Granite Countertops in Calgary

Most granite we install in Calgary comes in at $55–$110 per sq ft installed, so a typical 35–60 sq ft kitchen lands around $1,900–$6,600. Colour drives the price more than anything: a level-1 black or speckled grey sits at the low end, an exotic like Blue Bahia or Patagonia at the top.

Every quote is measured on site. See countertop prices in Calgary for what moves the number.

Twenty linear feet at the standard 25½-inch depth is about 43 square feet, which works out to roughly $2,300–$4,700 installed depending on the colour group and edge profile. In quartz the same run is about $3,000–$5,500. A sink and a cooktop cut-out put you in the upper half of the range.

At the entry level, granite: a level-1 granite usually comes in $10–$20 per square foot under a comparable quartz. In the middle of the range the two overlap almost completely, and exotic granites cost more than most quartz.

Pick the colour you love first, then compare the two quotes. We price both from the same template.

Granite never left Calgary kitchens; the colours changed. The speckled browns and golds of the 2000s gave way to whites, greys and deep blacks with movement (Alaska White, Colonial White, Black Pearl, Super White Arabescato), and those are what we’re cutting most of this year.

A natural stone where no two slabs match doesn’t go out of style. The pattern you pick is what dates, so pick a quiet one if you plan to stay.

With proper sealing, a granite countertop easily outlasts the kitchen around it: 50 years is routine, 100 isn’t unusual. Granite tops routinely outlive the cabinets under them and get reused on the new kitchen.

Yes. Granite forms under extreme heat and shrugs off a pan straight from the oven without scorching. Avoid parking a hot pan in the same spot every day, which can weaken the sealer over time, and you’ll never think about it again.

Once every one to three years for most colours, less for the dense dark granites. We seal natural stone at install with a premium impregnating sealer. The water-drop test tells you when it’s due: when water stops beading on the surface, reseal.

Three honest ones. It’s porous, so it needs the sealing above. It’s heavy, so long overhangs and big islands need proper support. And because every slab is unique, a large kitchen may need a seam where two slabs meet. We lay seams out on the template so they land where you won’t notice them.