Kitchen countertops
Kitchen countertops cut from the slab you picked
Granite, quartz, quartzite and marble, chosen from full slabs in the Byron yard, templated in your kitchen and set by the people who cut them.
A four-inch sample can't show you the stone
Granite, quartz, quartzite and marble all change across a full slab. A vein runs corner to corner, a cloud of grey thickens, a brown band crosses one end. The top in your kitchen is cut from one particular piece, so that piece is the real decision, and a sample chip hides most of it.
That is why the stone yard in Byron matters. Raccoon Stone & Tile keeps full slabs at the shop on the GA-247 Connector, and you walk out and pick the one your countertop is cut from. One reviewer pointed out that other companies in the area show little one-foot squares, and some send you to Atlanta to see slabs. Here you stand in front of the actual stone.
Choosing between the four materials is easier with someone beside you. Granite and quartzite are natural stone and every slab is different. Quartz is engineered, so the pattern is steadier from slab to slab. Marble is the softest of the group and can etch from acids like lemon juice and vinegar. A customer replacing kitchen tops wrote that Connie was knowledgeable and helpful in settling on the material and the pattern.
Finished white quartz kitchen with an L-shaped peninsula, soft grey veining and honey-toned wood cabinets
Templated at your house, cut in the Byron shop
Cabinets are rarely square and walls are rarely straight, so the top is made from your kitchen, not from a drawing. Someone from the shop comes to your house and builds the template on site. A reviewer said the man who came out spent four hours making theirs, and that the install was "an absolute perfect fit."
The cutting happens in the Byron shop, and the same outfit that templated the job sets it. Raccoon Stone & Tile runs templating, fabrication and installation in-house, so the person who saw your cabinets is not a stranger to the person who cuts. On a layout with angles and more than one piece, that continuity shows: a 2025 reviewer wrote that the man who cut the stone took pride in matching up the natural patterns where pieces met, and that the joints nearly disappeared.
The same process covers a mobile home kitchen. A 2025 reviewer had the kitchen and bathroom tops replaced in a mobile home, then the master bathroom, and called it an awesome job. And if your cabinets or your schedule aren't ready, the shop will hold the material until your project is.
If a seam opens or the caulk fails
Seams are part of any long or L-shaped run. Placed well and pattern-matched, they are hard to find. Caulk lines at the backsplash and the sink are the other place a top shows age first, and they are the cheapest thing to fix when you catch them early.
If a seam opens or caulk fails after the install, the shop repairs it promptly. Call (478) 956-2222 and describe what you see. The shop serves Byron, Warner Robins and Macon.
Day to day, the care is simple. Wipe with mild soap and water, use a trivet under hot pans, especially on quartz, and wipe acidic spills from marble quickly. Ask when you pick your slab how the stone you chose should be sealed and kept, since natural stone and engineered quartz are looked after differently.
Raccoon Stone & Tile. Templating, cutting and installation done in-house. Call (478) 956-2222.