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Celebrating 30 Years

Celebrating 30 Years

In 2023, Select Stone celebrates 30 years of delivering the beauty of natural stone to building and landscaping projects throughout Ontario. Over the past 30 years, we’ve not only built the business but built lasting relationships with customers, suppliers, team members and business partners. ...

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The Making of Natural Stone
Natural Stone

The Making of Natural Stone

Every piece of natural stone is special with its own unique grain and texture. When you build with it, you’re holding history in the palms of your hands. If you’ve ever wondered about that history, here’s a brief overview of the journey natural stone takes on its way to your ...

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5 Benefits of Natural Stone Pool Coping
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5 Benefits of Natural Stone Pool Coping

Having a backyard pool installed is exciting but making decisions about design and materials can be daunting to inexperienced homeowners. Your clients want to feel they've made a smart investment in their home and they rely on your professional advice when it comes to choosing the right ...

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Meet Noah...
About Us

Meet Noah...

Continuing with our series of introductions, we are excited to tell you a little bit about Noah, our newest Customer Service team member. Read on to get to know him better. Q:  Tell our customers a little bit about yourself. A: My name is Noah Huisman. I recently graduated ...

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5 Reasons Custom-Ordered Stone Makes Good Business Sense
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5 Reasons Custom-Ordered Stone Makes Good Business Sense

The home improvement industry is highly competitive, whether you're a landscape contractor, designer, architect, mason or homebuilder. To attract and sign new clients, you need to offer them a design that matches their dream for their home; a promise of quality backed up by your reputation ...

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Efflorescence & Natural Stone: What it is, Why it Happens and What to do About it
Installation & Care

Efflorescence & Natural Stone: What it is, Why it Happens and What to do About it

As industry professionals, we've all seen efflorescence before and recognize it for what it is - an unsightly but temporary inconvenience. To a homeowner who has just spent a significant amount of money on natural stone, however, the appearance of efflorescence can leave them feeling less than ...

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7 Simple Ways to Keep Indiana Limestone Looking its Best
Installation & Care

7 Simple Ways to Keep Indiana Limestone Looking its Best

For more than 200 years, Indiana Limestone has been a popular material for building and landscaping projects due to its high quality and consistent colour that improves with age. As with any building material, careless handling or incorrect installation can cause surface damage, stains and ...

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6 Reasons Why Natural Stone is the Best Material for Landscape & Masonry Projects
Natural Stone

6 Reasons Why Natural Stone is the Best Material for Landscape & Masonry Projects

Our contractor customers often tell us they wish all their clients would choose natural stone because the results are unrivaled by any other building material and the best way for a contractor to sell more jobs is to prove that they can deliver amazing results. But it's no secret that natural ...

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Aggregate Estimating Made Easy
Estimating

Aggregate Estimating Made Easy

In our last post , we discussed how to estimate armourstone, building stone, wall stone and flagstone. This time we’ll look at how easy it is to estimate quantities of decorative aggregates, construction aggregates and brick sand. In landscaping, when we talk about a yard of gravel or a ...

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Natural Stone Estimating Made Easy
Estimating

Natural Stone Estimating Made Easy

People love natural stone for its beauty, durability and… well, its natural-ness. Every piece of stone is unique, which is great for the finished appearance but can make determining your material needs tricky. Estimating natural stone shouldn’t be the hardest part of your day. ...

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