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Notes from the factory, the fabrication bench and the specification stage. Written by the people doing the work.

Large-format stone slabs stacked on edge in a warehouse
Two stone worktop samples compared side by side
July 2, 2026·6 min read

Sintered stone or quartz: how to choose for a worktop

Two materials, one application, and a decision that comes down to three properties rather than a preference.

A mitred edge clamped on a fabrication bench
On site

Mitred edges: what actually goes wrong

The mitre is almost never the problem. The setting-out before it usually is.

Batch number stamped on the back face of a slab
How we work

Why we print the batch number on the back

It costs us nothing and it has settled four arguments in three years. Here is what it actually solves.

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Topics

Three things we write about

Everything here started as a question from someone building with the material. The three headings below are just where those questions tend to come from.

How we work

Decisions about how the factory is run, and what they cost us.

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On site

What goes wrong between the drawing and the finished wall, written for the person holding the drawing.

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Specifying

How to choose, and what the choice commits you to later.

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Questions we have not answered yet?

Most of these posts started as a question from a specifier. If yours is not here, ask it and it probably becomes the next one.

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