Black Quartz Single Bowl 2418
A sink we fabricate and install — see it in real kitchens below, then get your free quote.
Details
- Material
- Engineered Quartz
- Color
- Black
- Finish
- Undermount
Templated, fabricated, and installed by our own crew across the northwest suburbs.
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Free in-home quoteAbout Black Quartz Single Bowl 2418
Engineered quartz: roughly 90% ground quartz mineral pressed with resin and pigment. Non-porous, so it never needs sealing — and the same resin is why a pan straight off the burner is a bad idea. Colour family: Black. Finish is undermount.
Dark surfaces hide crumbs and show dust, water spots and every streak of a dry cloth. Pick your poison.
We cut and polish the opening in the stone for it, set it, and reconnect the plumbing while we are already under your counter. It is one of 9 colours we stock from the Quartz Single Bowl Sinks range.
Specs
What is on the spec sheet — nothing inferred.
- Material
- Engineered Quartz
- Collection
- Quartz Single Bowl Sinks
- Colour family
- Black
- Finish
- Undermount
How it gets into your kitchen
7 steps, 14–42 days end to end.
Choose material and get quotes
Shortlist materials, visit a showroom or slab yard, and get an itemized quote: material, fabrication, edge profile, cutouts, tear-out, template fee. Selection pace is the homeowner's to control — a few days to two weeks is typical.
Tip: Rough tape-measure dimensions within an inch are fine for quoting; the fabricator laser-measures before anything is cut. Take samples home and look at them in your own morning and evening light before committing.
Lock in sink, faucet, and cooktop before template day
Every cutout and faucet hole is cut at the shop from exact specifications, so the sink, faucet (including soap dispenser or filter taps), and cooktop models must be final before templating. An undermount sink usually needs to be physically on site at the template appointment.
Tip: This is the deadline that ambushes people. Changing the sink or cooktop after templating typically adds 1-3 weeks of re-fabrication. Buy the sink early and keep the spec sheets handy.
Template appointment
The fabricator laser-measures or physically templates the installed cabinets and walls — capturing out-of-square corners and bowed walls the stone must be scribed to. Takes 1-2 hours. Cabinets must be set, level, and permanent; seam locations and overhangs are agreed on the spot.
Tip: Be home for this one. Decisions made at template (seam placement, overhang depth, backsplash height) are cut in stone — literally.
Fabrication at the shop
Slab is cut, cutouts made, edges profiled, and surfaces polished. Typical shops run 1-3 weeks; imported or exotic material can run 4-8 weeks. Fall pre-holiday rush and spring-summer peak stretch queues.
Tip: This is the quiet gap where nothing seems to happen at your house. If timing matters (holiday, listing), ask for the shop's current queue length before signing — it changes by season.
Tear-out and prep
Old tops come off, plumbing is disconnected, cabinets are checked level and shimmed. Often done the morning of install day; complex tear-outs (tile-over-mortar tops) can take a full day.
Tip: Clear the counters and empty the sink base cabinet the night before. Expect the water to the kitchen to be off from now until reconnection.
Installation day
Slabs are set, seams joined and color-matched, sink mounted, cooktop cutout fitted. Typically 4-6 hours; large or multi-seam kitchens can run a second day.
Tip: Plan dinner out. Keep pets and kids clear — crews are moving several-hundred-pound slabs through your doorways.
Reconnect plumbing and let adhesives cure
Silicone and seam epoxy cure 24-48 hours before the sink returns to service and heavy loads go on the tops. Faucet and disposal hookup is often a separate plumber visit the next day.
Tip: Do not mount the faucet, load the dishwasher against the new top, or stand mixer-anything on the counters until the cure window passes. Ask who reconnects plumbing — fabricators often do not.
What it costs installed
Published benchmark ranges, so you can sanity-check any quote — including ours.
| Line item | Typical range | Unit | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmhouse sink cutout premium on a countertop fabrication quote | $150–$400 | per project | 2026-07 |
| Farmhouse/apron sink conversion (installed) | $700–$2,200 | per project | 2026-02 |
| Kitchen sink replacement, drop-in (installed) | $300–$900 | per project | 2026-02 |
| Kitchen sink replacement, undermount (installed) | $500–$1,400 | per project | 2026-02 |
| Sink cutout | $150–$400 | per cutout | 2026-07 |
| Sink or faucet cutout in stone countertop | $100–$500 | per cutout | 2025-01 |
Regional benchmarks for the Chicago market — not an Ace quote. Your number depends on square footage, edge, cutouts and tear-out.
Sources: SlabWise; NearbyHunt, 2026; SlabWise, 2026; Granite Selection (Chicago-area fabricator), 2025
Pairs well with
Cabinet, hardware and wall colours that hold up next to Black / Charcoal Stone.
Cabinets
- Pure White — tuxedo scheme; hides counter mess that white counters broadcast classic
- Natural / White Oak — black leathered stone gives oak an edge solid
Similar surfaces
Same family — worth seeing side by side before you commit.
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Questions about this surface
Are recycled-glass countertops as durable as regular quartz?
Resin-bound recycled-glass surfaces behave much like engineered quartz: non-porous, stain-resistant, and never in need of sealing. Cement-bound versions are closer to polished concrete — they want periodic sealing and their edges can chip under impact. Neither type tolerates hot pans directly. The bigger practical issue in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana is availability: fewer fabricators stock recycled glass, so compare warranties and local service before committing, and note that recycled-content quartz lines from major brands can deliver similar green credentials with easier sourcing.
Are wood countertops practical around a kitchen sink?
Wood and standing water are enemies: lapsed finish near a sink turns black, and the wood can cup or warp. If you want butcher block, the lower-risk patterns are using it away from the sink (island or baking zone) with stone or solid surface in the wet run, or committing to a marine-grade film finish and immediate wipe-downs at an overmount sink. On sanitation, studies show properly cleaned wood is comparable to plastic surfaces — the real issue is water discipline, not germs.
Are workstation sinks worth the extra money?
A name-brand stainless workstation sink retailed around $469-$990 in mid-2026, versus roughly $100-$600 for a comparable plain bowl - you are paying for the machined ledge plus a fitted cutting board, colander, and drying rack. In a small kitchen the ledge genuinely adds prep space over the bowl; in a large kitchen with generous counters it is more of a nice-to-have. Two honest cautions: buy accessories from the sink maker, because generic ones often do not glide on the ledge, and plan on a pull-down faucet to reach the corners of the deep single bowl.
Can an undermount sink really fall off the countertop?
A properly installed undermount is held by mechanical clips or anchors plus silicone - not adhesive alone - and does not simply fall. The failures you read about almost always trace to caulk-only installs or a heavy cast iron bowl hung without support brackets. Ask your installer what physically carries the load, and do not store heavy items pressing on the bowl. If a sink ever starts to sag or the rim seam opens, water is reaching the seam and the cabinet below - have it re-supported promptly, not just re-caulked.
Words that show up on a quote
Sixteen terms fabricators use as if everyone knows them.
- Mohs hardness
- A 1-10 mineral hardness scale used to compare countertop scratch resistance. Marble sits around 3-4 (scratches easily), granite 6-7, quartz and quartzite about 7, porcelain 7-8. A steel knife blade is roughly 5.5 — materials above that resist kitchen-knife scratches.
- Apron-front sink
- Also called a farmhouse sink: a deep bowl whose front face is exposed, replacing a strip of the cabinet front. Requires a modified, reinforced sink base - fireclay and cast iron versions commonly weigh 100-200 lb - and a countertop cut that wraps three sides of the bowl instead of a simple oval.
- Arris
- The sharp line where two surfaces of a countertop meet, such as the top and the edge face. Easing the arris means softening that line slightly so it resists chipping and feels smooth.
- Dolomitic marble
- A calcium-magnesium stone frequently sold as "soft quartzite" or under names like "super white." It looks like quartzite but etches and scratches like marble. Verify any quartzite purchase with a lemon-juice test on a sample: true quartzite will not etch.
- Edge grain
- Butcher-block construction where boards are glued with their long edges up, showing parallel strips of grain. More stable and affordable than end grain (the checkerboard of growth rings used on chopping blocks) and the standard construction for wood countertops.
- Edge profile
- The shape a fabricator grinds and polishes into the exposed front edge of a countertop - from a plain eased square to decorative curves like ogee. It affects style, chip resistance, cleaning effort, and price.
- Engineered quartz
- A factory-made slab of roughly 90% ground natural quartz mineral bound with ~10% polymer resin and pigments. Non-porous and never needs sealing, but the resin limits heat and UV tolerance. Sold under brands like Cambria, Silestone, Caesarstone, and LG Viatera.
- Etching
- A dull, slightly rough mark left when acid (lemon, vinegar, wine, some cleaners) chemically dissolves the polished surface of a calcium-based stone like marble. Etching is not a stain: sealer cannot prevent it, and removing it requires re-polishing the stone.
- Laminated edge
- An edge thickened by gluing a second strip of matching stone flat beneath the front edge, doubling the apparent slab thickness; the glue line remains visible on the edge face.
- Mitered edge
- An edge built from two stone pieces each cut at 45 degrees and epoxied so the seam hides at the corner, making thin stone read as a much thicker slab.
- Ogee
- An S-shaped decorative edge profile: a concave sweep on top flowing into a convex curve below. A classic choice for traditional and formal kitchens.
- Sink gauge
- The thickness of the steel in a stainless sink; lower numbers mean thicker metal. 16 gauge is about 0.063 in (1.59 mm) and resists dents and noise best; 18 gauge is about 0.047 in (1.2 mm) and is the value standard for residential bowls. Thinner than 18 gauge, flex and drumming become noticeable.
- Sink reveal
- The amount of sink rim left visible at an undermount cutout. A positive reveal leaves a sliver of rim showing (forgiving to fabricate, the common default); a zero or flush reveal aligns counter and bowl edges exactly (precision work that costs more); a negative reveal overhangs the bowl (sleek, but the thin lip can chip and the hidden rim traps grime). The reveal is set permanently when the countertop is cut.
- Sintered stone
- A slab made by compacting mineral powders and clays under extreme pressure and heat ("sintering") until the particles fuse — no resin binder. Heat-proof, UV-stable, and non-porous; Dekton and Neolith are the best-known brands. Often grouped with porcelain slab countertops.
- Stone sealer
- A penetrating liquid applied to porous natural stone (granite, quartzite, marble) and concrete that slows liquid absorption so spills can be wiped before they stain. Wears off with use — most stones need resealing every 6-24 months. A quick test: if water stops beading and starts darkening the stone, it is time.
- Waterfall edge
- A countertop treatment where the surface turns 90 degrees and continues down the side of an island or cabinet run to the floor, usually with mitered, book-matched corners.
Want this in your kitchen?
We supply and install Black Quartz Single Bowl 2418 out of our Elk Grove Village shop — templated digitally, cut to your cabinets, installed by our own crew.
Ready for a real number?
Free in-home template and an honest quote — you keep your money until there's a countertop to trade it for.