls on new construction need the cabinet sides finished or we are wrapping raw plywood. Faucet holes are marked from the actual faucet spec, not a guess. If the plumber has not set the rough, we still need the planned centerline so the sink bowl does not fight the drain.
Fabrication is in the shop off that template. Seams are placed where the slab and the layout allow, usually off the main sight lines and not through a sink if the piece can avoid it. Granite and quartzite generally take heat better than engineered quartz. Quartz can be damaged by a hot pan set down and by long UV if a top sits in a sunroom with no cover. Porcelain slabs are thin and hard, and they need a different handling and adhesive approach than a three centimeter granite. We do not overstate. Some lots sold as quartzite are softer and behave more like marble. You see the actual slab on the floor before we cut it.
Install day on a new build is a coordination day. The house needs a path for a slab on A-frames. Stairs, tight foyers, and unfinished floors all change how we carry. We set the pieces, seam them, and fasten. Sink set is part of our work. The plumber typically returns after we leave to hook drain and supply and to set the faucet if that is their contract. If a cabinet is low or a wall is proud, we shim or scribe within reason. We do not rebuild cabinets. Dates for template and install are given in writing with the quote. We do not claim a slot in days from a phone call while cabinets are still in a warehouse.
The honest downside is sequence. If you template before cabinets are fully set, the top will not fit. If the cabinet installer is still coming back for scribes and an end panel, wait. If paint is wet and we cannot lean ladders or set A-frames, we lose the day. Builders who want stone in before cabinets are done are asking for a recut. Recuts waste slab and time. We will not template a kitchen that is not ready. That can put us behind a builder who scheduled us too early. The fix is simple and unpopular: put stone after cabinets, not in the middle of the cabinet punch.
Seams, overhangs, and unsupported spans are the other bad news. A long island with a breakfast overhang needs corbels or a steel support if the stone is going to sit without sag. Granite is hard, but it is not infinitely strong on a two foot cantilever. Engineered quartz has similar limits and is more brittle in some lots. Porcelain is thinner. We will tell you when a support is required. If the cabinet plan did not include it, that is a change for the carpenter, not something we hide in the stone. Color lots also run out. The slab you love on the floor is one lot. Whole house matching means buying enough of that lot up front.
Jobsite damage is real. Open houses, other trades, and drywall dust do not mix with a finished polish. After we install, the top should be protected by the builder if punch work is still happening. We are not on site to babysit the stone for weeks. Marble will etch if someone wipes it with vinegar during cleaning. Quartz in a window wall can yellow or fade with long UV. Soapstone will scratch and then the scratch can be sanded, which is a maintenance habit, not a defect we pretend does not exist. Dolomite sits between marble and quartzite in behavior. Read the stone, not the marketing name on the tag.
Decide rooms first, then material. If the whole house is one look, pick a lot with enough slab yield for kitchen, baths, and extras, then template them as a group. If baths can be a different material, engineered quartz is usually the practical bath choice because it is non porous and needs no sealing. Kitchen can be granite or quartzite if you want heat tolerance. Marble is a look some owners still want on a pastry island. The downside is etching from citrus and wine, and that happens regardless of sealing. We will not talk you out of marble. We will tell you what it does.
Builder grade versus showpiece is a real fork. A custom home on a slab you picked in person is one path. A spec, rental, or flip does not have to use a showpiece slab. We work with a slab selection and fabrication partner for rental grade and flip grade stone so that project can stay in its grade without pretending the stone is something it is not. Either way you still get a template after cabinets, fabrication, and install by a crew that finishes the job. Sink cutout and sink set stay in the work. The difference is which floor the stone comes from and how unique the lot is.
Support, edges, and sinks are decisions that belong with the cabinet drawings, not after the boxes are on the wall. Thick edges, miters, and waterfalls eat more slab. An undermount sink needs a cabinet with a proper opening and a plumber who will wait until the top is on. Farm sinks need a special cabinet and a precise cut. Cooktops need a ring of stone that still has strength. If you are choosing between a gas cooktop and an induction unit, tell us before template because cut sizes differ. None of this is mysterious. It is just easier when the builder, the cabinet shop, and the stone crew look at the same drawings before anyone cuts wood.
Call or email with the address, the builder name, the rooms, and where you are in the cabinet schedule. Phone is (512) 297-7493. Email is info@atxgraniteking.com. We are reachable seven days a week. We will tell you when to walk the Austin slab floor and pick the actual slabs. 299 lots are on that floor from a direct importer. Bring the cabinet drawings if you have them so we can talk yield and seams. Do not ask us to hold a calendar date before cabinets are set. The crew gives dates in writing with the quote once the job is real.
A straight quote is the next step, not a range and not a square foot number on a website. Walk the floor, pick the stone, send the drawings, and we quote the rooms as a package including sink cutout and sink set. If it is a rental or flip, say so and we route that through the partner for rental grade and flip grade stone. Custom homes stay on the show floor lots you stand in front of. Either path still uses one crew to template, fabricate, and install. Service area is Austin and the I-35 corridor towns listed on this site. Outside that, we will say no rather than stretch.
Once you have a written quote and written dates, the builder can put us in the sequence after cabinets and before final plumbing trim. We need site access, a place to stage A-frames, and a kitchen that is not full of saws. On install day the same crew that measured is in the house. After the tops are on, protect them if other trades are still punching. For any number on a new construction package, call for a straight quote. That is the whole path: pick the slab, template when cabinets are real, fabricate, install, done.
$38 per square foot, cut, measure, and install included. Jobs over 1,000 square feet: $30 per square foot.
Sink cutout and sink set are included in the fabrication work. Non standard work is still quoted before work begins. Send the rough square footage and the rooms involved, or call (512) 297-7493 for a straight quote.
After cabinets are installed, level, and fastened, and after you know the sink and faucet. Templating off plans leads to recuts when walls are out or an island shifts. Plumbing rough should be located so the sink bowl matches the drain. If cabinets are still being scribed, wait. We give dates in writing with the quote. We will not lock a day while the boxes are still on a truck.
We coordinate. We do not replace those trades. Cabinet boxes must be set before we template. We mark faucet holes from the spec you give us. After we set the top and the sink, the plumber returns for drain, supply, and faucet. If a cabinet is low, we can shim within reason. We do not rebuild boxes or run PEX. The honest limit is that a messy cabinet install becomes our problem at the seam, and we will say so on site rather than hide it.
Yes, if the lot has enough slab. Kitchen, baths, laundry, and bar should be selected together so dye lots match. 299 lots sit on the Austin importer floor. Mixing quartz in baths and granite in the kitchen is also common because quartz is non porous and granite is generally more heat tolerant. Marble etches from acids regardless of sealing. Porcelain and semi precious are available when the house calls for them. Call for a straight quote on the full room list.
Say that up front. We work with a slab selection and fabrication partner for rental grade and flip grade stone so a rental does not have to pay for a showpiece slab. You still get templating after cabinets, fabrication with sink cutout and sink set, and install by one crew. The stone will not be a rare lot, and that is the point. Custom showpiece slabs stay on the main floor for owners who want them. Either way, call for a straight quote.
We do not quote a number of days on a website because cabinets, inspections, and other trades move. Template happens when the boxes are set. Fabrication follows the template. Install is scheduled in writing with the quote. Same day or next day stone is not something we promise. If a builder needs a date, it comes on the quote after we know the address, the rooms, and the cabinet status. Call (512) 297-7493 for a straight quote.
Tell us the rooms, the rough square footage and what you have in mind for new construction countertops. You get a number for the whole job, in writing, before anyone cuts anything.