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Countertop Edge Cost (2026): Bullnose to Mitered Aprons and Waterfall Ends, per Foot and per End

One quartz kitchen priced with every edge, a mitered apron and two waterfall ends, with the shops' per-foot rates, the slab count and the makers' rules.

By Clamp ResearchReviewed by Emmanuel ForgePublished Oct 31, 2026✓ Reviewed Oct 2026

Direct answer: On a 64 sq ft quartz kitchen with 42 ft of exposed edge, an eased edge is included and the tops run about $8,049 direct in Clamp's catalog. A bullnose adds about $672 ($16 a foot), an ogee $773, and a 2 1/4 in mitered apron $3,163 ($65 a foot plus the strip of slab). Two waterfall ends on the island add $2,655: $750 each to fabricate and set, plus 21 sq ft of slab.

The assumptions

This model assumes

An L along a 10 ft and a 9 ft wall at 25 1/2 in deep, and an 8 ft x 42 in island
3 cm quartz, one sink and one cooktop cutout, 42 ft of exposed edge
Direct cost from Clamp's October 2026 catalog, before markup
Fabricator's template, fabrication and install; no backsplash or tear-out

The model, step by step

1One kitchen, priced by edge

An L along two walls, 10 ft and 9 ft at 25 1/2 in deep, and an 8 ft x 42 in island, in 3 cm quartz with one sink and one cooktop. That's 63.9 sq ft of top and 42 ft of exposed edge. Only the edge changes from row to row.

Quartz kitchen, direct cost, Clamp's catalog
Edge	Cost	Adds
EasedIncluded in fabrication	$8,049	0
Beveled	$8,385	+$336
Half or full bullnose	$8,721	+$672
Dupont or chiseled	$8,789	+$740
Ogee	$8,822	+$773
Mitered, 2 1/4 in	$11,212	+$3,163
Mitered, 3 in	$12,267	+$4,218

Illustration of an L-shaped counter along a 10 ft and a 9 ft wall with a sink and a cooktop, and a 96 by 42 in island, the exposed edges outlined in amber; the list reads L along the walls 35.9 sq ft, Island 28 sq ft, Exposed edge L 19 ft, island 23 ft, Depth 25 1/2 in

The kitchen in plan

The kitchen drawn in the style of Quick Clamp's sketch pad: the L along two walls and the island, with the exposed edge in amber and the areas listed under the drawing. Demo data.

Direct cost before markup, from Clamp's October 2026 catalog, with the fabricator's install and a plumbing disconnect and reconnect. No backsplash, tear-out or tax.

2What's inside the price

Fabricators price the top by the square foot with an eased edge and the standard cutouts in it. Upgraded edges, mitered aprons and waterfall ends are extra lines on top.

Eased quartz kitchen, line by line
Line	Cost
Quartz slab, 63.9 sq ft$55 a sq ft, normal waste in	$3,512
Fabrication$42 a sq ft: template, cut, eased edge, sink and cooktop cutouts	$2,682
Install$22 a sq ft: set, seam, sink mounted	$1,405
Plumbing disconnect and reconnect	$450
Total	$8,049

That's about $126 a sq ft direct. Published installed quartz runs $50 to $150 (MSI, October 2026) and $100 to $180 in southeastern Pennsylvania (Fedor). Sold at a 1.50 markup, this kitchen is about $12,074.

3Edge profiles, by the foot

Shops charge an upgraded edge by the linear foot of exposed edge: the fronts, the island's sides and ends, never the sides against a wall or the backsplash. Most profiles cluster between $10 and $30 a foot.

L fronts: 120 + 108 - 51

= 177 in = 14 3/4 ft

L ends: 2 x 25 1/2 in = 4 1/4 ft

L = 19 ft

Island: 2 x (8 + 3 1/2)

= 23 ft

42 ft of exposed edge

Published upcharges per foot over eased
Profile	Range
Eased	Included
BevelIncluded at some shops	$0 to $19
Half bullnose	$10 to $30
Full bullnose	$15 to $30
Ogee	$15 to $30
Dupont	$12 to $20
Chiseled	$15 to $19

Illustration of six countertop edge sections: eased, bevel, half bullnose, full bullnose, ogee and a mitered apron with its 45 degree joint; the list reads Slab 3 cm, Exposed edge 42 ft, Mitered apron 2 1/4 in, Strip of slab 7.9 sq ft

Profiles in section

Edge profiles in section at 3 cm, drawn in the style of Quick Clamp's sketch pad. The mitered apron's joint is in amber. Demo data.

Rate cards from Chain of Lakes, Hendron, Granite Mill, Craft Counters and Signature Stone, observed October 31, 2026, and Fedor (updated October 23, 2026). Clamp prices a bullnose at $16 a foot, an ogee 1.15 times that. Caesarstone requires at least a 3 mm (1/8 in) edge profile and recommends a 6 mm radius for durability; a square arris chips.

4Mitered aprons: the thick-edge look

A mitered edge is a strip of the same slab, cut at 45 degrees with the top and glued under the front so the pattern turns the corner and the edge reads 2 or 3 in thick. It's priced by the foot, and the strip comes out of the slab.

42 ft x $65 = $2,730

Strip: 42 x 2 1/4 / 12

= 7.9 sq ft of slab

7.9 x $55 = $433

+$3,163 on the kitchen

What the makers say

CaesarstoneMiters at 45 degrees; the edge's height doesn't depend on the slab's thickness; a miter cut wrong isn't covered by the warranty

CambriaMitered profiles offered in 1, 2 and 3 cm material

Shops$20 a foot (Chain of Lakes, called miter lamination) to $65 (Hendron) and $40 to $120 (Fedor); Dekton $80

A laminated (stacked) edge glues a strip flat under the front and profiles the doubled edge; a mitered apron meets the top at a 45 degree joint. Shops price them differently, so ask which one the quote means. Clamp scales the mitered rate with the apron's height. A miter is slow work: Park Industries timed one mitered layout at 102 minutes on a sawjet and separate miter saw, 35 on a machine that cuts both.

5Waterfall ends

A waterfall end is a leg of the same slab mitered to the top and run to the floor. Rate-card shops charge the labor to cut, miter, glue and set it, and bill the stone separately: $300 to $750 an end.

The same kitchen with waterfall ends
Option	Cost	Adds
No waterfall, eased	$8,049	0
One end	$9,377	+$1,328
Two ends, eased$750 each plus 21 sq ft of slab	$10,704	+$2,655
Two ends, mitered fronts	$13,340	+$5,291

Illustration of an 8 ft island in elevation with a top and two legs to the floor, the miter joints at the top corners in amber; the list reads Island top 96 by 42 in, Legs 2 at 42 by 36 in, Leg area 10.5 sq ft each, Miter joint 3 1/2 ft each, Exposed edge island 16 ft

Waterfall island

The island with two waterfall legs, drawn in the style of Quick Clamp's sketch pad: the miter joints in amber. Demo data.

With waterfalls, the island's ends aren't edges any more: the kitchen's exposed edge drops from 42 ft to 35. Silestone treats the leg as cladding; the top still rests on the cabinet. Published ranges of $800 to $2,500 an end (Stonify, Alpine Stones) usually include the stone; a rate card's $300 to $750 doesn't.

Craft Counters charges $300 a side to 37 in wide and $600 at 38 in or wider; ATL $750 a panel assembly; Fedor $300 to $1,200 and up. Clamp's line is $750 an end with each leg's slab on the material line.

6How many slabs

Square footage doesn't count slabs; the layout does. A Caesarstone standard slab is 120 x 56 1/2 in (47.1 sq ft) and a jumbo 131 1/2 x 64 1/2 in (58.9 sq ft), a little less usable.

This kitchen

The L35.9 sq ft: one jumbo, or a standard with a seam on the 120 in run

The island28 sq ft: one slab by itself

Two waterfall legs21 sq ft more; they won't fit beside the island, so three slabs in all

A vein over both endsUnfolds to 36 + 96 + 36 = 168 in, longer than any slab; one end needs 132 in, past the 131 1/2 in jumbo

Clamp's slab allowance is per sq ft with normal waste, so a vein-matched waterfall can need a slab more than the per-foot number shows. Lay it out with the fabricator before you price it. MSI's super jumbo quartz runs 140 x 82 in, long enough to carry a vein over one end.

7The rules that limit edges

Makers set limits that change what you can sell, and some void the warranty if they're broken.

From the makers' guides

OverhangCambria: support past 12 in on 2 cm and 15 in on 3 cm, and overhang no more than a third of the base cabinet's depth, corbels or not

CutoutsInside corners at least 3/8 in radius (Caesarstone), 10 mm (Silestone); support within 3 in of a cutout (Cambria)

SeamsFully supported, overhangs included (Cambria)

EdgesAt least a 3 mm (1/8 in) profile, 6 mm recommended (Caesarstone); chips from impact or from striking the edge aren't covered by Caesarstone, Cambria or Silestone warranties

These are each maker's own documents (Cambria's guideline reviewed May 3, 2024; Caesarstone's guide v0321 and its 2019 guide specification). Use the one for the slab you're installing.

8By material

The edge is a small part of the price next to the slab. Same kitchen, eased, by material.

63.9 sq ft, eased, direct cost
Material	Cost	Per sq ft
Granite	$7,602	$119
Quartz	$8,049	$126
Premium quartz	$8,496	$133
MarbleFabrication $45 a sq ft	$9,518	$149
QuartziteFabrication $45 a sq ft	$10,157	$159

A bullnose on this kitchen is $672, about 8 percent; a mitered apron about 39 percent; two waterfall ends about 33 percent. Put the edge and the waterfall on their own lines so the homeowner sees what each one costs.

Sold at a 1.50 markup: eased quartz $12,074, mitered $16,818, two waterfall ends $16,056. Edge rates on cost pages run higher than shops charge: Fixr lists ogee at $30 to $60 a foot, and Angi a miter at $15 to $45 plus material.

What it means

What to doMeasure the exposed edge in feet, not the top in square feet, and price the edge by the foot. Put a mitered apron, each waterfall end and its slab on their own lines. Lay out the slabs with the fabricator before you quote a waterfall, and show the edge and waterfall as options.

The kitchen is the same 63.9 sq ft in every row. The edge is a few hundred dollars; a mitered apron or waterfall ends are thousands.

Every edge on its own line

Clamp's estimate prices a countertop by material and square foot, then adds the edge by the foot of exposed edge, a mitered apron by the foot with the strip's slab, and each waterfall end with its slab, as separate lines. Sketch the counters in Quick Clamp to keep the measurements, and put two edges on one proposal as options.

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Ask your fabricator for their rate card and put it in your catalog: per foot for edges and miters, per end for waterfalls. The next quote takes ten minutes.

Questions

How much does a countertop edge upgrade cost?

Most profiled edges cost $10 to $30 a linear foot of exposed edge over a standard eased edge, which is included. On a kitchen with 42 ft of edge that's about $672 for a bullnose and $773 for an ogee in Clamp's catalog.

How much does a waterfall countertop cost?

Shops charge $300 to $750 an end to cut, miter and set the leg, plus the slab for it: about 10.5 sq ft for a 42 in deep island at 36 in. Two ends on a quartz island add about $2,655 direct in Clamp's catalog.

How much does a mitered edge cost?

$40 to $120 a linear foot (Fedor) and $65 at Hendron, plus the strip of slab; a laminated edge runs less. A 2 1/4 in mitered apron on 42 ft of edge adds about $3,163 direct in Clamp's catalog: $65 a foot and about 8 sq ft of slab.

How many slabs does a waterfall island need?

An 8 ft x 42 in island fits on one slab; its two 36 in legs need a second. A vein can't run unbroken over both ends: the island unfolds to 168 in, longer than any standard or jumbo slab.

How much do quartz countertops cost per square foot installed?

About $126 a sq ft direct in Clamp's catalog with an eased edge, before markup. Published installed prices run $50 to $150 (MSI) and $100 to $180 in southeastern Pennsylvania (Fedor).

Sources & provenance

Clamp estimating catalog (2026-10): countertop fabrication, install, slab allowances, edge profiles, mitered aprons and waterfall ends Clamp Research
Countertop Edges Chain of Lakes Granite (research)
Edge Profile and Add Ons Hendron (research)
Express Program Pricing Granite Mill (Seattle area) (research)
Fabrication Service and Installation Charges Craft Counters (research)
Countertop FAQ Signature Stone (Las Vegas) (research)
How Much Do Quartz Countertops Cost in Southeastern PA? (2026 Installed Price Guide) Fedor Fabrication (research)
Stone Fabrication ATL Slab Liquidators (research)
How Much Does A Slab Of Quartz Cost? A Complete 2026 Pricing Guide MSI (research)
Fabrication and Installation Guide (v0321) Caesarstone (official source)
Design and Specification: Edges Caesarstone (official source)
Guide Specification (v3.7) Caesarstone US (official source)
Technical Data Manual: Slab Dimensions Caesarstone US (official source)
Residential Lifetime Warranty (Rev. 112020) Caesarstone US (official source)
Thicknesses and Edge Profiles Cambria (official source)
Countertop Installation Technical Guideline (23A-0220) Cambria (official source)
Countertops: Design and Installation Cosentino (Silestone) (official source)
Miters Are a Must Park Industries (research)
Pricing Add-ons Stonify (research)
Countertop Cost Guide: Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, WA (2026) Alpine Stones (research)
Why Super Jumbo Slabs? A Deep Dive Into Rusta and Belaros Quartz MSI (research)
Full Lifetime Warranty Cambria (official source)
Limited Warranty Cosentino (Silestone) (official source)
What Are Mitered Edge Countertops? Pros and Cons, Cost Factors, and More Angi (research)
Quartz Countertops Cost Fixr (research)

Changes: Oct 31, 2026: Initial publication after owner approval. Built from Clamp's catalog (edge, mitered apron and waterfall end lines priced that day), fabricators' published rate cards and cost pages, and the makers' guides and warranties (Caesarstone, Cambria, Silestone), by three research passes, an independent GPT cross-check and an independent fact-check.