How to buy Smartstone
First up, it’s important you know that Smartstone is a wholesaler, not a retailer. This means our surfaces are purchased through stonemasons, designers or specifiers. Let us guide you through the process.
A step-by-step guide for home renovators
When it comes to renovating your kitchen or bathroom, choosing the right surfaces is crucial. In this guide, we'll explore three key steps when purchasing a Smartstone surface.
Style, colour and durability are all characteristics to consider in order to find the right surface, one you’ll love to live with for years to come.
Inspired by the beauty of nature, Smartstone offers a wide range of highly durable sintered and porcelain surfaces for you to choose from. For new home builds and professionally outsourced renovations, benchtops are usually included in the package, so be sure to specify Smartstone to your builder, architect, or interior designer. However, if you are renovating a kitchen or bathroom yourself, you’ll need a little more information to guide your Smartstone purchase. Here are three steps for you to follow to bring your design vision to life.
Once you’ve chosen your beautiful future surface, the application area needs to be measured with precision to determine how many slabs will be required. Your design, layout and choice of profile edge will determine the number of slabs you will need and how the slab will be cut and fabricated for a seamless installation.
When measuring, you’ll need to take into consideration factors such as your choice of edge profile, kitchen and home layout, structural elements, access to space and angles. Because it’s essential to get this exactly right to prevent costly errors, we recommend that you have a fabricator or installer (stonemason) measure up your space.
Smartstone is a wholesaler and only sells surfaces directly to stonemasons who are accredited to buy Smartstone and then cut and install stone surfaces. Therefore, you’ll need to contract an installer or stonemason directly or through a kitchen company, cabinet maker or joiner to ensure that your Smartstone is safely fabricated and installed according to strict industry standards. Most architects, interior designers, kitchen companies, homebuilders, cabinet makers and joiners work with accredited stonemasons who can fabricate and install Smartstone.
Our stockists page lists kitchen companies or cabinetmakers who can help you find a Smartstone installer. To find a stonemason in your area, contact one of our local offices.
The quote for the price of your surface will come from the installer or stonemason who are authorised to buy Smartstone. Being a wholesaler, Smartstone does not provide exact costings but can give you an indication of cost through our pricing categories, from Pure, the most affordable range, through to Classic and Deluxe.
On installation day when the slabs arrive at your home, it’s important to first thoroughly inspect the surface in the highly unlikely event that there have been defects, damage or discolouration during transport or fabrication. Raise any issues with your stonemason prior to installation to ensure that you are 100 per cent happy with your new surface.
Cabinetry must first be installed before the benchtops. And benchtops need to be installed first before splashbacks.
Once installed, you’re all set to enjoy the practical benefits and beauty that Smartstone will bring to your everyday life.
Contact our team for assistance with the purchasing process.
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