Starting Point
Start with Clarity, Not Assumptions
Most stone procurement problems start the same way: a team moves forward on a material assumption without verifying feasibility, availability, or realistic cost. The scope review is designed to eliminate that risk early — before the project commits to a path that may not work.
Flat Fee | Starting at $2,500
The scope review begins with what the team already knows: design intent, material direction (specific names or general aesthetic), drawings or renders showing the stone applications, and the project's target timeline. We don't need a finalized specification — in fact, the review is most valuable when done before specifications are locked, while there's still room to adjust based on what's actually available.
Within 5 to 7 business days, you receive a written assessment covering every stone application in the project. For each application, we evaluate material feasibility (is this material real, available, and appropriate for this use?), availability risk (how likely is it that the material will still be available when procurement begins?), planning-grade cost ranges (what should the team budget, based on current market conditions?), lead time analysis (how long from approval to delivery?), and a recommended procurement sequence.
This is not a materials catalog or a product recommendation. It is an operational document designed to give the project team the information they need to make procurement decisions with confidence. Many teams use the scope review as the basis for construction budgeting, design refinement, and procurement planning.
5–7 business days from receipt of project information. No travel required.
The Situation
A design team in Scottsdale specified Patagonia quartzite for a 4,000 square foot great room floor and a bookmatched fireplace surround. The project was in DD with construction scheduled to start in four months.
What Happened
The scope review identified that the specific lot the designer had sampled was already committed to another project. More critically, the yield math for the bookmatched surround required sequential slabs from a single block — and the available blocks didn't have enough usable slabs. We recommended early procurement of a newly quarried block with confirmed yield, and identified two backup materials that achieved the same design intent with lower availability risk. The team adjusted the specification before CD, avoiding a procurement crisis that would have surfaced months later.
Before
Most scope reviews begin after a free initial conversation where we assess whether the review is the right starting point.
After
If the project needs deeper planning, the scope review findings naturally feed into a full Stone Strategy Engagement with specific sourcing plans, fabricator vetting, and risk mitigation.
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Start with a free 15-minute sanity check. If the project needs deeper work, we can decide that together.