But mining this marble ground to a halt nearly 70 years ago — until a quarryman rediscovered it. Now, a square meter of Grand Antique costs nearly $2,000. More from Retail Grand Antique marble ...

And if it was your chore to do the steps, you weren’t done until you cleaned the marble facing that ran from the ground up to the parlor sill. “I do them once a week, generally Saturdays if ...

Once the cultured marble is fully cured, it’s pulled off the mold, and the bottom is ground flat. The last step before installation is flipping it over to do some light sanding and buffing on ...