How to Order Cut-to-Size Stone Slabs with Custom Dimensions

Cut-to-size is where a stone order stops being "material" and becomes "components". Send us good drawings and we cut, finish and pack pieces to your specification - but the quality of the output is almost entirely determined by the quality of the input. This is what to send, and what to think about before you do.

1. Slabs vs cut-to-size: who should buy which

Fabricators who cut in their own workshop buy full slabs (up to 3200 x 1800 mm). Contractors, project teams and buyers without cutting capacity buy cut-to-size pieces, packed crate by crate and ready to install.

The line is flexible: you can order full slabs and have a few pieces cut from the same slab, so the stone matches.

2. What to send with the order

Send one drawing set per area, with:

• Dimensioned pieces (PDF or CAD is fine): sizes, quantity per size, and which face is the finished face.
• Thickness - 18 / 20 / 25 / 30 mm or custom.
• Finish - polished, honed, leather, water-jet, antique, bush-hammered or flamed.
• The variety, with the approved sample or slab number where it matters.

If the pieces are for a feature wall or an island, say so: we lay out book-matched pairs on the factory floor before cutting, so the vein continuity is confirmed where you can see it, not where you discover it on site.

3. How the cutting is done

Pieces are cut on 8 infrared bridge cutters - guided by an infrared edge reading rather than by eye, which is what keeps long straight cuts straight.

Tolerance is agreed per order. For most work, standard fabrication tolerance is sufficient - but state your requirement where you have one, especially for joints that must close without visible gaps.

4. Edge and finish decisions

Cut edges can be left as-cut or finished (polished or honed to match the face) - state it per piece or per set. Water-jet covers shaped pieces and inlays; CNC and carving cover deeper work.

The finish is applied to the face, so on cut pieces specify which faces should be finished - top only, top and edges, or all around.

5. Packing and matching for cut pieces

Each size is packed with foam padding and PET strapping in X-braced crates, labelled by variety, slab number and piece count.

Because every piece comes from a numbered slab, your installer can trace each piece back to the slab photo - useful for on-site matching and for any claim.