Why is Coffee Wood Marble sometimes sold as a wall panel and sometimes as a slab?
Reference photographs. They show the material and the finish; they are not photographs of goods we made, and the colour on screen is not a colour-match.
The figures, and where each one comes from
| The wall | Slab | Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Simple and flat | Yes | Can also be used |
| With a book-match | Only if the match is planned first | Yes |
| In a tight corner, or over an opening | Not practical | Yes |
| If the drawing may change | Yes — it can be re-cut | No |
Why it behaves the way it does
The panel is more expensive because the figure has been matched, numbered and cut in sequence, and that work is wasted if the wall changes afterwards. A client whose elevation is still moving should buy a slab and cut it late.
What these figures are, and what they are not
We supply both. Which one is right is a question about how settled the drawing is, and that is the client's to know.
If you are specifying this
We have not published products against this question yet. Send us the process, thickness and quantity and we will quote it against what we can actually form, rather than against a catalogue.
Because the wall decides. A slab is cut on site and can be adjusted to whatever the wall turns out to be; a panel is cut against a drawing and cannot. A simple wall takes a slab and a wall with a matched figure takes a panel.
The figures
| The wall | Slab | Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Simple and flat | Yes | Can also be used |
| With a book-match | Only if the match is planned first | Yes |
| In a tight corner, or over an opening | Not practical | Yes |
| If the drawing may change | Yes — it can be re-cut | No |
Why
The panel is more expensive because the figure has been matched, numbered and cut in sequence, and that work is wasted if the wall changes afterwards. A client whose elevation is still moving should buy a slab and cut it late.
What these figures are, and what they are not
We supply both. Which one is right is a question about how settled the drawing is, and that is the client’s to know.