Peter Cassinari asked if they do any cutting and polishing. Mr. Croteau said they do. Peter Cassinari asked what they do with stone residue. Mr. Croteau said it is brought into a water system for filtering and reuse. The residue is collected in grates, goes to a collection tank, filtered and reused.
All cutting is done outdoors.
Walls inside the building are washed down about once a week, Mr. Croteau continued. Peter Cassinari asked about noise from their production. Mr. Croteau said air tools are used and noise is confined to inside of building. Marc Tessler asked if any chemicals are used. Premium silicon impregnator is rubbed onto the stone products, such as countertops, with a rag.