The Granite Guys

I needed a large piece of granite for a new island in my kitchen. I brought a cardboard template of the irregular shape I needed in to their showroom. I was told that the granite would cost between $3,000 and $4,000, unless I was able to find a "remnant" piece of granite in the yard that was suitable. The sales guy then took me into the yard and showed me where to look and what to look for. (It would have been nice to have more help looking, but the sales guy seemed disinterested.) I was trying to match an existing piece of granite, which I had a picture of. I found some possible matches, photographed them in the yard, and brought the pictures into the sales office, where the receptionist was able to identify the granite and provide me with samples to take home. None of the possible matches actually did match, so I returned and found a different remnant, pure black, as a contrast to the existing granite. Once again, the receptionist helped me find samples and also offered design assistance. She was amazingly helpful. They were able to provide me a quote, based on my cardboard template, in about 15 minutes, although I had to measure up the template myself. About a week later, they sent me a CAD drawing of the finished shape (derived from the cardboard) for my approval. The cutting and polishing of the piece took about 4 weeks. Three young men showed up to install the granite. They were cheerful and thorough and utterly professional, and left me with a gift bag including instructions on how to clean and seal the granite as well as the supplies to do so (they did the original seal after completing the installation). The whole thing cost $1700.