FABRICATION & INSTALLATION

Our natural stone fabrication/installation experts will help guide you through this important process. We invite you to email us a copy of your project drawing with estimated measurements. Be sure to include any other specific details you desire (if known), such as: backsplash, sink option, edge profile, and if tear-out and/or re-decking is needed.

After first meeting with one of our experts and receiving your project’s measurements, we will work up a free estimate for you to review. We offer two types of initial estimates:

In-Home Estimate: We will happily set up an appointment in your home where one of our experienced team members discuss our service options, take accurate measurements of your surfaces and answer any and all questions you may have.

Slab yard Estimate: You may choose from the list of best stone resources found here or of your choosing. 

We can meet you at the designated slab yard to review the stone and drawings/plans. One of our experienced team members will meet with you to go over your project.

If you are unsure of what you want or need where raw material is concerned, you can see a comparison of 

Natural vs Engineered Stone you can ask our experts to explain the pros and cons of each. 

We can recommend suitable stone or engineered stone to best suit your project. If you choose to use natural stone we have a list of the best stone resources in the Bay area where you can view and select slabs.

If you choose Stone Beauty Inc. as your stone fabricator, please promptly contact us. We will then send you a contract for you to review and sign then email back to us at info@stonebeautyinc.com so we can schedule the date(s) for your tear-out (if applicable), template, and install. Even if you are unsure of a specific time frame for your project, an approximate time frame is still very beneficial, as it allows us to reserve a spot for you on our schedule. 

Prior to us creating your template, you will need to have your slab(s). These need to be purchased and delivered to our shop. Please see our slab suppliers page for a list of local suppliers we work with. We also gladly pass on our fabricators discount to our clients as a token of our appreciation for selecting us as your stone fabricator. (Please note: Discounts vary between locations and materials, so please speak with a sales representative at our chosen supplier for specific details.)

The average tear-out, if applicable, takes an average of about 4 hours. We take the necessary precautions to seal off your project area to minimize dust throughout your home. 

One of our experienced staff members will come to your job site to accurately measure your surfaces and take note of any intricate details of your project to make a custom template for your project area. At this time they will also consult with you on certain design choices such as overhangs, corner radius sizes, and edge options. Once your template is complete we can schedule an appointment to meet at the designate stone supplier of your choosing to apply the template against the stone and make any necessary changes. 

The purpose of a template layout is to allow you to customize what areas of the stone slab will be used for the different pieces of you project. We do this so that you can choose what organic details of the stone appear on different aspects of your project. This is just one more thing we do to help make sure you are happy with you stone work. Once everything has been approved your stone is cut based on your positioning of the templates on the slab.

After your template is complete and approved, our highly skilled custom fabrication team then cuts, routers, grinds, and polishes your project surfaces.

Depending on scheduling and after your slab has been fabricated, we will contact you and make an appointment to install. The time required for install will vary according to the scope of the project. Our installers are professionals, they will respect your home and leave the jobsite in a beautiful state.

Click here to download our PDF regarding cleaning, sealing and maintaining your stone.