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.

Natural Stone slabs

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.

New Hampshire Fabricator
Natural stone selection

Natural Stone Chart

Granite

Quartzite

Marble/Dolomite

Soapstone

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.

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.
Interior/exterior application

Application

Interior and exterior Interior only Interior only Interior and exterior
heat resistance

Heat Resistance

high heat resistance medium heat resistance medium heat resistance high heat resistance
stain resistance

Stain Resistance

high stain resistance High; but depends on the individual stone low stain resistance high stain resistance
scratch resistance

Scratch Resistance

high scratch resistance high scratch resistance medium scratch resistance Low; wear is expected, but beauty will endure with regular maintenance
chemical resistance

Chemical Resistance

Depends on the individual stone high chemical resistance high chemical resistance low chemical resistance
uv resistance

UV Resistance

high uv resistance medium uv resistance medium uv resistance high uv resistance

Porous / Sanitary Resistance

Depends on the individual stone

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:

stone selection planning process

Review our Planning resources.

stone selection search

Review our Showroom information and plan a visit to meet with us. We can save you time by sourcing stone ideas for you.

visit to select stones

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 kitchen project

Drawing/sketch of your project with approximate dimensions

kitchen project inspration photos

Inspiration photo(s) from magazines or online of what you like

natural stones photos

Description or photos of natural stones that you like

Merrimack Stone & Cabinets remnants

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.

Merrimack Stone & Cabinets remnants

We welcome you to visit our showroom any time.

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