Sprios has the years of expert experience in the detailing of edgework of using 1 1/4" standard thick granite material.   Acropolis was the first company in the year 2000 that started using standard thickness of all jobs quotes be quoted with the 1 1/4" standard thickness, of granite, and then  guess what? Every other company had to conform to that short phased  monopoly of what this company brought to the table which was... offering thicker and sturdier stone for the best price to the community and  to strive to  eliminate the seams on the edge profiles customers picked out to be done. Although ours were undetected it was better to have a smoother finish. Thus cutting fabrication time brought the price to where it was much affordable thanks to our son's brainstorming to find a way to offer the community something great for less. It was not the industry alone that lowered prices due to demand of number of overall jobs  nationally being done, it is the great financial skills our company brainstormed to take all aspects of the areas industry together with the national industry's pricing and to honestly point out, it wasn't only determined that pricing has dropped because of the national numbers, it is because our company marketed out pricing, because we were able to and still are able to, offer the area the lowest pricing together with the national pricing, When you take the the pricing of national Marble and Granite Industry's pricing for the last ten years, the general pricing of many stones have remained pretty much the same standard pricing. It is what each fabricator can sell their stone supply they get for and since we stock much of our own supply we can offer much lower pricing. We do not have overwhelming overhead as many new start up companies have. Granted, the price  has always depended on supply in demand, where a certain color can be ordered from,  quality of lots of stone imported, and also on overall job scope, sink cutouts, edge profiles, etc etc   That is why first choice in buying stone would be from our warehouse, of course work is performed there and it is a little dusty, but that would be the best cost factor to you not saying that  if you go to our supplier in city, it will be so much of a difference, WE TRY TO STRIVE TO KEEP YOUR COST DOWN AS MUCH AS WE CAN,  but depending on the stones wanted and selected, these factors to affect overall pricing, We always strive to sell our stock first, which the biggest discounts overall are given.  But then again, as stated before.....There are a lot of factors involved in this business so beware of companies that will state so much a square foot installed pricing. That may sound good, but add all the hidden costs, the extra for time for edge detailing, backsplashes, how high? any added pieces,  the sink sizes for the cutouts, the edge on the sinks rim if under mount, do all sides of the top need edge profiling, is the sheet of granite big enough to be one piece installed or are there going to be seams, etc etc etc, Always beware when something in this business sounds too good to be true price wise in an advertisement  !!!!!!!!! It does change once all these factors are added. This is a very skilled art form and not just anyone can master what Spiro has mastered over the past 41 years hands on daily! So who is really working on your stone job? And how long do they have behind the skill? Has it been forty one years as Spiro has? We don't think so, no one has that many years and with the same knowledge he possesses, the aura from his homeland, Greece. He came here when he was twenty, and had already had eleven years daily experience in the field. Who else in this country can say they have had the same knowledge? We have never met anyone in our area that has, That should jolt you into asking questions to these other companies that claim they can do expert work, So how many years qualify work to be classified EXPERT CRAFTSMANSHIP AND SKILLED KNOWLEDGE,  according to what standards? There are none stated anywhere within the industry here, but Spiro's credentials are  known and if anyone should be and expert he would take the title more than anyone else in our area and well documented with his skills and years behind his  true expertise. NO other company can even compare to this claim of expertise within their institution or workers and again,  we ask, "So who do you have doing this demanding and detailed work for your project?"