Natural Stones
No man-made product can compete with the natural beauty of real stone, with vivid colors and a rich look. Additionally, natural stones are made by Mother Nature, with each slab akin to a work of art.
Our Role as a Fabricator
Our industry is a bit unique in that we are a fabricator, converting stone slabs into beautiful countertops and vanities for our customers and doing the installation. As fabricators, we display some natural stones in our showroom, but work with many distributors where we can source stones for you, our customer. Our inventory changes frequently.
Natural Stone Chart |
Granite |
Quartzite |
Marble/Dolomite |
Soapstone |
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| Overview | Beautiful and versatile; available in a wide variety of colors and looks. | Elegant, stunning looks with a crystalline shine. | Beautiful and timeless. | Elegant and simple; softer stone than granite. | |
| Uses | Suitable for countertops, backsplashes, vanity tops and fireplace surrounds. | Suitable for countertops, back splashes, vanities and fireplace surrounds. | Suitable for vanity tops, bar tops and fireplace surrounds. | Suitable for countertops, bar tops and fireplace surrounds. | |
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Ease of Maintenance |
Easy; periodic sealing |
Easy; clean spills promptly, periodic sealing. | Clean spills right away, be diligent about periodic sealing. | Easy; apply food grade mineral oil as needed. | |
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Application |
Interior and exterior | Interior only | Interior only | Interior and exterior | |
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Heat Resistance |
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Stain Resistance |
High; but depends on the individual stone | ||||
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Scratch Resistance |
Low; wear is expected, but beauty will endure with regular maintenance | ||||
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Chemical Resistance |
Depends on the individual stone | ||||
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UV Resistance |
Some of Our Favorite Natural Stones
Here is a sample of some of our favorite natural stones with a brief description so you can get an idea of which natural stone you may prefer.
We can source many more natural stones for you as we work with you to meet your design style, colors and budget. We encourage you to see the stones in person to experience the beauty of natural stones and the differences between slabs as Mother Nature works her magic.
Here to Help you Plan Your Renovation
As you are planning your renovation, we encourage you to leverage our Planning resources to help you and review our frequently asked questions. We invite you to visit our showroom and to also visit showrooms of our distributors to get ideas, get inspired and help create a list of the stones you like. We can then help you save time by sourcing stones for you. If you identify stones at a distributor’s showroom, they will ask you who your fabricator is as we will buy the stones from them and you will buy the slabs from us as your fabricator.
We have developed several resources to help you:
Review our Planning resources.
Read our frequently asked questions.
Review our Showroom information and plan a visit to meet with us. We can save you time by sourcing stone ideas for you.
You are welcome to visit the showrooms of our distributors to get ideas, get inspired and create a list of stones you like.
Saving You Time
Through our relationship with multiple distributors, we can save you time by searching for you among our distributors. You can simply email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. the following and we can get started on identifying potential natural stones for you:
Drawing/sketch of your project with approximate dimensions
Inspiration photo(s) from magazines or online of what you like
Description or photos of natural stones that you like
Browse our remnants including natural stones such as granite, marble and quartzite as well as quartz and Curava, a superior, resin-based recycled glass surface.
We’ve taken remnants to a new level, redefining how the search for natural stone and quartz remnants should be.
