Materials

Quartz vs. porcelain. Real-wood vs. veneer. The trade-offs that show up five years later.

Materials · April 2, 2026

Choosing kitchen cabinets in the West Island — stock, semi-custom, or custom

Cabinetry is 30% of a kitchen budget and the single most visible material in the finished room. Here is how to choose between stock, semi-custom, and full custom for a West Island kitchen — and the trade-offs we have learned the hard way.

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Materials · February 12, 2026

Quartz vs. porcelain vs. marble — choosing a kitchen counter in Montreal

After 25 years installing countertops across Montreal and the West Island, here is the honest case for and against each of the three materials homeowners actually choose — quartz, porcelain slab, and natural marble.

5 min read