Tim: WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT
A NEW HOUSE, ONE OF THE FIRST
THINGS THE REAL ESTATE AGENT
WILL TELL YOU IS ABOUT THE
COUNTERTOPS, GRANITE, QUARTZ,
WHATEVER.
NOBODY KNOWS THAT BETTER THAN
MATT AT CLASSIC GRANITE AND
MARB
MARBLE.
CAN YOU HELP ME WITH WHAT IS
WHAT?
Guest: THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN QUARTZ, GRANITE, MARBLE,
QUARTZ IS MAN MADE, WHERE
GRANITE, MARBLE, QUARTZITE ARE
STONES MINED OUT OF THE GROUND
AND MOUNTAINS.
FIRST, IT'S WHAT LOOK YOU'RE
GOING FOR.
I TEND TO TELL PEOPLE IF THEY'RE
GOING FOR A WHITE MARBLE LOOK IN
A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA, THEY WANT
TO GO WITH QUARTZ, BECAUSE
QUARTZ HAS COME A LONG WAY OVER
THE YEARS.
Tim: YOU CAN'T TELL THE
DIFFERENCE IN LOOKS FOR THE MOST
PART, RIGHT?
Guest: YEAH, YOU REALLY
CAN'T.
Tim: WHAT IS WHAT ON THIS CC
TABLE?1:
YOU TOLD ME ONE IS ONE AND THE
OTHER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WHAT.
Guest: THIS IS A QUARTZ.
THIS IS WHAT QUARTZ STARTED
LOOKING LIKE ABOUT 12-15 YEARS
AGO.
Tim: THAT'S THE MAN MADE
PRODUCT.
Guest: THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY WERE TRYING TO MIMIC
NATURAL STONE.
THEY DID A PRETTY DECENT JOB.
BUT THEY'VE COME A LONG WAY.
WHEREAS, WHAT WE SEE HERE, WHO
SAMPLES.
THIS IS A WHITE MARBLE.
AND THIS IS A WHITE QUARTZ.
Tim: I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE
TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE LOOKING
AT THOSE ON AN ACTUAL
COUNTERTOP.
Guest: RIGHT.
THESE ARE ALSO WHITE QUARTZES.
THE DIFFERENCE IS IF YOU LOOK AT
THE SAMPLE, IT'S GOT SCRATCHES
IN IT, THE MARBLE.
IT'S A MUCH FINNICIER -- MORE --
IT TAKES MORE CARE TO CARE FOR
MARBLE.
Tim: WHEREAS, QUARTZ, THE
MAN MADE PRODUCT IS LET LIKELY
TO SCRATCH AND LESS UP KEEP?
Guest: THAT'S CORRECT.
IT'S LESS LIKELY TO STAIN.
WHEN WE SEE A WHITE COUNTERTOP,
WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT IS IT GOING
TO STAIN?
MARBLE, MOST CERTAINLY WILL.
WHEREAS, QUARTZ, IT'S MUCH, MUCH
DURABLE.
Tim: THERE ARE TYPES THAT
YOU CAN SET HOT PANS ON AND
CERTAIN ONES YOU CAN'T.
I MEAN, EVERYBODY IS GOING TO
HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF
REQUIREMENTS.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT
DOES WHAT.
Guest: IT IS.
THAT IS ONE DOWN FALL OF THE
QUARTZ, I WOULD SAY.
YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE SOMETHING
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE OVEN OR OFF
THE BURNER AND SET IT ON THE
QUARTZ TOP.
IT WILL RUIN THAT MAN MADE
SURFACE.
Tim: GOT IT.
Guest: AS OPPOSED TO NATURAL
STONE, YOU CAN TAKE A HOT
SURFACE.
Tim: IT'S COMPLEX, BUT YOU
GUYS KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR SOMEONE
GOING WE WANT TO DO THIS TO OUR
HOUSE OR WE'RE BUYING A NEW
HOUSE.
WHAT DO THEY DO BEGINNING TO END
WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT YOU CAN
OFFER THEM?
Guest: SURE.
WHAT WE OFFER IS STRICTLY
COUNTERTOPS.
I MEAN, WE DON'T DO CABINETS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE DO COUNTERTOPS AND FIREPLACE
SURROUNDS, SHOWER AND TUB
SURROUNDS.
WE'RE STRICTLY DOING THE
SURFACES.
Tim: IS THERE A CONSULTATION
THAT YOU FIND OUT NEEDS VERSUS
THE PRODUCT YOU OFFER?
SURE.
YEAH.
LOTS OF TIMES, IT'S BEST FOR A
CUSTOMER TO CALL US AND SET UP
AN APPOINTMENT WITH ME.
WHAT WE WOULD DO IS GO OVER YOUR
WANTS, NEEDS.
YOUR DESIRES.
ALL THOSE THINGS.
WE'D GO OVER, YOU KNOW, CABINET
PLANS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE LAYOUT OF YOUR KITCHEN.
BASIC MEASUREMENTS LIKE THAT.
WORK UP NUMBERS.
THEN, ONCE YOU GET THAT, WE GET
ALL THOSE THINGS LINED UP,
THAT'S WHEN WE SET UP TO DO A
LASER TE
LASER TEMPLATE, WHERE WE SET UP
A LASER AND TRIPOD AND IT GETS
EVERY CURVE.
Tim: SO IT'S NOT YOU CAN A
TAPE MEASURE AND PENCIL?
Guest: NO.
IT'S MUCH MORE ACCURATE.
WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE THAT DIGITAL
IMAGE THAT THAT LASER CREATES
AND PLUG IT INTO YOUR CNC
MACHINES.
Tim: AND CUT THE STONE?
Guest: YEAH.
Tim: WHAT'S THE TIMELINE
BEGINNING TO END, MEASUREMENT TO
INSTALL?
I'VE HEARD VARIOUS.
Guest: RIGHT NOW, TYPICAL
FROM WHEN WE MEASURE FOR THAT
TEMPLATE TO WHEN WE INSTALL, TWO
WEEKS.
Tim: OH, WOW.
Guest: YEAH.
TYPICALLY WHEN SOMEONE COMES IN
AND SIGNS A CONTRACT, WE'RE
TYPICALLY INSTALLING WITHIN 3-4
WEEKS.
Tim: WELL, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL
STUFF.
I'M GLAD YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT, BUT I CERTAINLY
DON'T.
I KNOW MANY OTHERS DON'T AS
WELL.
IF YOU WANT HELP, THIS GUY, MATT