Honed natural stone
Standard★
Honed natural stone
Limestone, soapstone, basalt, Pietra Cardosa. Patina path.
Material
Countertops.
Natural stone or wood primary; sintered as durable secondary. Engineered stone is off-spec on ethics and regulatory grounds — California is considering a ban after 542 confirmed silicosis cases since 2019.
Full-slab natural stone
Elevated★
Full-slab natural stone
Honed Calacatta, Belgian Bluestone, Pietra Serena, Patagonia.
An exclusion worth naming
High-silica engineered stones — Caesarstone, Cambria — are off-spec. California is considering a ban after 542 confirmed silicosis cases since 2019, with 29 deaths. When a client requires engineered stone, we route to certified low-silica (sub-10%) options through verified fabricators and document the override.
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