Selecting Stone
- Select a material color and pattern that you can live with for a long time. Click here to start your search
- Inspecting the actual slab block that will be used for your countertop should follow initial selection from a sample. Because they are natural materials, granite and marble samples may differ considerably from the actual slab block. Bring sample cabinet doors, paint chips and furniture material samples with you to place along side the actual slab block to confirm kitchen or bath color coordination. Quarry Direct Inc. maintains a large inventory of granite, marble and travertine slabs and tiles for your selection.
- Select an edge treatment that is compatible with the style and look of your kitchen or bath. There are many edge treatments to choose from, but generally a rounded or beveled edge is more resistant to chipping than a squared edge. More complicated edge treatments are more expensive. Sample edge profiles are available for inspection at the Quarry Direct Inc. showroom.
- Provide drawings of your countertop along with the material and edge profile to your fabricator to obtain a material, fabrication and installation quote. It is helpful to include elevations and dimensions of the countertops and their supporting elements on the drawings. Yellow highlighting countertops on your blueprints would be best.
- Pricing quotes also depend upon backsplash preference, sink type (i.e. under-mount or not), countertop sub-base condition and overhang requirements.
- Be sure to have your fabricator place a material “hold” on slabs from the actual block you selected at Quarry Direct Inc. If you do not have a fabricator, Quarry Direct will be happy to provide a list of fabricators in your area.
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