Marble & Natural Stone Installation in NYC
Marble and natural stone installation across NYC and northern New Jersey, delivered as part of bathroom, kitchen, and full-home remodels by a Newark-based design-build firm. Calacatta, Carrara, statuario, soapstone, Taj Mahal — templated on site, fabricated by partner shops we’ve worked with for years, and installed by our own crew.
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Schedule a free consultation — in person or by video. Call (862) 430-3655.
Honest positioning
We’re a remodeler. LM Tile & Marble LLC is the legal entity, and tile and stone work are our core trade — but we don’t run a stone yard. We don’t fabricate slabs in-house. Full slab fabrication takes a yard’s worth of bridge saws, edge polishers, water-jet cutters, and CNC equipment; we partner with fabrication shops we’ve used for years and pass the cost through transparently.
What that means in practice:
- Where we shine: marble and stone as part of a bathroom remodel, kitchen remodel, or full-home renovation. The waterproofing, cabinetry, plumbing, and stone all come from one team — and the standard on the unsexy parts (waterproofing under the slab, cabinetry the slab sits on, plumbing under the vanity) is the real differentiator.
- Where a stone specialist might fit better: a standalone slab fabrication project with no surrounding remodel work — a single countertop swap on existing cabinetry, a fireplace surround in an otherwise-finished room. We’ll do those too, but a dedicated stone shop with in-house fabrication may give you a tighter timeline.
We say this on the consultation, not after the contract is signed.
Stone services we offer
Kitchen countertops and waterfall islands
Slab kitchen countertops, mitred waterfall islands, integrated drainboards, and matching backsplashes. Templated after cabinetry is set, fabricated to spec, installed within 2 to 4 weeks of templating.
Bathroom vanities
Slab vanity tops with integrated sinks (where the basin is undermount or a single carved-out integral sink), waterfall edges, and matching backsplashes. Common in master bath builds; standard in primary suite renovations.
Bookmatched shower walls
Two adjacent slabs cut from the same block, opened like a book to mirror the veining. Templated on site, reviewed in person before fabrication, installed with mitred outside corners. The most dramatic feature in a high-end bathroom.
Fireplace surrounds and feature walls
Slab fireplace surrounds, full-height feature walls behind a tub or in a sitting area, and accent panels in entries or bars. Pattern continuation handled by laying out slabs before cutting.
Powder room statement pieces
Half-baths and powder rooms often get the most ambitious stone work in a project — a single bookmatched wall, a slab vanity, or a statement basin. Small footprint, big impact.
Stone tile installation (small-format and large-format)
Distinct from slab work: marble, limestone, and travertine tile in formats from 4×4 mosaics up to 24×48 large-format. Honed, polished, or tumbled finish. See also tile installation for non-stone tile work.
How a stone install runs (within a remodel)
- Design phase — slab selection. We bring you to the partner fabricator’s stone yard to walk full slabs in person. You pick the specific blocks; we tag them with your name. Slab selection is a real visit, not a photo gallery.
- Templating. After cabinetry or framing is in place, we template on site — digital laser templates for most surfaces, hand templates for unusual cuts.
- Fabrication. The partner shop cuts and edges the stone to template. Lead time typically 2 to 3 weeks.
- Installation. Our crew sets the slab. Mitred edges tightened on site. Sealing applied before completion.
- Final seal and care instructions delivered with the warranty packet.
Service areas
We install stone across our full service area, but the heaviest concentration is in higher-finish-tier markets:
- Manhattan home remodeling
- Brooklyn home remodeling
- Queens home remodeling
- Long Island home remodeling
- Jersey City home remodeling
- Hoboken home remodeling
- Yonkers home remodeling
- Newark NJ home remodeling
- Elizabeth NJ home remodeling
- Staten Island home remodeling
Featured stone projects
- Bookmatched calacatta shower wall, Manhattan. Two slabs from the same block opened across a 6-foot shower wall, mitred outside corners, slab niche, slab curb. 7 weeks total bath remodel.
- Marble waterfall kitchen island, Manhattan. Calacatta gold slab, mitred waterfall edges (left and right), integrated drainboard at the prep sink. Part of an 11-week kitchen remodel.
- Slab fireplace surround, NJ. Statuario marble surround in a family room renovation, full-height to ceiling, single slab on the front face with mitred returns to the wall. Standalone scope within a larger living-area refresh.
Why homeowners choose LM Pro for stone
- Stone as part of the remodel, not an afterthought. Waterproofing under the slab, plumbing through the slab, cabinetry beneath the slab — all our scope, all to the same standard.
- In-house tile and stone setters. Tile and marble are our core trade.
- Honest about fabrication. We partner with stone shops; we don’t pretend to run our own yard.
- Real slab selection at the fabricator’s yard. We bring you to the slab, not a photo.
- Bookmatching reviewed in person. No bookmatch approvals from images alone.
- Transparent fabricator line items. The partner shop’s cost shows up on your proposal — no hidden margin layered on top.
Frequently asked questions
Do you fabricate the stone yourselves, or work with a fabricator?
We work with partner stone fabrication shops we've used for years. We do the templating on site (digital templates with laser measurement for slabs, hand templates for unusual cuts), the fabricator cuts and edges to spec, and our crew handles the installation. The reason we partner instead of fabricating in-house is honest: full slab fabrication needs a stone yard's worth of saws, polishers, and CNC equipment. Partnering gives our clients access to that capability without paying for our overhead carrying it. The fabricator's pricing is line-itemized in your proposal.
Is marble installation a standalone service, or only part of a remodel?
We do both, but our strongest fit is marble and stone work as part of a bathroom, kitchen, or full-home remodel. The reason: we're remodelers. The waterproofing under the bathroom marble, the cabinetry the kitchen slab sits on, and the plumbing under the vanity are all our scope when the stone is part of a remodel — and that's where our standards show up. For standalone slab swaps with no other work involved, a dedicated stone specialist may also be a fit; we'll be honest on the consultation about which makes sense.
What stone do you work with?
On the natural side: calacatta (gold and standard), Carrara, statuario, Taj Mahal, soapstone, limestone, and travertine. On the engineered side (which behaves more like marble than quartz): Dekton, Neolith, and Compac. We also install slab quartz from Caesarstone, Cambria, and Silestone — covered in more detail on a future page; many homeowners specifying "marble" end up choosing engineered stone after the trade-offs come out on the consultation.
What's the difference between calacatta, Carrara, and statuario?
All three are Italian marbles with different visual characters. Carrara is the most consistent — soft white with fine gray veining, the most affordable of the three. Calacatta has a whiter background and bolder, more dramatic veining; the higher-end statement stone. Statuario is the rarest — bright white with sharp, gold-toned veining; typically the most expensive. We bring real samples on the consultation; pictures don't capture the difference reliably.
Will marble stain in a kitchen?
Yes — marble is porous and reacts to acids (lemon, wine, vinegar, tomato). Sealing slows the reaction but doesn't prevent it. A marble kitchen counter will develop etch marks and a patina over time, which some homeowners love (it's the European look) and some don't. We're honest about the trade-off on the consultation. If low-maintenance is the priority, slab quartz looks similar at a distance and is bulletproof against everyday kitchen use. If the marble look is the priority and the patina is acceptable, marble is the right choice.
Do you do bookmatched slabs and waterfall edges?
Yes. Bookmatched slabs (two adjacent slabs cut from the same block, opened like a book to mirror the veining) are templated on site and reviewed in person before the cut — we don't approve a bookmatch from a photo. Waterfall edges (slab continuing down the side of an island or vanity) are mitred at 45 degrees by the fabricator and tightened on site so the seam is barely visible. Both are standard offerings.
Can I bring my own slab?
Yes. If you've sourced a slab from a yard you've worked with, we'll template, install, and warranty the installation work. We add a clarifying note to the contract: warranty on the installation is ours; warranty on the slab itself remains with whoever sold it (usually the yard). We handle delivery coordination from the yard to the project.
Do you do marble in showers and on bathroom floors?
Yes — including bookmatched shower walls, slab vanity tops, slab shower curbs, and slab floor tiles. Marble in wet areas requires careful sealing and the right edge profile to prevent staining at the joint. We pre-seal slabs before installation and re-seal at completion. We don't recommend marble on a shower floor as a single slab (too prone to slipping when wet) — small-format marble tile or honed slab with a textured finish is the safer choice.
Reviews
5.0 ★ on Google. 5.0 ★ on Yelp. Stone-related reviews on the reviews page most often reference the bookmatching detail, the slab-selection visit at the fabricator’s yard, and the seal-and-care guidance delivered at handover.
Ready to start your stone project?
Call (862) 430-3655 or schedule a free consultation. We’ll talk through whether your project is a good fit for our remodel-led approach, and bring real samples — Carrara, calacatta, statuario, and engineered options — to the consultation.