Slab sources in SF Bay Area

8 years ago

Hi,

I am interested in knowing sources of natural and engineered stones in SF Bay Area. I am located on mid-peninsula.

I have in consideration -- natural stone slabs, cambria, quartz, neolith, porcelain slabs, caesarstone -- and all other types of slab/large format materials that could be potentially used in kitchens and bathrooms.

If there is one such place that has everything, that would be super awesome!!

All pointers will be appreciated! Thanks in advance!!

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sjhockeyfan325

8 years ago

I don't know whether they have anything other than natural stone, but for natural stone, two places that are great - Integrated Resources in Brisbane and All Natural Stone in Burlingame (and San Jose)

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Nothing Left to Say
8 years ago
Integrated resources group in Brisbane has a big selection of natural stone and they do have engineered stone as well. I don't remember which brand(s). And I don't know if they have neolith.
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andy_e
8 years ago
Did you check Lyngso in Redwood City? http://lyngsogarden.com/

IKEA has a good variety of engineered products.
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Fori
8 years ago
All Natural has a lot of stuff that isn't natural. :) Great tile selection as well as the manmade quartzes. And they put prices on their slabs! I think Bedrosians has some porcelain slabs, probably not Neolith.
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sjhockeyfan325
8 years ago
Since when does Lyngso carry countertops?
andy_e
8 years ago
Lyngso carries natural stone slabs.
Oaktown
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I've been to these but we got our counter stone at Pietra Fina in Hayward. Lyngso is a landscaping stone kind of place :-)

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TheSize
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Fox Marble might be a good place to start! http://www.fox-marble.com/ They're located at 1315 Armstrong Ave. They have Neolith as well as a variety of engineered stone products.
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Babka NorCal 9b
8 years ago
Sincere Home Decor (Santa Clara, I think)had the largest variety of stone to see both natural and un-natural when we were trying to make that decision a couple years ago. Large showroom with mockups to help you see what it looks like in a large piece, rather than the little squares.

-Babka

Sincere Home Decor
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MongoCT
8 years ago
I've been to Integrated Resources in Brisbane. They had a fairly wide ranging selection of slabs. I was only interested in a few so I didn't have my eyes wide open for the whole time I was there. More of a get in, see what I wanted to see, and get out type of visit. But good stuff.
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aptosca
8 years ago
Yeah, I think IRG is the biggest. Da Vinci's fairly large and has some very exotic stuff. Pietra Fina and MSI over in the east bay. (Don't think I've been by All Natural yet.)

None of these places has too much soapstone, if you start investigating that. There are some specialty places for soapstone: M. Teixeira and now Sierra.

I don't know much about engineered. I get the feeling you can get that many more places since it's synthetic and isn't stocked. I.e., cab & appliance retailers, etc., will sell synthetic.
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earthpal
8 years ago
Been to Fox Marble to look at Neolith. Bring closed toe walking shoes to be safe. Good variety of colors and finishes and thicknesses there. Try not to go on a bright sunny day as that washes out your photos to look at afterwards. Oh and if you use Maps to get there, keep driving it is a bit further down the street then it says.

All Natural does carry most of those including Neolith. You just can't get to their slabs as easily. If you do go here, try during the week or allow time for an appt. cuz they are busy on Sat.
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