Where will the seam go in a long Lavington kitchen?

We agree it before cutting. Never across a sink or hob cutout, never at a narrow point, and where possible aligned with a unit division so it reads as intentional. On a run over about three metres a seam is inevitable: the question is only where.

Is the pantry top included?

Only if it is in the brief, which in these houses it frequently is not. Lavington kitchens often have a separate pantry or scullery with its own worktop. We measure it at survey and quote it visibly rather than letting it surface later as a variation.

Plumber in Lavington, Nairobi

We cover Lavington including Valley Arcade, Hatheru Road, Kingara Road, Jamhuri, Amboseli, Muthangari, James Gichuru Road. Off James Gichuru Road and Gitanga Road. Most plots have a rear service entrance suitable for a slab vehicle.

What is different about plumbing in Lavington

Lavington kitchens around Hatheru Road were built in the 1970s with walls that bow enough to need a scribed back edge rather than a straight cut.
Valley Arcade houses commonly have a separate pantry worktop that gets left out of the brief and then arrives as an extra.
Kingara Road kitchens are long and narrow, so a run frequently exceeds one slab and the seam position has to be agreed before cutting.

Countertops in Lavington

Lavington kitchens are large, mostly 1970s, and rarely straight. The work here is as much about fitting to an old building as about the stone itself.

Walls that bow

A 1970s Lavington wall can bow measurably over three metres. Cut a worktop straight and one end sits tight while the other leaves a visible wedge, usually filled with silicone that discolours within a year.

We template the actual wall line and scribe the back edge to follow it. It takes longer and it is the single most visible difference between a fitted top and an installed one.

The forgotten pantry

These houses commonly have a scullery or pantry off the kitchen with its own worktop, and it is routinely absent from the brief we are first sent.

We measure it at survey and quote it as a visible line. Discovering it after the main kitchen is priced turns it into a variation, and variations are where clients lose confidence in a quotation.

Long runs and seams

The Kingara Road and Muthangari kitchens tend to be long and narrow, which means a run that exceeds a slab. A seam is unavoidable; where it falls is a decision.

We show you the seam plan on the slab before cutting, so you have seen the veining either side of the joint and agreed it. On a busy granite nobody notices. On a stone with strong directional movement it matters a great deal.

What we are usually called out for in Lavington

Granite countertops Granite templated on site, cut and polished in our workshop, and sealed before handover. Marble countertops Marble for those who want it, with a frank account of etching, staining and where it belongs. Repair, resealing and polishing Chips, etching, dull patches and staining: most of it fixable in place, without replacing the top. Vanity tops Bathroom vanity tops in stone, quartz or terrazzo, with basin cutouts made in the workshop.

Landmarks we work around here: Valley Arcade shopping centre, Lavington Green, James Gichuru Road, Kingara Road. See what countertops cost.