The True Cost Calculator

The Sticker Price is a Lie.

In the stone industry, the price tag on the slab is often just 40% of what you will actually pay. Most homeowners—and even many architects—make the fatal mistake of calculating their budget based solely on the “Square Foot Price” of the material. They forget the “Iceberg Effect.”

Before you fall in love with a stone, you must understand the three invisible costs that showrooms rarely mention:

• 1. The Waste Factor (Buying Air): You don’t pay for what you use; you pay for what you buy. If your kitchen layout requires cutting an L-shape from a rectangular slab, you still pay for the off-cuts that end up in the dumpster. Expect 20-30% waste.
• 2. The “Hardness Tax” (Fabrication): Not all stones cost the same to cut. A $50 Quartzite slab might cost double to fabricate compared to a $50 Marble slab, simply because Quartzite destroys diamond blades and takes three times longer to cut.
• 3. The Lifestyle Cost (Maintenance): Cheap marble isn’t cheap if you have to pay a restoration crew $800 every 3 years to remove etch marks.

Stop guessing. Use our proprietary algorithm below to reveal the real 10-year cost of your investment.

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