Marble

In the Stoneks catalogue marble starts at 221 €/m² including VAT, and every stone’s price is on its product card. The final cost of the worktop also depends on the number of slabs, the edges, cut-outs, measuring, transport and installation. If you want the veins matched across a joint, it can take more slab — the quote will show it.

Wipe it with a damp cloth and a pH-neutral stone cleaner, and dry up spills straight away. Seal marble regularly: sealing protects against stains, but it won’t stop acids from etching. A chopping board, trivets and coasters are everyday companions in a marble kitchen.

Marble is mostly calcite, which acids attack: lemon juice, vinegar, wine or tomato sauce left on the surface leaves a dull, etched patch. It shows more on a polished surface than on a matt one. Light etching can be repaired by honing, but it’s far easier to wipe acidic spills up at once.

You can: marble-look quartz needs no sealing and isn’t bothered by lemon, so it suits a kitchen where people cook and bake every day. Quartz can’t match the depth of real marble or the uniqueness of each slab, though, so it’s worth seeing both side by side at the showroom.

Yes, both. At our showroom at Vesilennuki 20 in Noblessner you can follow the veining on a full-size photo; the most popular marbles are on display as full slabs. On the drawings we then agree which part of the slab goes on the island and which behind the hob, so the finest vein doesn’t end up in the sink cut-out by accident. Book a time and let us know which marbles you’re interested in.