Del Rio Stone

Well, after 17 years it was time for my white-tile kitchen counter top to go, plus I needed more cupboard space down below! I came up with my own design on how to do this and the next logical step was to decide what kind of counter top I wanted. After researching all the pluses/minuses of the various countertop materials, I settled on Granite. I must have visited 10-15 different warehouses to narrow down the different color and patterns of granite that suited my taste. On thing I learned was that you could see the same “slab” in one warehouse and that one can look so much better than the same type slab in all the other places. A person really has to drive around and compare. Low and behold, I found a few slabs that really pop-ed or “stood out” compared to the others. I purchased my slabs from a place in Burlingame called TEZ marble which was a smaller warehouse than the others but the quality of their slabs seemed to standout more in terms of beauty compared to the other warehouses. I then solicited about 5 fabricators to bid on the information they wanted, pics included, and I was surprised that some would look at my project and not even turn around a proposal to me. It was easy to narrow the fabricators down to 2 and I decided to go with Sean at Del Rio. I like the way they documented the details of the job and how things would get priced out. I found their bid to be competitively priced and they gave me a good feeling they would work with me on any un-foreseen issues. There was also one thing which gave Del Rio a heavy bias in the selection process too. When I was looking at slabs in the east bay, a guy there asked me who my fabricator was going to be. When I told him either the one business or Del Rio, he shot back and said Del Rio had an awesome saw and that they were working on some of his material for him. I thought that was great feedback between two pros from within the industry. Why roll the dice with a different fabricator and take the risk their equipment may not be the best. So I selected Del Rio for the job. So I arranged to have the slabs shipped to Del Rio down 101 in Menlo Park. Well, there was a problem with these slabs I learned later. The slabs I selected had a few very small cracks in them in critical places. I was so happy Sean at Del Rio caught this before they were taken off the delivery truck. He saved my butt by not signing for the delivery. To make a long story shorter, Sean accompanied me back to the warehouse to re-select a few more slabs to make sure things were right. I was happy Tez marble made things right. One thing to note on this job is I was able to do 95% of all the preparation work. Del Rio sent one of their guys to explain what had to be done and he supplied all the whats and whys. Pepe was a very patient/mellow guy and took the time to explain why everything had to be the way it needed to be, and once I had a look at a few Youtube videos, I could not believe how quickly I was able to cleanly remove the white tile countertops with minimal mess and energy. One or two plumbing vids later and I was all ready for Pepe’s inspection. He was happy with what he saw and immediately built the measurement templates. Since I needed just over 1 slab to accomplish the work, it made sense to use the extra slab material and include a few waterfalls at the sides of the cabinets. A waterfall is when you continue the countertop with a 90 degree bend vertically which ends at the floor. This made my finished product change from looking very nice to AWESOME ! Pepe and the team were just great. I am very happy how things went. In terms of price, by luck, I stumbled across a guy who was also having his kitchen done. He considered himself too old to be doing what I had done and did not want the hassle of doing his own prep work. I think his contractor really raked him over the coals. His job cost more than double of what I paid so it helps a lot if you can watch youtubes and do some of the things on your own. Bottom line is I am very happy with the way things worked out and my countertops are just awesome. Great job Del Rio.

The Del Rio Stone staff - management and in-field - are some of the best we have worked with. Managing relationships with dozens of subcontractors at once can oftentimes be difficult, but we have never found any difficulties with Del Rio Stone. The management staff is always communicative, positively assertive, and knows how to get what we need in an appropriate manner - time wise and budget wise. We never have to deal with the afterthoughts of professionalism - they are ALWAYS on target and we are always comforted knowing they are a part of our team. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Del Rio Stone and look forward to many more awesomely beautiful projects in the future!

I have worked with Del Rio Stone for over 12 years. They have always been professional and have done an outstanding job installing both our tile and stone slabs for our custom home projects. I highly recommend them for your tile and stone projects!

Del Rio Stone is an excellent company, with great customer service, owners who are highly involved, and a team that has superb attention to detail. They are experts in their craft, and are flexible when they need to be. As a commercial contractor, the devil is in the details, and we find Del Rio to be an amazing partner time and time again.

We have been super happy with all the tile and stone work that Del Rio has gone for us over the past 14 years! I like their attention to detail, quick turn on slab fabrications and flexible scheduling! They always seem to make my job very high on their list of priorities! I feel very confident about their work and know that final product will make my clients very happy! Thank you Del Rio!