Every month there is a new stone coming on the market. Some of these are just new to us but relatively common in their home area while some are truly brand new. So how do you know if these new stones are any good for counters or flooring applications? Good question, really good question.

If you don’t already know, ask if the stone is classified as a granite, marble or limestone. Ask the fabricator how much experience they’ve had with the stone and why the’d recommend using it. If it’s new to the fabricator I’d ask to see any test information that is available for the stone, ie compressive strengths, flexural strength, abrasion resistance ect. If test results aren’t available then I’d probably not look at them for use in your home.

I’m really partial to using stones that the fabricator has had experience with.