Fireplaces
Hearths, surrounds and mantel shelves cut to your opening and finished by hand. We work in the same stones as the kitchen, so one room can carry a single material from the worktop to the fire.
A fireplace is usually the thing everyone in the room ends up looking at, and stone suits it because it is heavy, quiet, and it wears well. We cut hearths, side slips, headers and mantel shelves to the opening you have, in the same granite, marble and quartz we use everywhere else in the house.
What we do here is the stonework. We template the opening by hand once it is formed, have the pieces cut and polished by our experienced fabricators, and fit them. We do not install stoves, flues or gas appliances, and we do not set hearth sizes or clearances, because those belong to your installer and to whoever made the appliance. Give us the figures they need and we will cut to them.
Most fireplaces are a set of pieces rather than one, so we lay them out together. Where the sizes allow, the hearth, the slips and the header come off the same slab, which is what makes the grain run around the opening instead of meeting at the corners by accident.
What we make
One team runs the job from first measurement to final fit.
Hearths cut to the opening
Cut to the size and shape your installer specifies, and finished on every edge that shows.
Surrounds and slips
Side slips and a header cut as one set, so the colour and the movement carry around the opening.
Mantel shelves
A solid stone shelf, squared or with a moulded edge, cut to the length of the chimney breast.
The same stone as the room
Where the fire and the kitchen share a room, both can be laid out on the same slab if the sizes allow.
The materials
Marble, quartz, granite and porcelain, with more available on request. Not sure what suits you? We will tell you the truth, not just what is easiest to sell.
See the stone in your own kitchen
We bring the samples to you and look at them in your own light, at no charge. If something suits the room better than what you had in mind, we will say so.
How it works
From the first visit to the finished surface, four simple steps.
Free home visit
We come to you with samples, understand the space and how you use it, and talk through options with no pressure.
Fixed quote
You get a clear, itemised quote covering template, fabrication, edges and fitting. The number we quote is the number you pay.
Template and cut
Once your units are level we template to the millimetre, then cut and polish your slab to that template, matched across every joint.
Fit and finish
We fit your surface cleanly, usually within days, squared, sealed and ready to use the same day.
Why Topcat
- One accountable teamOne contract and one contact. We template it, cut it, fit it and carry the guarantee, so nobody is ever passing you between trades.
- Fixed, itemised pricingThe quote you approve is the price you pay, with templating, edges and fitting all costed up front and every cut-out included free of charge.
- Vein-matched by handSlabs are laid out and matched before a single cut, so joints and waterfall edges run continuous.
- Fitted in daysMost kitchens are templated and installed within days of your slab being approved.
- A ten-year guaranteeEvery installation is covered for ten years, in writing, on top of the manufacturer's own warranty.
- Rated 5.0 on GoogleEvery review we have earned sits at five stars, from homes across the areas we serve.
Ready for a real number?
A free home visit, then a fixed, itemised quote covering template, fabrication, edges and fitting. Nothing is charged until you have said yes.
Areas we cover
We fit across London, Hertfordshire, Essex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire & Bedfordshire, with nationwide templating on request. That includes St Albans, Harpenden, Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Welwyn Garden City, Hertford, Barnet, Enfield, Chelmsford, Brentwood, Romford, Reading, Windsor and across London.
Frequently asked questions
Which stone suits a fireplace?
Do you fit the stove or the fire itself?
Can you cut a hearth that is not a rectangle?
Can you match a fireplace to worktops we already have?
When should we template?
More of what we do
Explore the rest of our services.
Tell us about your project
Book a free home visit and we will measure up, talk through the stone and give you a fixed, itemised quote. We reply within one working day. Prefer to talk it through? Ask for Nick.
- We call you back to talk it through, no pressure.
- A free home visit with samples, at a time that suits you.
- A fixed, itemised price in writing, before anything is cut.