We begin by selecting individual blocks based on size soundness stone type and color.
Marble and granite manufacturing process.
By daniel morrell september 25 2017.
The appearance of the finished engineered stone is rich even luxurious.
Today a countertop begins its journey through the cnc fabrication process in the home where a wooden or plastic template is cut from the existing countertop to ensure that the new countertop is a perfect fit.
To minimize the risk of cracks fissures and other aesthetic damage to the stone fabricators use a process known at wire sawing to gently separate the marble figures 1a and 1b.
In the fabrication shop the template is placed.
During the extraction process massive cube like pieces of marble are cut out of the ground and transported from the quarry.
The manufacturing process allows a much wider range of colors than you ll find in natural stones such as marble or granite.
How granite and marble countertops are made.
Strid marble and granite company produces blocks of stone from its own quarry and purchases blocks from other quarries or customers provide blocks for use in manufacturing finished pieces.
Quartz is a manufactured product and can be very attractive.
Learn all about the templating manufacturing and installation process behind each one of our marble and granite kitchen worktops.
It is remarkable just how much occurs during this process and how important it is to getting the most from your countertop for years to come.