Granite = Love

We are so happy with our granite! We absolutely love it. Now I understand why people go overboard with stone. Thank God we were on a budget or we would end up being "those people". And yes, you know what I am talking about. You have all been inside one of those gaudy homes that have granite where they have no business putting granite.

This has been the neatest process. From picking out the granite among thousands of slabs, to imagining them as counters and hoping we got the right one, to finally seeing them cut and in our kitchen. We couldn't be happier with everyone who made this happen.

Counters

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Rainbow Marble and Granite

Southland Stone recommended two people to us when it came time to get our granite fabricated. The recommended Angela at Set in Stone and Roi and Rainbow Marble and Granite. We also called three other people that came highly recommended from friends and from the guys at TBG Construction. We ultimately went with Roi.

This guy has been amazing so far. He came and did templates, then invited us to his shop later that afternoon so that we could see where he was going to do the cuts on our slabs. Our granite has a lot of movement and he wanted to make sure that the movement of the stone matched and had a good flow. He also gave us a tour of his shop. It was so amazing! We found out he does work for huge companies and huge names. Hotels in Vegas, Ritz Carlton's, the most popular judge on American Idol, and a popular red head on a little show you may remember as Will and Grace. Cool huh?

He measured everything on Tuesday and our counters, lord willing, will be in on Friday!! Woo Hoo!

RAINBOW MARBLE AND GRANITE
818-335-6898
12926 Saticoy St
North Hollywood, CA 91605

Granite at Southland Stone

We purchased our granite at Southland Stone in North Hollywood back in May. We visited several places to look for the perfect stone for our counters. We even visited a few places our first contractor suggested but the pricing was awful and the customer service even worse. Long story short none of the places we visited compared to Southland Stone.

From the quality to the pricing, to the customer service, we were floored. Their selection is outrageous and the only thing I will say is that if you had your mind set on a particular stone, be prepared. You will see things you never dreamed of and you will change your mind at least ten times before you settle on a firm choice.

The young lady that helped us was Elena Gonzalez and she was helpful and never got pushy. I am not a fan of the hard sell and was so happy that no one did that here. She took us through the yard and allowed us to really take our time to look for the right material. We originally wanted to put in Soapstone but after coming across the Alpine White Granite we quickly changed our minds. They kept our slabs in their yard for three months without hesitation and we couldn't thank them enough because our project as you know if you have been following has been an interesting journey.

Stone cutting machine

Looks like something from a James bond movie.

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Backsplash

This slab gives us the washer dryer counter plus backsplash.
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This Slab

This one gives us kitchen sink plus the counters on either side of the stove.
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Sizing up the second slab

Slab Templates

ROI working his magic on our slabs. Will keep posting...
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The slabs.