Two slabs from the same block can look like different stones. Here is what we look at first.
The block decides everything
A block is cut into slabs in order, and the slabs nearest each other carry the same veining. Buy from the middle of one block and you get a matched set; buy the last two slabs of two different blocks and you get a conversation.
What to look at
- Veining: does it run with your layout or against it?
- Porosity: a dry block drinks water faster.
- Colour depth: wet the surface before you judge it.
Ask for the slabs to be laid out together. It is a five-minute request that saves a month of explaining.
