Tips

 

Booking the Appointment:

 

Inform the stone showroom of which stone colours you’re interested in viewing so that they can check stone stock and prepare the slabs for your viewing.

 

Set aside at least a couple of hours for each appointment. Viewing the stone slabs can take a considerable amount of time. Slabs behind slabs have to be lifted by crane one at a time.

 

Viewing the Stone Slabs:

 

When you find a stone colour that you like, ask to view more slabs within the batch.
There will be variations in colour and formation in each and every slab - some natural stone patterns are very consistent, whilst others exhibit "waves" of movement and colour in the stone.

 

Take a camera and a note pad so that you can keep track of your favourite slabs.

 

If you need more than one slab for your countertops installation then make sure choose slabs from the same ‘mining batch’ to ensure that your countertop sections match.

 

Pricing and Quoting

 

Stone showrooms don't sell stone slabs directly to the public. They sell the slabs to the stone fabricators who install the countertops. For this reason, they cannot give you accurate pricing on the cost of installing your countertops.

 

 

Estimated Pricing

 

For your convenience all the stone colours on this website have been grouped into estimated price ranges and can be found in the description of each colour see the stone colour galleries.

 

Read more about pricing at:

Step 1: Choosing a Stone Type / Consideration 3: Stone Pricing And Your Budget

List of Stone Showrooms & Suppliers

 

Cape Town

 

 

Next Step 4: Finding a Stone Fabricator

 

After you have selected your favourite slabs at the stone showrooms the next step is to contact stone fabricators and get quotes on the installation of your countertops.

 

When you find the right stone fabricator, we recommend that you visit the stone showroom with them to show them exactly which slabs you are interested in purchasing. This is an important step in the process as their advice may be critical to the success of the project.

 

Please see the Next Step 4: Finding a Stone Fabricator for tips on how to find the best stone fabricators in your area.