My husband is a third-generation mason. This is his story of Sturgis Stone:
I have been doing this for 18 years. I recently dealt directly with Sturgis Stone for the first time in my career.
The customer service is good, but the Cavanal precut stone they have in stock is a nightmare. The boxes were full of practically triangular pieces that I had to cut on at least 3 sides, which caused a lot of waste. I had to go get some more stone (due to the waste), and it did not match the first stones I got at all. The guy at the store was nice enough to let me exchange the boxes, though it was pretty time consuming digging into box after box, searching through what appeared to be someone else's remnants to find enough pieces that would be a close enough match to work. I ended up putting 105 square feet of stone on a 72 square foot fireplace, which drove the material cost up outrageously and caused me a lot of money.
They also cut me a very large hearth, which turned out beautifully. read more