Stone Shop Milwaukee: Inside the StoneX USA Slab Gallery
Shopping for stone in Milwaukee usually means visiting a slab gallery, where full slabs of granite, quartz, quartzite and marble stand upright so you can see the whole pattern, and then working with a fabricator who cuts and installs your countertop. A little preparation makes the visit faster and helps you choose a slab you will be happy with for decades.
Stone shop, slab gallery or fabricator?
- Slab gallery / stone supplier: stocks full slabs and lets you view and reserve the exact pieces.
- Fabricator: measures, templates, cuts and installs. Most homeowners buy the finished countertop through a fabricator.
- Showroom with samples only: shows small samples; the slab you receive may look different from the sample.
What to bring to a slab visit
- A cabinet door, paint chip or flooring sample, so you judge the stone against your real colours.
- Rough measurements or a sketch of the layout, so you know how many slabs and whether a jumbo slab helps avoid a seam.
- Photos of the room in daylight, because gallery lighting differs from a kitchen.
How to choose your slab
- Look at the whole slab, not a corner: veining and colour shift across the piece.
- For an island or matched seams, choose slabs from the same lot.
- Check the finish you want (polished, honed or leathered) on the actual slab.
- Standard slabs are approximately 127 × 64 inches; see slab sizes before you plan seams.
Granite, quartz, quartzite or marble?
- Granite: natural, heat-tolerant, needs periodic sealing.
- Quartz: engineered, non-porous, keep hot pans on a trivet.
- Quartzite: natural, marble-like look with more hardness.
- Marble: unique veining, etches with acids, best where it gets gentle use.
Visiting StoneX USA
StoneX USA’s West Allis slab showroom is at 1735 S 106th St, West Allis, WI. Homeowners select slabs there on weekdays by appointment, usually with their fabricator; StoneX USA supplies the slabs, and independent fabricators from our fabricator partner list cut and install them. Check the live inventory before you visit.
Planning a project in the Milwaukee area? Visit the StoneX USA slab showroom in West Allis to see full-size slabs in person.
Buying from outside Milwaukee? See our city guides for Waukesha, Brookfield and Kenosha.
Buying slabs rather than reading about them? StoneX USA supplies the West Allis slab showroom from its warehouse at 1735 S 106th St, West Allis, WI — see the West Allis slab showroom.
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