The loading docks of our new location. Expanding from our current three to fifteen. It will be ready this year. It will be the largest privately owned single business building unit in our area (probably North, GA, possible ...
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Color of the Year for 2016…… White. Simply White.
February 29, 2016
This is great news. As we have over two million square feet of white marble in stock in the USA and it ships on average in 1-2 business days. That is helpful. Also white Porcelain and Ceramics in fact we love white and gray.
What is the best way to care for Marble?
February 9, 2016
Sometimes even a quick reminder/crash course can help….
•Wipe up spills when they happen, limiting the time they have to seep into your marble.
•For cleaning, the old rule of thumb is never use anything you would not use on your hands, advises David from The Builder Depot. This means avoiding powdered cleansers, tub and tile cleaners, abrasive pads, or even general all-purpose cleansers that may contain acidic ingredients.
•Mild liquid dishwashing detergent or a similar mild soap and warm water with a non-abrasive towel or sponge are the best for day-to-day cleaning.
•Use a neutral stone cleaner for tougher cleanups.
•Protect the surface by using cutting boards for food preparation, if you have a marble counter top or used our tiles for that purpose.
•Reseal the marble annually or more often if needed, usually in the shower pan. Get a good sealer, an example is DuPont Bullet Proof, has a pretty confident name 🙂
New 2016 Video Starter chosen.
December 16, 2015
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New Video Header for 2016
Christmas is coming! Which impacts shipping….and us…
December 3, 2015
Please note UPS and all Freight companies are also closed Friday Christmas Eve. As we cannot ship anything we are also closed.
It does become a difficult time in December. Shipping times are more exact to the rules of UPS. Which is not what we have been used to. I have seen shipments get to the customer on the West Coast in 3 days. December and weather it will be 5 days, maybe longer. UPS has a weather clause (every shipping has an everything clause, just no Santa Clause).
Everyone that works here full time is a parent. They want to see their Childs Christmas play. They will never ...
The difference of Venato and Pietra Carrara
November 30, 2015
Two very close collections Pietra Carrara and Venato Carrara but there is a difference in the Herringbone you can see the Pietra Carrara has more variation gray pieces. The Venato while still has gray veining, has less variation of the base color.
On the mosaic it is really difficult to spot the difference. But in bigger tiles the variation would be more noticeable.
On the outside Pietra is Black boxes and Venato is Brown with our Trade Marked exclusive Logo.
Pietra Carrara, let’s start there. This is probably going ...
We are closed for Thanksgiving and the Friday!
November 22, 2015
I was not aware there was a war on Thanksgiving. But I have been working 12+ hours a day for years so may have missed a few things 🙂
I thought everyone had some time off. Perhaps employees are getting double pay, triple pay or they get to have two days of of their choice off on another day, I cannot judge without the facts. But it is rather difficult to make people work.
But The Builder Depot will be closed on Thursday 26th and 27th from a warehouse and office perspective. As we ship with UPS and UPS is closed, so we cannot pack if it will not ship. The website will still work. As it does not seem to like Turkey and the gravy is super bad for it 🙂
Orders can be placed and will be shipped in receiving order on ...
Sorry….. Not loading. Our idea is always Best Price!
November 20, 2015
Sorry! It is not going to load. It is a Gimmick 🙂 We always sell at the best possible price everyday, not just on one day of the Year. I am going to have to Wikipedia who came up with this Black Friday malarkey.
Our Business is always, always going to stick to the principles in our about us section, do more with less and put customers, quality before profit. We are not a corporation owned by the stock market that will have not have to publish it’s Black Friday sales numbers of CNBC or Fox Business. Like so many are forced to do today to keep their share price up.
All about the stock price (which brings me to the separate conflict, the job of the big store CEO of a public company is to maximize profit, by law. So how does ...
White Oak Marble Trims, Mosaics and More
November 18, 2015
At last! I have been waiting for this 1×3″ Herringbone in White Oak Marble for $12.95 a Square Foot and Free Shipping (maybe extend it into Jan – please accounting).
You can see the difference in the price from current mosaics and Free shipping is a real bonus. The price from our current Basketweave that has a bevel (which is not easy on a floor underfoot). I like some things rounded and the 3D must add some design cost. But it does seem a rather expensive OTT option. Here is the 3D Basketweave. (that price knocks me over every time, actually I can no longer look at it, it is over $20+).
For people who want a Basketweave option with 3D then great ...
