Welcome to Imperial Stone Marble & Granite, your solid provider of natural stone:
Marble, Granite, Quartzite, Onyx, Limestone, Travertine, and Sandstone
About us
Imperial Stone Marble and Granite started its life in 1999 as a fabrication products provider. However, due to the extensive knowledge of the founders, all of them second generation “marmisti”, and the growing need of a personalized quality oriented natural stone company, Imperial Stonecare made the transformation to Imperial Stone Marble and Granite.
Our business is to transform people’s dreams into stone reality ™. With our extensive selection of prime quality natural stone from the four corners of the world, dreams can become reality. With a wide range of finishes and colors your project can become a symbol of tradition and refined taste. Our highly trained staff can offer help in selecting for color schemes and educate you in all the applications that natural stone can offer.
Services
Imperial Stone Marble and Granite can offer you personalized service that the “big” distributors cannot. We will also take the time to inform and educate you the client, so you can make the right and sound decision for every natural stone project that you may have. From the tea table to a full skyscraper service is synonymous with Imperial Stone Marble and Granite.
Stones at Imperial Stone Marble & Granite
Since the beginning of time, nature, with the help of pressure and the elements, has been mixing minerals to create natural works of art. Man has, since its creation, been using these natural palettes and building materials to make them even more amazing. From the Limestone pyramids of Egypt, to the colossal travertine forum of the Romans, to the timeless marble floors of the Vatican, to the Carrara sculptures of Michelangelo, natural stone has been there to enhance our homes, our art and our perception of beauty.
New quarrying technologies creating an innumerous array of colors and textures has provided Imperial Stone Marble and Granite the opportunity to offer:
Marble:
Marble began its life as limestone. Time, pressure, and the elements transformed it into marble. The temperature and pressure have destroyed fossils and sedimentary traces present in the original rock, hence, creating its relative soft look and homogeneity. The low index of light refraction allows light to penetrate several millimeters into the stone before being scattered out, resulting in the characteristic “waxy” look that gives life to floors, vanity tops, fireplaces and hearths.
Granite:
Granite is an igneous rock and is formed from cooled magma. The different array of quartz, minerals, and rock intrusions give the stone its beautiful look and overall feel. The texture of the stone is created by its crystalline composition. Different minerals and impurities give the stone its striking array of colors. Granite’s durability and longevity make it ideal for heavily trafficked floors, kitchen countertops, tables, bar tops or heavily used surfaces.
Quartzite:
Quartzite is a hard stone that was originally sandstone. It was transformed by time, heat, and pressure changes in the tectonic plates. The stone recrystallized along with other materials to form an interlocking mosaic of quartz crystals. Mineral sediments are what give this stone its look and texture, as well as its color. Quartzite is very resistant to chemical and heat weathering making it a suitable stone for kitchen countertops, tables, bar tops, or heavily used surfaces.
Onyx:
Onyx is a banded variety of chalcedony, a form of quartz. Some colors of onyx are derived from agate and other semi-precious stones. Its composition allows for a high level of translucency and its arrangement allows for a striking color scheme. Onyx is suitable for vanity tops, tabletops, bars, and any see-through applications.
Limestone:
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite. Limestone often contains variable amounts of silica, clay, silt, sand, and in many cases sediment of marine organisms. All these elements give the stone its homogeneity, natural look, and softness. Limestone is used for “minimalist” applications for flooring, vanities, and fireplaces.
Travertine:
Travertine is a natural stone that started its life as a limestone. The elements of pressure and time, plus the added ingredient of water have transformed and recrystallized the stone into travertine. Underground water springs all over the world have created one of the most appealing stones in the market today. This appeal of travertine has been with us from the time of Babylonia and the great Roman Empire. The variety of colors, textures and finishes gives travertine it’s popular allure. Travertine can be used for flooring, vanity tops, fireplaces, pool decks, pavers or as decorative stones.
Sandstone:
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. Most sandstone is comprised of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any color, but the most common colors are tan, brown, yellow, red, gray, and white. Most sandstones are used for flooring and paving applications.
Find us
Imperial Stone Marble & Granite is conveniently located at 5101 North Powerline Rd. in the beautiful city of Fort Lauderdale. We are just one block west of I-95 (exit 32) at Commercial Blvd and east of the Florida’s Turnpike also at Commercial Blvd.
Our warehouse sits on 2-1/2 acres of land where you can see over 4000 slabs and over 200,000 of square feet of cut to size product in stock.
Contact Information:
IMPERIAL STONE MARBLE & GRANITE
5101 POWERLINE RD
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309
Phone: 954-772-4764
Fax: 954-202-7305
EMail: info@imperialstonemg.com
SALESPERSON: SHERIAN ARAUJO
OFFICE MANAGER: PAOLA LIZARAZZO
WAREHOUSE MANAGER: LOWESKY RIVERA
