1. The white-and-grey look: Super White
Most engineered stone was white with grey veins. Super White, a dolomite, gives the same Carrara look in a natural stone that is generally harder than marble. It is the closest swap for a kitchen that was drawn around a white engineered top.
2. Quartzite for hard-working kitchens
Most natural quartzites are harder than marble and stand up well to a busy kitchen. Taj Mahal is warm ivory; Mont Blanc, Sol de Rio and Taj Fusion are lighter and softer; Louise Blue and Blue Roma are bold. We hold some and select Brazilian quartzite for your order from the market, and you approve photographs of the actual slabs before cutting.
3. Marble, travertine and granite where they suit
Marble is softer and reacts with acids: it is at its best in bathrooms, vanities, fireplaces and furniture, or honed and sealed on a kitchen you are happy to see age. Travertine brings warmth to bathrooms and baths. Granite is the hardest of all, for kitchens, commercial interiors and outdoors.
4. Cut to size before it arrives
Natural stone contains crystalline silica too, quartzite especially, and cutting it on site is controlled under work health and safety rules. We cut, shape and finish your pieces to the drawings in our factory, including sink, tap and hob cut-outs and edge profiles, so there is far less cutting left for the installer. Any cutting on site still follows your state's WHS rules.
5. Getting it to Australia
We quote FOB, CNF or DDP. Production usually takes about 20 days after the drawings and stone are approved, before sea freight. You approve photographs of the finished pieces before anything is packed, and a kitchen, bathrooms and flooring for one project can share a container. Australian biosecurity has rules for timber packaging: tell us your forwarder's requirements and we confirm the packaging before quoting.