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What stone is right for you?
​Learn about different products below and vendors we use.
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There are a variety of stone products that can be used throughout your home to improve its elegance and beauty. Please select a stone type below in order to learn more about the type of stone, and its most useful applications.

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  • ​Natural Stone
  • Quartz
  • Recycled Material
  • Comparison
  • Edge Profiles
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Granite

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Granite slabs are the result of nature's artistic expression and each piece is unique. Just like no two snowflakes are the same, so is the variation in granite. These variations are what cause people to fall in love with the beauty of natural stone and manufactures of man-made (quartz) stone imitate the flow and movement in granite.
  1. One of the most bacteria resistant kitchen surfaces.
  2. Will not stain with proper cleaning and sealing.
  3. Vast assortment of varying colors and patterns with movement and flow, granite is not a seamless product and seams will be visible. We will do our best to minimize but color tones and shading may vary at the seams.
  4. Durability allows for use indoors and outdoors.
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Myths Dispelled about Granite

​Here are the facts about Natural Stone
  1. Granite is ranked #1 in cleanability when compared to six other surfaces including stainless steel.
  2. Granite has the same cleanability as quartz or man-made stone.
  3. Granite has never been known to emit dangerous levels of radon gas.
  4. Sealing is needed once every 15 years when you use Elegant Stone Products and Protegere Warrantied Sealer.

Soapstone

A material that has been used for many years and now just recently is becoming a more popular choice in kitchens. Be sure when deciding on soapstone that your fabricator is using architectural and not artistic soapstone in fabrication. Architectural contains the properties needed for countertop surfacing.
  1. Available in one color with varying grain.
  2. Food grade mineral oil is used to treat and darken the stone to your taste.
  3. Adjusts to heat, it is possible to place a red hot pan on the surface without damage.
  4. Durability allows for use indoors and outdoors.                                          OUR PREFERRED VENDORS ARE AMSUM & ASH, STONE HOLDING, COLD SPRINGS, LINNSTONE AND MIDWEST SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
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Wisconsin Showrooms

Showroom
Address
Phone
Website
Stone Design Showroom & Warehouse WI
2025 E Birchwood, Cudahy,WI  53110
800-669-4963
www.stone-design.com
Terrazzo & Marble WI
N59W14339 Bobolink Ave, Menomonee Falls, WI  53051
262-251-7300
www.tmsupply.com
Midwest Tile, Marble & Granite Inc. WI
 W227N722 Westmound Dr, Waukesha, WI 53186
262-547-8400
www.midwesttile.com

Iowa Showrooms

Showroom
Address
Phone
Website
Midwest Tile, Marble & Granite Inc. IA
2700 100th Street, Urbandale, IA  50322
515-334-0139
midwesttile.com

Minnesota Showrooms

Showroom
Address
Phone
Website
Stone Holding Company
7768 West 78th St.
Edina, MN 55439
952-697-3405
www.stoneholding.com
Terrazzo & Marble MN
7145 Sandburg Rd
Golden Valley, MN  55427
763-544-3333
www.tmsupply.com
Cold Spring Granite Maple Grove Showroom
9775 85th Ave N.
Maple Grove, MN  55369
763-425-2876
www.coldspringusa.com
Cosentino Center Minneapolis
14105 13th Ave N.
Minneapolis, MN  55441
763-546-8456
www.cosentino.com
Dorado Soapstone
732 Harding St NE.
Minneapolis, MN  55413
651-571-4051
store.doradosurfaces.com
Daltile Showroom & Slab Yard
1005 Berkshire Lane North
Plymouth, MN  55441
763-694-9700
www.daltile.com
Midwest Tile, Marble & Granite Inc.MN
3181 Dodd Rd.
Saint Paul, MN  55121
 651-405-0707
midwesttile.com
Midwest Specialty Products LLC
1301 West Third Ave.
Shakopee, MN  55379
952-470-0403
www.mspsurfaces.com 
Amsum & Ash
30 52nd Way NE
763-571-8400
amsumash.com

Illinois Showrooms

Showroom
Address
Phone
Website
Levantina USA Chicago
850 Devon Ave
Bensenville, IL  60106
630-361-6600
www.levantina.com
Terrazzo & Marble IL
1220 W. Lake St.
Chicago, IL  60607
317-421-4949
www.tmsupply.com
UGM -Universal Granite & Marble
3555 South Normal Ave.
Chicago, IL  60609
773-268-4500
www.universalgranite.com
Daltile Showroom & Slab Yard
1601 Pratt Blvd.
Elk Grove Village, IL  60007
847-593-9008
www.daltile.com
MS International Illinois Showroom & Distribution Center
1441 Jarvis Ave.
Elk Grove Village, IL  60007
847-725-6500
www.msistone.com
Stone Design Showroom & Warehouse IL
551 Mitchell Rd.
Glendale Heights, IL  60139
800-424-1332
www.stone-design.com
Terrazzo & Marble IL
77 South Wheeling Rd.
Wheeling, IL  60090
877-867-5227
www.tmsupply.com

​Quartz

Quartz or man-made stone increasingly grows as a countertop surfacing material. Quartz is a durable and attractive surface with a uniform color consistency. Quartz slab manufactures have developed colors to mimic the movement of granite and other stone.
  1. Bacteria resistant countertop surface.
  2. Does not require sealing.
  3. Stain and abrasion resistant.
  4. NSD/ANSI 51 Certified Food Preparation.
  5. Quartz is not a seamless product and seams will be visible. We will do our best to minimize but color tones and shading may vary at the seams similar to natural stone.
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​The Evolution of Quartz Material

The manufacture of quartz has evolved from basic patterns to patterns with the movement of natural stone. "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" and the manufactures of quartz are continually developing colors that have the look of granite. If granite is something you are not interested in using, quartz would be a surface material to consider.

​Suppliers of Quartz

Type
Website
​Aggranite
​http://www.midwesttile.com/
​Caesarstone
https://www.caesarstoneus.com/
​Trends
https://www.trendsflooring.com/trends-in-quartz​
​Hanstone
​(preferred vendor)
​https://hyundailncusa.com/hanstone-quartz
​Linnstone ​
​(preferred vendor)​
​​http://www.linnstone.com/
​​One Quartz
​View Daltile's ONE Quartz Surfaces Kitchen Countertops & Slab
​Q by MSI
http://www.msistone.com/quartz-countertops/​
​Silestone Quartz
​http://www.silestoneusa.com/
​Viatera ​
​(preferred vendor)
https://www.lxhausys.com/us/products/viatera-quartz-surface/viatera-finder
​​Vicostone ​
​(preferred vendor)
​https://us.vicostone.com/
​Wilsonart
​http://www.wilsonart.com/quartz

Recycled Material

Recycled material transforms waste glass into an exquisite work of art, which will be the center piece of your living room or workspace. The waste glass, made from traffic lights, windows, beverage containers and many other unique sources, is set in a matrix or base. For a classic or contemporary style, consider recycled material.
  1. High recycled content.
  2. Unique color patterns.
Type
Website
​IceStone Recycled Concrete
​http://www.icestoneusa.com/
​Vetrazzo Recycled Concrete
​http://www.vetrazzo.com/

Countertop Comparison:

Many countertop surfaces are out there and finding the right one for your everyday use and budget can be confusing and difficult. Below you will find the key features on the surfaces advertised for your consideration when selecting your countertop(s).

Remember that we are always here to help you through the process. We stock many of these materials in full slabs and you are welcome to view and select your very own material for your countertop. Natural stone can vary and all fabricate different.
Quarries and vendors will label many colors or products with different names for the same material.
Example Labrador Green granite is also called Uba Tuba or Verde Labrador depending on the vendor who sells it. This can also be true for some man-made quartz that use the same manufacturer.

**We have also found that some classifications may also be incorrect from a vendor. We buy a quartzite but it acts like a Dolomite or sometimes a Marble. Some quartzites have been labeled as a Granite.  Sealing natural stone is very important. We supply a 15 yr sealer on our Granite. We also apply it to Dolomite, Marble, and Quartzite but it's not warrantied and may require a regular clean and seal product to reinforce the sealer.

​We will do our best to help you navigate the process but even fabricators like us can be caught off guard on some materials.
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Edge Profiles

Backsplash
Bevel
Demi Bull
Demi Bull Nose
Full Bull
Full Bull Nose
Half Bull
Half Bull Nose
Honed Drainboard
Honed Drainboard Grooves
Miter Edge
Ogee
Standard Ease
Standard Ease
Waterfall Drop Edge
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