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Why won’t the granite yard tell me the price of just the slab?

tgorse | March 11, 2010

Your project is determined by many factors other than the material
cost: How many polished edges; how many cutouts; if you have a top
mount or an under mount sink; if your material has movement, and the
waste factor. Every job has a waste factor. Slabs come in all
different sizes so square foot costs can be deceiving. The [...]

What happens if I don’t need a whole slab?

tgorse | March 5, 2010

The minimum size granite job is 25 sq ft if a slab purchase is
required. You are only charged for the square footage used if the
color is a level 1 or level 2. If a level 3 or above is selected,
then it is a more rare color and remnants are not likely to be [...]

Can I have the left over granite pieces?

tgorse | March 1, 2010

No, if the job is a level 1 or level 2 color since you are only
paying for the square footage used. If you select a color where you
are buying the whole slab, then yes you can have the remnants.
Before you take the remnants, think about what you are going to do
with it? [...]