The Granite Guy, Farmington, N.M.
Ernie Marquez trades Southern California for a market in the high country of the Four Corners.
Category: Articles
The Lean Way to Get Bigger
Fabricator plans to use less to improve more.
Solid With Soapstone
Gaetan and Noreen Frank usually fabricated solid-surface for their custom cabinetry. They, they found soapstone.
Marble Countertops: Tell Before You Sell
Marble continues to gain in appeal for residential countertops, giving more value to this treasure from the SU Digital Vault.
Cutting It REAL Wet
Abrasive waterjets continue to gain fans in fabrication shops.
LEED® By Example
Salvaged stone gets off the curb and goes back to school.
Warming To The Concept
A natural-stone masonry heater – made with local materials – fires up a cold-weather housing center in Alaska.
Vegas Rock: Natural In The Desert
A colorful local rock is an odds-on favorite in Las Vegas.
Staying In The Family: Pascucci Marble and Granite
A father-daughter partnership fuels this second-generation Michigan stone shop.
Setting a Course for Success
A move back to the hometown leads to a production-level countertop-fabrication facility.