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Please send an email to sales@prestaleusa.com with all of your contact information, including your business address, approximate monthly usage, most used colors and gauge. Please mention: Designer – and your intent to work with us. We will contact you with all the necessary information.
Please send an email to sales@prestaleusa.com with all of your contact information, including your fabrication shop address, approximate monthly usage, most used colors and gauge. Please mention: Fabricator – and your intent to work with us. We will contact you with all the necessary information.
We do not sell any slabs to the public, nor do we divulge wholesale pricing information to the public.
We take care of our own deliveries, however in some cases we work with third party transport companies for our long haul / multi bundle deliveries for out of town fabricators. If needed, please send us an inquiry for long haul delivery rates.
We currently have an exclusive agreement with Lotte Advanced Materials for the distribution of RADIANZ Quartz Surfaces for Southern California (USA) and Quebec / Eastern Ontario (Canada).
For more information about RADIANZ Quartz, please click here to visit the RADIANZ official website.
Homeowners
The term "granite" is used to cover a group of related stones, all of which have their origin deep in the earth's molten mantle. As this extremely hot liquid material rises and cools, it forms a crystalline, granular structure, hence the term granite. Granite and other granite-like stones are formed of hard minerals such as quarts, feldspar and mica, which are fused together into a very hard stone ideal for kitchen counters because its polish is resistant to household acids such as citrus and vinegar and is hard enough to resist scratching from knives and pots and pans.
Marble is a metamorphic rock. Its basic ingredient, Limestone, is a sedimentary form of calcium, which is found naturally in the earth. The Limestone undergoes intense heat and pressure within the earth to be formed into what we know as marble.
Marble, although beautiful and durable, is porous and easily destroyed by any type of acid. Marble requires more maintenance and it is recommended to use a good quality sealer on Marble countertops on a yearly basis.
Quartz is a hard-crystalline mineral which is found abundantly all over the Earth in a variety of forms. It is the most common mineral on Earth, making up 12% of the Earth's crust by volume, and is used in a wide variety of applications. Quartz slabs are artificially made using a complex manufacturing process. The majority of the slabs are made up of natural Quartz. A small percentage of resin and color pigments are used in order to shape the Quartz into slabs and add various colors to the mix.
We currently have an exclusive agreement with Lotte Advanced Materials for the distribution of RADIANZ Quartz surfaces for Southern California (USA) and Quebec / Eastern Ontario (Canada).
For more information about RADIANZ Quartz, please click here to visit the RADIANZ official website.
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As a company policy, we do not refer homeowners to any specific fabricators since we deal with the mass majority of the fabricators in Southern California, and out of fairness we do not give any one fabricator preferential treatment in the form of referrals.
Please visit our warehouse to choose your material. Thereafter, you will need to go back to your Fabricator or Kitchen & Bath store with your specific plan to get a quotation for the material you chose. Please note that we do not provide any quotes.
We are Distributors and do not sell to the public for the following reasons:
- We work on volume and sell to Fabrication companies that purchase dozens of slabs per month from Prestale.
- Special equipment and machinery are needed in order to manipulate the slabs and cut / polish the stone. The general public does not have access to this equipment and machinery.
- In order to transform slabs into countertops, special expertise and know-how is required. Only professional experienced Fabricators and/or Designers / Contractors who work with theses skills sets can resell the finish products - not home owners nor slab distributors.
- Easy to navigate and informative website. You can view the actual pictures of the materials that are available in stock before you visit us to do the slab view. We also have pictures of future material in transit along with ETA dates, if you choose to wait for that special slab.
- Courteous, knowledgeable and straightforward staff.
- Company owner(s) and senior sales staff are present.
- You take the time that is needed - no pressure to choose quickly.
- Worried that one slab is different than the other? No problem, we will actually move a few around to show you the differences.
- "Peace of mind" that you get shipped the slab that you picked and not another one.
- "Out of town" homeowners - not sure if you can pick material at our warehouse? Chances are that we already work with a fabricator near you. Let us know where you're located and we'll try to accommodate you.