Nick:
I have just checked with a local distributor. They have China black marble--3.92 per sq ft. + ship. If you google marble distributors or go to Marble Institute of America, I think it's MIA.com, you will be able to find a local distributor of marble. It comes 10 pcs to a carton, unpolished edges. Now, short of buying a wet saw--not the cheapo variety at Menards or Home Depot, you could cut the pieces to size on your own. Also you can rent a good wet saw by the day from local rental company. With a large bed machine, you can place multiple tiles to cut and shorten the time dramatically. If you chose to go this route, contact me again I can tell you what kind of blade to use and how long it will take. Or you could contact a local marble fabrication shop, again, google, and get a price for them to cut what you need. If you like the 3.92 sq ft price, the company is Damar Natural Stone, Northbrook, Illinois--847-272-6666 (Ron Allen is my contact). They will send a sample if you want to see what they have--I advise you do this with any company before buying quantity of stone. May I ask what type of project you are going to do? Interior or exterior? Imaging?
Thanks,
Mike
Michael J. Sutfin
Ottawa Stone Company
213 W. Main St
Ottawa, Illinois 61350 |