• October 03. 2026

Quick Answer Look for cracks first, and for whether the stone around them is sound. Next, confirm that the slabs you are being shown are the slabs that will ship. Then get size, thickness and flatness as measurements rather than as descriptions. After those: the quality of the repair work, and how colour and veining hold up across the whole batch instead of on the best slab in it. That order follo...

• October 23. 2026

Quick Answer Compare marble and cast stone one column at a time, and cast stone usually wins on price. For a facade full of identical cornices and balusters, it should. But that comparison treats a column as a shape, and cast stone can copy a shape. It can't copy the stone. Inside, a green or veined marble column can come back in the floor border, around a doorway, along the skirting. That's what ...