Bridgewater Marble & Granite Works is best known for our exceptional selection of first quality natural stone slabs. Each variety of stone has its own unique color, pattern and texture. In addition, stone varies in hardness, strength, porosity, weight and other measurable characteristics. Selection of stone is a multi stop process, which varies according to application and personal taste. For example, granite is preferred for most kitchen countertops because of its durability, hardness, resistance to bacteria and heat. Alternatively, marble while quite beautiful, is softer, porous, and somewhat susceptible to staining and scratching. While we do not recommend marble for kitchen applications, we fabricate as many bathroom vanities from marble as we do from granite. It’s simply a matter of taste.

Other stones such as limestone and travertine are most often honed (not polished) and are frequently used for bathroom vanities, tubs, showers and fireplace surrounds. Onyx is a semi-precious stone that is beautiful to look at but impractical for most kitchen and bath applications. Onyx is frequently decorative when used as backlit wall coverings. Soapstone is another classically beautiful stone that comes from Brazil and Vermont. While traditionally rustic, soapstone is extremely soft and guaranteed to show scratches unless treated repeatedly with mineral oil. There are many types of natural stone for many applications and Bridgewater Marble & Granite has the area’s largest selection of traditional and exotic stone slabs for your convenience.