When most people start renovating their Greater Toronto Area (GTA) homes, they begin to look at marble slabs as a beautiful way to raise the value of their home. If your client’s budget has the room for marble, nothing can beat its unique and majestic beauty. Show your client how to use Marble Slabs in their GTA Home Renovations!

 

 

Most people will walk through your door with an idea of what they want. They may show you a photo from a magazine or pictures of a friend’s house. Even when they seem 100 percent sure what they want, you should still take them to a warehouse or quarry so they can actually see and touch the stone. Marble’s patterns vary so much that finding the right slab is a personal choice that your client should make. Don’t be afraid to point out other colours or styles that match their existing kitchen or seem to fit their style. That’s why your customers come to you—for expert advice based on years of experience.

 

Consider which room your client is renovating and how they use it. For example, let someone who cooks a lot know that marble is porous and prone to staining. Heavy use means marble slabs used as countertops in the GTA may need to be resealed more than the recommended amount of once per year. On the other hand, if your client is a baker, let them know that marble is a naturally cool stone, so hot spots won’t form underneath cooling racks.

 

 

When your client has his or her heart set on marble, it’s important to determine what they can afford per square foot. The rarest marble slabs will be far more expensive, but more common types may be within their budget. Encourage the client to look online at lists of types of marble so they get an idea of what is out there. For example, the client may already be familiar with Carrara marble but may not have seen Creole marble from the U.S.A. Again, it’s best to take your client to pick their own slabs so they get an idea of what is affordable.

 

Remind your client that there are many uses for marble slabs around the house; they’re not just suitable as countertops in the kitchen and bathroom. Marble can also be used to create distinguished fireplaces, splendid flooring, impressive column work, and in many other places inside and outside of the home. Marble adds a distinctive touch to a home, a feeling of luxury that most other natural stones just can’t capture.

 

The fine veins and eye-catchingly bold patterns of marble also make wonderful and elegant decorative touches. Remnants from marble slabs can be used by the client in other ways to accent the marble work done around the house. Marble remnants can be made into the tops of barstools, stylish trivets (just mount them on silver candle sticks to accentuate the marble’s beauty), smaller shelves in the bathroom, and other small projects that will help your client enjoy their gorgeous stone throughout the house. Since marble is softer and easier to work with than some other types of stone, cutting interesting shapes should be easy for an experienced fabricator.

 

When your client is looking for the best, use your expertise to show them how to use marble slabs in their GTA home renovations.