Wet bridge saw cutting a thick white quartz slab on a fabrication table at the JR Stone Design Riviera Beach shop
Fabrication · Riviera Beach Shop

We're Fabricators — Not Just Installers

Our bridge saw and stone polishing equipment live at 1960 W 9th St in Riviera Beach. Every countertop we install is cut, profiled, and polished by our own team. No subbed-out fabrication, no middle markup.

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Tell us your kitchen size, stone type, and edge profile. We'll quote firm pricing within one business day — including labor, fabrication, and install.

  • Bridge saw and hand polishing in our Riviera Beach shop
  • Granite, quartz, quartzite, marble, porcelain
  • Mitered, waterfall, and standard edge profiles
  • Trade pricing for contractors, designers, and flippers

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What Fabrication Means

Cutting, Polishing, and Finishing the Slab

Plenty of countertop companies are install-only outfits — they buy a finished slab from a fabricator and bring it to your kitchen. That works, but it adds a markup and an extra handoff. Things get lost between two crews.

We do both. Our shop in Riviera Beach has a bridge saw, handheld diamond grinders, edge polishers, and the racks to hold a working pipeline of slabs. When you hire us, the same team that templates your counter cuts it, polishes it, and bolts it down. If something needs adjusting on install day, the guy who cut it is the guy fixing it.

That's the practical difference, and it's the reason we kept the shop. See the materials we work with for the full breakdown of stones.

Close-up of a round diamond bridge saw blade with jagged teeth cutting through a thick white quartzite slab with gray-blue veining at the JR Stone Design fabrication shop in Riviera Beach
Why It Matters

What You Get From an In-House Shop

Three things, mostly. Speed, accountability, and price.

Faster turnaround

Eight to ten business days from template to install. Outsourced fabrication usually runs three to four weeks because the slab waits in someone else's queue.

One crew, one phone number

If a sink cutout is off by an eighth, you call us and we fix it. No finger-pointing between an installer and a fabricator who never met each other.

No middle markup

Install-only companies pay a fabricator and pass that cost on. We cut the slab ourselves, so the price you see is the labor and the stone — not labor on top of someone else's labor.

Shop Equipment

The Tools That Do the Work

The shop runs a wet bridge saw with a diamond blade for straight cuts and rough sizing the slab to your template. From there, every cutout, inside corner, and edge profile is shaped by hand — handheld diamond grinders for radius cuts, wet polishers for the edges, and a steady operator running each tool through the slab.

Hand work matters more than people realize. Machine-only fabrication leaves a mechanical edge. A skilled hand with a diamond pad pulls the polish out to a glass-like reflection — and that last 5% is what people see when they run their fingers along your counter.

Stone fabricator's gloved hands using a handheld wet diamond grinder to shape an inside corner radius on the edge of a polished black granite countertop slab
The Process

Template, Fabricate, Install

Eight to ten business days from the day we template.

  1. 01

    Hand template, day one

    Once cabinets are set, we come out and template directly off the cabinet boxes — rigid plastic templates that capture every angle, cutout, overhang, and seam plan. Two to three hours on site.

  2. 02

    Slab selection

    For natural stones — quartzite, granite, marble — you'll meet us at the slab yard to pick the exact piece. For quartz, we order from sample because the patterns are consistent batch to batch.

  3. 03

    Bridge saw rough cut

    Slab gets laid flat on the bridge saw. The diamond blade rough-cuts each piece slightly oversized so we have material to work with for finishing.

  4. 04

    Cutouts and inside corners

    Sink, cooktop, faucet, and soap-pump holes are marked from your fixture specs and cut by hand using diamond grinders and wet saws. Inside corners get a small radius so the stone doesn't crack at a stress point.

  5. 05

    Edge profile and polish

    Edges run through hand polishers in stages from coarse to fine grit. Mitered edges are glued and clamped overnight, then polished smooth so the seam disappears. Read the full edge guide.

  6. 06

    Install day

    Pieces get walked into your kitchen, dry-fit, leveled with shims, glued down with stone-grade adhesive, and seam-sealed. Sealer goes on natural stone before we leave. Most kitchens are done in under a day.

Wooden Templating

Why We Still Template by Hand

A lot of shops have moved to digital templating. We've stuck with wooden templates — thin pine strips and luan plywood, hot-glued and screwed into the exact footprint of your countertop right on top of your cabinets. Old-school, but it works.

Wooden templates capture every angle, sink cutout, and overhang in physical form. We lay them right on the slab back at the shop, trace the outline, and cut. There's no file to corrupt, no batteries to die, no calibration to drift. The template either fits or it doesn't — and we know on day one, not on install day.

The whole point is that the stone fits the first time. A bad template means a recut, a delay, and a piece of slab in the dumpster. We'd rather spend three hours templating than do any of that.

Wooden templates made from pine strips and luan plywood laid out on top of a polished white quartzite slab with gray veining at the JR Stone Design fabrication shop
Shop Capabilities

What We Can Cut

Standard countertops, vanities, and the more demanding stuff people don't always know to ask for.

Mitered edges

Two pieces of 3cm stone glued at 45 degrees so the counter looks like a single 6cm chunky slab. $25–$50 per linear foot.

Waterfall ends

Stone flows down the side of an island to the floor. Adds $300–$800 per side. Vein-matched if the slab cooperates.

Bookmatched slabs

Two slabs cut from sequential layers of the same block, mirrored at the seam so the veining flows symmetrically. Most dramatic on quartzite.

Backsplash matching

Full-height stone backsplash cut from the same slab as the counter so the veining flows continuously up the wall. Most striking on quartzite and marble.

Outdoor kitchens

Granite or porcelain panels for outdoor island tops. Quartz yellows in sun — we'll steer you off it for any outdoor application.

Bathroom vanities

Single-bowl, double-bowl, vessel-sink cutouts. Marble works great here because the vanity isn't taking acidic cooking spills.

Edge Polishing

The Edge Is the Detail People Touch

The face of a countertop is what shows up in photos. The edge is what people actually feel when they lean against the counter. We hand-polish every edge through five grits, finishing at a 3000-grit pad that brings the gloss up to match the slab face.

For mitered edges specifically, the seam is the test. A bad miter shows a hairline gap that catches light. A good one disappears completely — you should have to look hard to find where the two pieces meet. That's hand work, not machine work.

Hands wearing safety gloves polishing the eased edge of a thick white calacatta quartz countertop slab with a handheld diamond polishing wheel and water spray
Trade Pricing

Fabrication for Contractors & Designers

A real chunk of our shop volume is wholesale fabrication for general contractors, kitchen designers, and flippers across Palm Beach County. Trade pricing, priority scheduling, fabrication-only or full template-fabricate-install — whatever fits your project.

Call the showroom or stop by to set up an account. We're also a good option if your usual fabricator gets backed up — we can usually fit a 50–75 sf kitchen into the schedule on short notice.

Set Up Trade Account Call (561) 834-8760
Common Questions

Fabrication FAQs

Do you fabricate countertops in-house or outsource it? +

We fabricate every countertop in our own shop at 1960 W 9th St in Riviera Beach. Bridge saw, hand cutting, hand polishing, and installation are all done by our team. Nothing gets shipped to a third-party fabricator.

What stones do you fabricate? +

Granite, quartz, quartzite, marble, and porcelain panels. We work with all major brands including Cambria, Caesarstone, MSI, Silestone, and slabs sourced direct from local quarry partners. See the full materials breakdown.

How long does fabrication take? +

Eight to ten business days from the day we hand-template your kitchen. Templating takes a few hours, fabrication runs about a week in the shop, and installation is usually done in under a day.

Can you fabricate countertops for my contractor or designer? +

Yes. A significant portion of our work is wholesale fabrication for contractors, kitchen designers, and flippers across Palm Beach County. We offer trade pricing and priority scheduling. See our partner suppliers or call the showroom to set up an account.

Do you do mitered edges and waterfall ends? +

Yes. Mitered edges add $25–$50 per linear foot and make a 3cm slab look like a 6cm chunky slab. Waterfall ends, where the stone flows down the side of an island, add $300–$800 per side. Both are fabricated in-shop. Full edge profile guide here.

Do you fabricate just the countertop, or do you install too? +

Both. Most of our jobs are full template-fabricate-install. If a contractor wants us to fabricate only and they handle install, we do that too — just let us know up front so the schedule works.

Where is your fabrication shop? +

1960 W 9th St, Suite 8, Riviera Beach, FL 33404. Showroom and shop are at the same address. You're welcome to stop by during a project to see your stone before it heads out for install.

Do you cut sink and cooktop holes? +

Yes. All cutouts are marked from your sink and cooktop specs and cut by hand in the shop using diamond grinders and wet saws. Undermount sinks are reveal-set and the cut edge is hand-polished. Field cutouts are avoided whenever possible because shop conditions produce a cleaner edge. More on picking the right sink.

Related read: Full backsplash vs 4-inch backsplash — how to decide →

Ready to Talk Fabrication?

Free in-home consultation, slab yard walk, and a firm written quote within one business day. Trade accounts welcome.

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