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Buying Stone
How to Read a Slab Before You Buy It

Choosing stone from a photograph is choosing a different slab from the one you will get. Here is what to actually look at when you are standing in front of it. See the whole slab, not a corner Veining is rarely even. A slab can be quiet at one end and dramatic at the other, […]

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Buying Stone
Honed, Polished or Leathered: Picking a Stone Finish

The same slab can look like three different materials depending on how the surface is finished. The finish changes the colour, the maintenance and how the stone feels underhand. Polished Ground to a reflective shine. Polishing brings out the depth of colour and makes veining look sharper. It is also the least porous of the […]