We do sell granite, but every single slab is tested prior to purchase. We have lost only one job to date because of the testing, a Typhoon Bordeaux job. No accounting for the whims of a consumer on their safety, but we refused to subject our workers to that particular stone.

This quarter, granite was about 25% of our countertops jobs, but because of the high cost, more like 40% of our sales in value. Solid surface accounts for around 35% in value, quartz around 20%, balance is laminate tops.

Solid surface took a dip about two years ago, before we started fabricating and selling granite and quartz. The sales of solid surface immediately rebounded once we started offering granite. Seems the customers listen to the pros and cons of the different material only if you fabricate them all. That and having granite in the showroom lets you show scratches and stains, seams, and UV fading.

This week, solid surface is doing well, three jobs in the shop today, Staron, Pinnacle, and Livingstone. Not as much profit, but a whole lot less potential risk down the road.

You’ve made no secret that your company sells, fabricates and installs granite countertops, that is indisputable fact.

Could you share with us which percentage of your countertop sales are granite? Solid surface? Other? How have those percentages changed over the years?

Kowboy