Our granite is priced just like any other product sold is; it's all about supply and demand. Basically, the more rare a style of granite is, the more “desirable” it's deemed to be and the higher it's priced. Since granite is a natural stone product, there are great variances in the color, veining, and pattern of the stone. Supply, demand, variety of colors, and fabrication are all factors that set the price of your granite. If you're looking for a price on granite kitchen countertops, give us a call!

Every fabricator in the stone industry prices their remnants differently. We have a few different options to choose from and purchase your new granite, quartz, marble, or quartzite remnant. 

At Architectural Granite, we use the term "active colors" to designate any granite, quartz, marble, or quartzite we have bought to sell in large quantities by the square foot. 

Any partial slabs from these colors can be used on smaller projects at the pre-set & pre-leveled square-foot cost. (read that again, lol) 

Here are a couple of options to buy your remnants! 

Option 1. Material price only– The customer pays for the remnant piece in a preset lump-sum price, picks up the remnant themselves, and does the cutting, polishing, etc., of the stone remnant. This option is the cheapest for remnants since the company is not doing any fabrication. Although this is the most cost-effective option, it is not the most convenient for clients who do not have the tools or skills to fabricate the stone themselves.

Option 2. "Cash-N-Carry" – The customer provides Architectural Granite with the exact measurements of their project, selects a remnant from the remnant yard, and we do the full fabricating of the remnant. The customer then picks up the fabricated piece from us and installs it themselves. This option is the most practical and cost-effective way for a small project.

Option 3. Full Service – The customer selects a remnant from the remnant yard, signs a contract, and Architectural Granite provides full service. We will come to the customer's project site, do a digital template, fabricate the material, and return to do the installation. This option is not the most cost-effective, but it is the "safest" option as our team of professionals provides the complete service. While the customer can still pay remnant pricing per square foot, the jobs usually call for such a small section that there are additional charges for the template and installation.

Keep in mind - Rare and high-value stone remnants, partial slabs, or remnants from rare and expensive stone slabs such as Calcutta Gold Marble, Fusion Granite, and Taj Mahal Quartzite are priced at a higher cost than those of regular granite or marble remnants because of the rare material price.

It is not uncommon for us at Architectural Granite to receive requests for a granite remnant to be used for a full kitchen countertop project. Even though customers come in with the idea that their kitchen does not require a lot of square footage, kitchen countertops typically require a full slab of stone. It is estimated that the vast majority of smaller kitchens require 35-40 square feet of countertops, which you can rarely find in a remnant. In rare cases when a kitchen requires only a 10-foot run of countertop with one sink cut out, a customer may be able to find a partial slab to fit their project. We see this scenario in outdoor kitchens, basement bars, and bath vanities.

A “remnant" refers to the material fabricators are left with after cutting slabs for larger projects such as kitchen countertops. Once the stone becomes a remnant, it is sold at a discounted price for smaller projects such as windowsills, bathroom vanities, fireplace hearths and surrounds, coffee table tops, shower seats, and much more. Every fabricator in the stone industry prices their remnants differently and we have a few different options to go about choosing and purchasing your new granite, quartz, marble, or quartzite remnant. We can price for the material only, the price for our company doing the full fabrication of the remnant and the customer installing it themselves, or we can price for a full serviced job. For more information on what we offer, give our countertop installer a call today!

According to Forbes, the cost of kitchen countertop installation can vary significantly depending on the material, the size of the project, and many other factors. Architectural Granite, Inc offers free estimates, so give us a call, and we will give you a price!