Kitchen countertop replacement (30 to 45 sq ft)
- Est. investment
- $2,100 to $4,800 per kitchen
- Est. duration
- 1 to 2 days
Tear-out, laser template, new 3cm tops, undermount sink and eased edge
Riverside Custom Countertops has become the Inland Empire's leading specialist in multifamily countertops, working with property managers, asset managers and apartment owners on unit turnover packages, renovation programs, and clubhouse and leasing office counters. We run programs from 2 vacant units a week to 10 apartment kitchens on one leasing calendar.
Our crews work occupied apartment communities every week, phasing each unit around move-outs, move-ins and residents next door so units stay rentable and the property stays quiet. Backed by 12 years in business and our 1-year workmanship warranty on every unit, we have completed over 1,870 projects, from one-unit make-readies to full turnover programs, and property manager references are available on request.
From the unit takeoff and standard spec sheet to the final punch photo for your make-ready file, our team handles the parts of a turnover that decide whether a unit is rent-ready on schedule. Serving Riverside and neighboring Corona, Eastvale and Norco, we hold the leasing schedule, work weekends where a turn requires it, and hand each unit back ready for punch and inspection.
Request a bid with your unit count, floor plans and turn schedule.
What you can hold us to
A turnover package in Riverside is a fixed spec, priced per door, that we install unit by unit as your residents move out. Every unit gets the same builder white quartz, the same eased edge and the same undermount sink, so a resident in one building sees the same kitchen as the model in another. Floor plans with an island or a peninsula get their own line in the bid, priced as a kitchen island top on the units that have one.
Property managers running student and workforce housing near the University of California, Riverside and California Baptist University turn most of their units over the summer, which is exactly when a stone schedule gets tight. Garden-style communities in Corona and Eastvale renovate on rolling vacancies, while owners in Norco and Temescal Valley often upgrade a few units at a time to lift rents.

Tear-out, laser template, new 3cm tops, undermount sink and eased edge
Standard 40 x 80 inch island, overhang support checked
Slab from countertop to the upper cabinets or hood
12 to 20 sq ft bar top with a bar sink cutout
Added to a replacement job; old tops removed and recycled
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Apartment countertops in Riverside are typically budgeted at an estimated $2,100 to $4,800 per unit kitchen of 30 to 45 sq ft, and the slab grade, the floor plan and whether an island is involved move the per-door number most. Old countertop tear-out and haul-away of the laminate or tile is a separate line, so you can see what each turn in Eastvale or Norco really costs.
| Unit line item | Est. investment | Est. duration on site |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen countertop replacement (30 to 45 sq ft) | Est. $2,100 to $4,800 per kitchen | Est. 1 to 2 days |
| Kitchen island top | Est. $1,600 to $3,400 per island top | Est. 3 to 6 hours |
| Full-height slab backsplash | Est. $600 to $3,000 per backsplash | Est. 1 to 2 days |
| Old countertop tear-out and haul-away | Est. $150 to $500 per project | Est. 2 to 5 hours |
Builder white quartz keeps the per-door figure predictable, typically an estimated $65 to $145 per sq ft installed with no sealing schedule for your maintenance team, while granite typically runs an estimated $55 to $135 per sq ft and needs sealing every 1 to 2 years.
Every per-door figure above is a budgetary estimate for Riverside apartment work and is subject to change. Your written quote, confirmed on bid from the floor plans, the spec and a walk of sample units, sets the final price and the turn schedule, and it depends on the slab color, the unit mix and how many units release at once.

Dana, University area, Riverside
Unit turnover package for a property manager, units vacated two at a time
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Dana, a property manager in the University area of Riverside, needed 10 apartment kitchens turned on her leasing schedule, with units vacated two at a time. We templated each pair of units the day they vacated near the University area and installed a week later, so no unit sat empty waiting on stone. The builder white quartz package came in at an estimated $24,500 to $38,000 across all 10 units, over an estimated 10 to 20 days of phased work, and all 10 units turned on the property manager's leasing schedule.
Each unit in a Woodcrest, Temescal Valley or Riverside community follows the same five steps, so your maintenance supervisor always knows what happens next.

Occupied buildings are where most apartment countertop jobs go wrong, so we treat the neighbors as part of the job. Crews of 2 to 3 installers per kitchen, 3 to 4 for waterfall islands, park where the property tells us, carry slabs in through the shortest path, keep doors closed while old tops come out and haul the debris off site the same day. Nothing is cut inside the unit or in the parking lot, because every top arrives already cut and polished.
Accessible units are built to the work surface heights in the 2010 ADA Standards, usually 34 in. maximum to the counter top, and we template those units against the cabinets your plans call for. Clubhouse kitchens, leasing office counters and mail room tops in Corona and Riverside communities can ride the same bid as the units, in the same quartz, so the property reads as one finish.

Property managers choose us because after 12 years and 1,870 projects, one crew still templates, cuts and installs each unit, and the turn date we give is the turn date we keep. Our owner checks every seam layout before a slab is cut, and every unit we set carries our 1-year workmanship warranty on seams, fit and sink mounting, so a resident complaint has one phone number behind it.
We run turnover programs across a 35-mile radius of the Riverside shop, from apartments near the University of California, Riverside and La Sierra University to garden communities in Corona and Eastvale along Interstate 15. Woodcrest, Chino Hills, Yorba Linda and Villa Park properties are bid the same way, and the residential side of the business lives on our Riverside Custom Countertops home page.

Owners with mixed portfolios also book countertop fabrication for contractors on ground-up projects and tenant improvement countertops for their office space, and the full scope of our commercial work is on the commercial countertop installation hub.
Most apartment kitchens are estimated at $2,100 to $4,800 per unit, and your written quote sets the final per-door price after we walk sample units.
We typically turn units in pairs as they vacate, the way Dana's 10-unit Riverside package ran, and add crews for summer turnover.
Most units are typically on site for an estimated 1 to 2 days, after a laser template that happens 1 to 3 weeks ahead.
Yes, we hold one slab color and one edge for the whole program, as we did across Dana's 10 apartment kitchens, so every unit in every building matches the model.
Yes, tear-out and haul-away is typically estimated at $150 to $500 per unit and is listed as its own line.
Yes, nearly all of our apartment work in Corona, Chino Hills and Riverside is in occupied communities, so floors are covered and debris leaves the same day.
Each unit carries our 1-year workmanship warranty on seams, fit and sink mounting, and quartz adds its maker's warranty, typically 10 years to lifetime.
Yes, we bill progress payments as the work is done, unit by unit across a Yorba Linda or Villa Park property, rather than a large payment up front.
Contact us with your unit count, floor plans and turn calendar, and we will walk sample units and price the program per door.



Start to finish
We check the cabinets for level and take a digital laser template before any slab is cut.
You pick the slab and approve where every seam and vein will fall.
The stone is cut wet, edged and polished in our Riverside shop, cutouts included.
A crew of 2 to 3 installers sets the tops, mounts the sink and walks the job with you.
Where we work
Call us or send the form, and we will book a site visit and a laser template.
Calls only, we do not receive text messages.