We used Home Stars to research suppliers and visited 5. Select won on the basis of:
1. Superior Product. They almost universally use 1.25 inch thick slabs versus the others who used 3/4 inch. This is a significant advantage if you are looking for a clean, more modern look without the need for a built-up nose. Tip: Whomever you buy from, visit the warehouse and pick the actual slab you want. Select encourages this; if your supplier doesn't, walk away. Also, a few of the bigger suppliers have outstanding showrooms with granite + marble samples that are very extensive. HOWEVER, when it comes to actually choosing a sample, we heard on multiple occasions "out of stock" and were steered to the supply they had . Again, with Select what you see is what you get.
2. Price. In spite of using premium slabs, their prices were competitive with --- and sometimes superior to --- the competition using thinner slab. One competitor had 1.25 inch slab but wanted a price approx. 25% higher than Select's quote.
3. Service. Tony and his colleagues were great and worked as a team --- accommodating us twice at the showroom and in multiple phone calls (to ensure we received exactly what we sought.) We had a small glitch at installation and it was quickly remedied at their cost.
In conclusion, the installed work looks great and we'd go back. Had I realized they also supply and install plumbing fixtures we would have used them for that too.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $3,500.00