Granite Countertops in Fort Bliss, El Paso, Serving Northeast El Paso Homes

Granite Countertops for Homes Near Fort Bliss

Approximately 79% of the housing units near Fort Bliss are owner-occupied. That's a high percentage of people in the region who are putting down long term roots and investing in homes they intend to stay in for a long period. We see this every time we measure kitchens along Chaffee Road or Dyer Street; people in Northeast El Paso aren't planning on flipping these properties any time soon. People plan to raise their kids in these homes.

Granite countertops make sense for home owners here with this level of long term commitment. The median year built for a home in Northeast El Paso is around 1990. This means many of the homes in this area still have their original laminate or tile countertops from 30 years ago. These surfaces begin looking worn down after just a few years in the arid climate of the Borderlands. Granite counters don't.

We personally select our stone out of Brazil and we've been doing so since 1985 at our family store. This is important to homeowners in the Fort Bliss area because it means we control the quality of stone before a single slab even reaches our Gateway Blvd E location. Customers aren't picking from whatever a wholesaler has determined to stock, they are picking from a collection we hand-selected personally.

Home owners in the Fort Bliss area live in a variety of housing, including single-family detached, duplexes and small attached homes along street corridors like Fred Wilson Avenue. Granite countertops are a great upgrade for either style of home. Whether you live in a duplex with a small galley kitchen near the Beaumont General Hospital, or you have more square footage in a larger home in the neighborhoods south of the Patriot Freeway, granite countertops will fit. Both a small kitchen and a large kitchen will simply require us to do our measuring and templating on site so that we can properly cut granite to fit your unique space.

We often see the following when we walk into the kitchens of a home in the Fort Bliss area: tile countertops with grout that's seen better days in the L-shaped counters in the kitchen, filled with desert dust and grease from cooking; laminate counters peeling and separating from the seam near the sink area due to many years of exposure to hard water; laminate or tile countertops installed from the early 90s which were never expected to last this long; and small bathroom vanity tops cracked from settling in the sandy Northeast El Paso soil.

Granite will look great for all of these applications and will handle the unique climate of El Paso better than most surfaces as well, because granite doesn't expand and contract like many manufactured or engineered materials do.

We see an abundance of military families living in the Fort Bliss area here in El Paso. Many of our local Fort Bliss customers move in here for a 4-year duty cycle, then leave. Some of our Fort Bliss customers live right here in this part of El Paso until they retire. Shorter stay and longer stay home owners alike find that granite countertops are well worth the money since the granite kitchen upgrade can be a significant seller appeal for a home in the El Paso market with a median home value sitting around $100k. A granite kitchen really stands out for a home in El Paso's $100k price point. It is also one of the fastest ways to differentiate your listing in El Paso from every other ranch style home in a subdivision in Fort Bliss area.

Last month we had a Fort Bliss customer come into our Gateway Blvd E showroom who had been delaying their kitchen remodel for nearly 2 years, because they didn't think granite countertops were for them. They were wrong. It didn't take long for us to convince them that granite countertops were well within their reach. They picked up our Brazilian imported Santa Cecilia, and within just a week our stone was fabricated, installed and their old counters in their home were carted away to the dumpster, so all they were left with was their new beautiful granite kitchen counters.

So if you haven't looked at your old countertops in your Northeast El Paso home in the past year, we totally get it. We've driven here countless times. You get to know the street patterns, the neighborhood configurations, and the granite hues that harmonize with the sun-baked desert palette most builders favored in this region during the 1990s.

Making the Trip to COMAF Marble & Granite from Fort Bliss

It is a roughly 45-minute drive from the gates of Fort Bliss to our store at 3100 Gateway Blvd E. If traffic is heavy, you can expect to add an extra minute or so to that time. It's a very straightforward trip south; there are people from that base who travel this road every single week.

This is the quickest route: from the vicinity of Chaffee Road, where the main gate to Fort Bliss is located, drive south on US-54 (the Patriot Freeway). Continuing south on US-54, go past the Dyer Street exits and drive through Northeast El Paso into downtown. At the interchange known as "Spaghetti Bowl," change onto I-10 headed west. Exit at Trowbridge Drive, then drive east on Gateway Blvd E. You will find our store, COMAF Marble & Granite, at 3100 Gateway Blvd E, in a commercial district just before you approach the freeway again.

Customers from Fort Bliss report that they can make the drive along the Patriot Freeway very quickly; however, congestion builds up where I-10 and US-54 join up, particularly on weekday afternoons between 4 PM and 6 PM. If you drive on a Saturday morning, you might find the total journey time is closer to 40 minutes.

An important fact to understand. Many of the folks near Fort Bliss own their own homes. Approximately 79% of households in this area own theirs. In that case, the installation of granite countertops is more than simply an improvement to a place you inhabit for a bit. It is an enhancement to a piece of property that you plan to own for a while; that informs how we advise you on countertops design and layout.

You get to look at full slabs of granite when you pull in here. We are a locally owned business that has been operating here in El Paso since 1985. This means when you drive from the Northeast to our showroom you will not be visiting a corporate store, you will be meeting the folks who will be fabricating and putting down your granite countertops.

Some people living near Fort Bliss will make other stops at stores on the Gateway area on the way to or after their trip here. We have ample parking right at our location, which means no garages, paid meters, etc. Feel free to have lunch nearby, such as somewhere near Cielo Vista, if you have time to spend the morning.

The trip of 40 minutes or so takes some work. Yet much of the property near Fort Bliss was built in the 1990 decade, and many of those kitchens still retain countertops made of laminate or tiles from that time period. Being able to see granite in a showroom before you commit yourself is more important than just looking at pictures on a website. To touch it and see how the colors work, to compare it to a design sample, to look at your own cabinets and decide if they work with this specific slab, that is something that cannot be done via a screen.

Our reputation as an area-wide granite supplier has been based on a willingness to offer a selection to those who wish to see all of the available options at our showroom. It all boils down to one visit to pick your granite; from then on, we will handle everything from fabrication to installation. In the case of people in the Fort Bliss area juggling timeframes with a change of command or remodel deadlines, that is one very easy way to do things.

Give us a call at (915) 345-3774 before your drive, and we'll have the appropriate slabs ready for you to see.

What People in Northeast El Paso Think about as a Granite Replacement

79% of homes in the Fort Bliss area are occupied by their owners. These are families, not flippers, and the people living in these neighborhoods do not view homes as a quick way to earn a profit. This is what changes when you begin to work on your kitchen countertops project in this area.

After enough times working kitchens along Fred Wilson Road and near Dyer Street we have been able to identify common themes. The homes in this neighborhood were built primarily in the year 1990. This is an age when you can begin to notice how much the original countertops on the home have actually worn. Laminate peels at the edge, and tile grout cannot be fully cleaned back. Cabinets and layout are still in good condition, and it is the surface of the countertop that makes the rest of the room feel outdated.

Homeowners in Northeast El Paso have a similar set of questions for us: will granite countertops withstand the dry Borderland climate and sunlight from the west side kitchen? How do we find a stone that matches tile floors and painted cabinets in these older homes? How thick does a granite countertop need to be for a common 25-inch counter in these homes? Is there a granite countertop that is durable enough for a household of four or five?

Yes, these are all good questions. We import granite slabs directly from Brazil, meaning we can carry colors and styles not found in the Gateway West area home improvement stores. This is a benefit for Fort Bliss area residents whose homes often feature similar flooring and cabinetry finishes. A stone slab that would be the perfect match for a modern loft downtown may be a poor match for a ranch home near Hondo Pass. We help guide you toward stone selections that work well for your particular home.

Detached single-family homes are common near Fort Bliss. Most feature galley or L-shaped kitchen layouts. These kitchens are not big but do have enough room to function. Granite countertops in Fort Bliss TX kitchens like these do not call for granite countertop island slabs. Instead, they feature granite countertops with clean, tight seams where the corners of the counters meet. This is the type of work we have specialized in since we opened our family-run shop back in 1985.

This extends to bathrooms, as well. We also install bathroom countertops and vanities in the homes around Fort Bliss TX. In the older homes in Northeast El Paso the master bath often has a standard cultured marble vanity top that has begun to yellow. Changing that countertop to granite is an easy way to transform a bathroom in a single afternoon.

One concern that residents around Fort Bliss frequently voice for us is how a granite countertop renovation will impact their home value. Median home value in the area sits just shy of $100,200. A granite countertop upgrade is one of those few remodeling jobs that will change how the buyer sees the home as a whole. A new granite countertop tells the buyer that the home has been looked after well. Also, in an area with so many residents who plan on remaining in their home for the long-term, there's the benefit of a better kitchen for daily living. You can cook in it, clean from it, and even use it as a homework table.

We make regular runs to Northeast El Paso. The drive from our shop on Gateway Blvd E takes about 45 minutes, and the route is well-known to us. We are happy to show you stone at our facility whenever you have time. Come in and take your time to look at the stone that will work for your house and kitchen layout.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about granite countertops in Fort Bliss TX

Need granite countertops in Fort Bliss TX?

Call (915) 345-3774 now for a free estimate — or stop by our Gateway Blvd E showroom.