New Orleans Elite Cabinets provides professional countertops in New Orleans, LA for residential and commercial properties across Greater New Orleans. Countertops are the surface you touch more than any other in the house, and picking one is mostly a question of how much maintenance you are honestly willing to do. We template, fabricate, and install quartz, granite, solid surface, and butcher block, and we set them on cabinetry that has been leveled properly so the seams stay tight instead of opening up by Christmas.
Quartz is engineered stone, roughly ninety percent ground quartz in a resin binder, and it is the default for good reasons. Non-porous, so it never needs sealing. Far better than natural stone at shrugging off wine, citrus, and turmeric. Consistent pattern, so the slab matches the sample. The trade-off is heat: the resin will scorch under a pan straight off the burner, so quartz wants a trivet and is not ideal butted against a cooktop unless you are disciplined.
Granite is natural stone, so every slab is different and you should go look at the actual one rather than approve a photograph. It handles heat better than quartz and does not mind a knife.
It is porous, so it wants sealing on a schedule, and in a humid house a neglected seal shows up as a dark ring around the sink faster than the brochure suggests.
We will tell you exactly what that maintenance looks like before you sign for it.
Solid surface has no visible seam, buffs out with a sanding pad, and allows an integrated sink with no joint at all, which is a genuine hygiene advantage in bathrooms and in medical and commercial work. It scratches more easily than stone, but those scratches come out, which stone's do not.
Butcher block is warm, comparatively affordable, and superb on an island or a baking station. It needs oiling and a realistic attitude about standing water, and in this climate a solid-wood top will move seasonally, so we oversize the fastener slots and let it breathe rather than screwing it down solid and watching it split.
Fabrication detail is where installs succeed or fail. We laser template after the cabinets are set rather than working off a drawing, so the top follows the actual wall.
That step matters more in an old house here than almost anywhere, because the wall behind a hundred-year-old kitchen is rarely a straight line and a factory-cut edge will show every bit of the difference. Seams go where they are least visible, color-matched and tight.
Undermount sinks get mechanical support, not adhesive alone. Edge profiles from eased to bullnose to mitered waterfall are chosen with the door style in mind. Cooktop and outlet cutouts are made in the shop with radiused internal corners, because square corners are where stone cracks.
With 15+ years of experience, our insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — moisture-resistant plywood boxes, solid maple dovetail drawers, Blum and Grass soft-close hardware, full-overlay and inset doors, framed and frameless European construction, catalyzed conversion varnish — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve New Orleans and nearby communities including Metairie, Kenner, Marrero, Terrytown.
What We Handle
Everything our countertops in New Orleans covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of countertops work in New Orleans, LA. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- quartz countertops
- granite countertops
- butcher block countertops
- solid surface countertops
- waterfall edge islands
- undermount sink cutouts
- countertop templating and installation
- backsplash and full-height slabs
- countertop edge profiles
- countertop replacement
- laminate countertop replacement
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our New Orleans services.
Materials, equipment and how we do countertops
The difference between countertops that lasts and countertops that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with moisture-resistant plywood boxes, solid maple dovetail drawers, Blum and Grass soft-close hardware, full-overlay and inset doors, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every New Orleans job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. 15+ years of cabinet work in Greater New Orleans means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do countertops outside New Orleans
New Orleans Elite Cabinets covers New Orleans and the surrounding communities of Greater New Orleans. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Countertops in Metairie, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 143,507
- Countertops in Kenner, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 66,448
- Countertops in Marrero, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 32,382
- Countertops in Terrytown, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 25,278
- Countertops in Harvey, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 22,236
- Countertops in Estelle, LA — Jefferson Parish, population 17,952
Start on the New Orleans Elite Cabinets homepage for a free estimate, or call (833) 632-3603 and describe the job.
Why New Orleans Chooses New Orleans Elite Cabinets
- ✓Over 15 years building custom cabinetry across Greater New Orleans
- ✓3/4-inch moisture-resistant furniture-grade plywood boxes, never particleboard
- ✓Solid maple dovetail drawers on full-extension Blum undermount slides
- ✓Catalyzed conversion varnish sprayed in our own booth, not brushed on site
The standards behind countertops
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The countertops work we do in New Orleans follows published industry standards: KCMA runs the ANSI/KCMA A161.1 cabinet performance certification, and National Kitchen & Bath Association publishes the kitchen planning guidelines. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every countertops project in New Orleans gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (833) 632-3603 for a free countertops free estimate in New Orleans, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.