Photo is for reference only. Color, veining, and shading vary between slabs. This stone is brought in per order, so tell us your full run and we will source slabs from the same block.

Carrara White

Quarry: Italy
Surface Finish: Polished
Edges: Natural (Unpolished)
Thickness: 18 mm
Requires Sealing: Yes

Sunday dough gets rolled out on the island while lunch simmers behind you. Carrara White Marble feels cool under the hand, and its gray veining frays softly instead of ruling a hard line, which makes it one of the quieter whites we bring into CDO.

Quarry	Italy
Surface Finish	Polished
Edges	Natural (Unpolished)
Thickness	18 mm
Requires Sealing	Yes

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Why Choose Carrara White

No Two Slabs Alike Veining was deposited, not printed, so the counter landing in your kitchen carries a pattern nobody else owns.

Timeless Appeal Worked above the town of Carrara for over two thousand years, and still the yardstick for white stone across Northern Mindanao.

Naturally Cool The slab draws heat off the hand rather than holding it, which is why pastry cooks have always worked on marble.

Increases Your Home’s Resale Value Real stone registers with buyers. Marble reads as a permanent upgrade rather than a finish applied over something cheaper, so it pays you back on the day you sell.

What Is Carrara White Marble?

The Italian benchmark every other white gets held up against.

Carrara is a white to pale gray marble out of Tuscany, threaded with soft gray veins that fray at their ends rather than ruling a hard line. More of it has been quarried than any other marble on earth, which is why veined white stone is what most people picture.

Beside Calacatta the ground reads cooler and greyer, with finer veining that arrives far more often. Calacatta hands you a few decisive strokes across brilliant white; this one keeps up gentle continuous movement.

Michelangelo cut the David out of a Carrara block. Those faces have been worked for two millennia and are producing still, a longer record than any manufactured surface can claim.

Abundance is why it turns up so widely. Statuario and Arabescato come off a handful of faces and are quoted accordingly, while Carrara comes from a district that has never run dry.

How Much Does a Carrara Marble Countertop Cost in Cagayan de Oro?

Rates move without notice, so read these as a starting point.

Item	Starting Rates
Carrara White slab	Quoted per project
Fabrication	₱500 per lm
Installation	₱500 per lm
Sink or hob cut-outs	₱500 per set

Marble is an indent item at the CDO branch, so the slab line is quoted against your drawing. Cut-out charges apply only where we handle installation, and delivery across Northern Mindanao is priced by distance from our CDO yard.

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How Do You Clean Carrara Marble?

Three habits, and a soft stone stays presentable for years.

Keep It Away from Acidic Substances

Calamansi, vinegar, wine and tomato go after the polish in minutes rather than hours. The stone is calcium carbonate and acid takes it apart, so reaction time counts for more in a CDO kitchen than the product you reach for.

Use Only Marble-Safe Cleaner

Vinegar sprays and all-purpose cleaners are acidic in their own right and will etch the surface for you. Something made for marble lifts grease and leaves the polish alone.

Blot Spills and Drips Promptly

Wiping drags a spill across more of an absorbent stone. A folded cloth pressed straight down lifts it out and keeps the patch small.

Our CDO yard keeps specially-formulated stone care products on the shelf, so add one to the order instead of guessing in a supermarket aisle.

How Do You Care for Carrara Marble?

Prevention first, because putting damage right costs real money.

Reseal as Needed

Sealer wears out with use, not against a date in the diary. Drop a little water somewhere out of the way, give it fifteen minutes and wipe; a darker patch underneath means the slab is drinking again.

Always Use Coasters and Trays

Marble sits at 3 on the Mohs scale, below the base of a ceramic mug. Coasters under glasses and a tray under bottles keep rings and chipped edges off a CDO counter.

Always Use a Cutting Board

A steel blade is harder than the stone, so cutting on the counter scores the polish and blunts the knife at once. Keep a trivet out too, since any stone can crack under a sudden, extreme temperature change.

Is Carrara Marble Good for Kitchen Countertops?

Only if etching is a trade you are willing to make.

Yes, and millions of kitchens are the evidence. What we will not tell a customer is that marble behaves like granite, because it does not.

Etching, not staining, is the thing to grasp. A drop of calamansi dissolves a microscopic layer of polish and leaves a dull patch, and no sealer stops it. Sealers slow absorption; they do not lay an acid barrier.

Three honest routes exist. Take honed and the marks barely register. Take polished and accept that the surface softens unevenly over the years, which owners who love marble call patina and owners expecting showroom condition call damage. Or take a marble-look engineered quartz stocked in CDO, such as Lightning Calacatta or Cirrus Calacatta, neither of which can etch, though both want a trivet because heat is quartz’s weak point.

Carrara excels away from the hob. Vanities, splashbacks, feature walls and fireplace surrounds meet no acid and no knives, and a bathroom fitted in this stone stays close to how it went in.

Does Carrara Marble Need Sealing?

Sealing handles stains. Nothing handles etching.

Yes. The stone is porous, so oil and pigment travel into it rather than sitting on top. An impregnating sealer fills that pore structure and buys you time to reach a spill before it becomes a mark.

Test the slab rather than working to a calendar. Put a few drops of water somewhere inconspicuous, leave them fifteen minutes and wipe. If the stone has darkened where they sat, it is absorbing and wants sealing.

Treat any interval as a guide only. A hard-working counter might ask as often as every six months; a vanity goes longer. The job runs about fifteen minutes: clean, dry thoroughly, apply, dwell, then buff the excess off before it hazes.

Be clear on what this does not buy. A sealed slab still etches, because etching is a reaction with the stone itself rather than something soaking into it. Both faults are repairable, and CDO can arrange either.

Carrara vs Calacatta, Statuario and Quartz

Four white surfaces, four different bargains.

Carrara is the everyday Italian white

Cooler, greyer and finely veined all over. Reach for it when you want real marble and can live with a softer, busier pattern.

Statuario is the scarcest

Statuario shows a brighter white with bolder, more separated gray marks. What separates the two on a quotation is rarity rather than performance, since both stones behave identically.

Arabescato is the boldest

Arabescato carries heavy, sweeping gray banding that reads like a feature wall in slab form. Choose it when the stone is meant to be the subject.

Engineered quartz takes the risk out

Lightning Calacatta and Cirrus Calacatta chase the same look at ₱8,000 per sqm, both in stock at our CDO yard rather than on indent. They do not etch, resist staining and never need sealing; what you give up is the depth only quarried stone has, and neither takes a hot pan.

What Colors Go With Carrara Marble?

A cool gray-white, which quietly rules some pairings out.

The ground carries a genuine gray cast rather than a warm one, so cool palettes settle beside it more comfortably than warm ones. Pale gray, soft blue and crisp white cabinetry all read cleanly against it, and all three are easy to source locally.

Timber still works with care. Go for a cooler oak or ash instead of a red-toned hardwood, which pulls against the gray in the stone.

On hardware, polished chrome and brushed nickel are the natural companions. Brass looks handsome but drags a scheme warm, so commit across the room rather than dropping it in as one accent.

Deep navy makes a strong partner for an island. The counter reads bright against it and the fine veining still registers at a distance, which a heavier stone would lose.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Carrara and Calacatta marble?

Carrara carries a cooler gray-white ground with fine, frequent veining, while Calacatta has a brighter ground and fewer, bolder veins. Both come from the same corner of Tuscany and behave identically once installed. The choice is entirely visual.

Does sealing prevent Carrara marble from etching?

No. Sealing blocks absorption, which keeps stains out. Etching is a reaction between acid and the calcium carbonate in the slab and happens at the surface whether a sealer is there or not. It is the most common misunderstanding we hear at the counter.

Can you remove etch marks from Carrara marble?

Light ones, yes. A marble polishing powder usually works a dull patch back to an even sheen on a polished face. Deeper marks want a fabricator to hone and re-polish the area, which we arrange. On honed stone the marks are faint enough that most owners never bother.

Is Carrara marble suitable for bathrooms?

Yes, and this is where it does its best work. A vanity meets water, soap and toothpaste rather than calamansi and hot pans, so the stone stays close to how it went in. Seal it as you would a kitchen counter and wipe standing water away to head off mineral rings.

Will Carrara marble stain?

Yes, if it is left unsealed. Oil in particular travels in and leaves a dark patch that is awkward to lift. Sealed, and with spills blotted promptly, staining is uncommon. A poultice of baking soda and water drawn over an oil mark will usually pull it back out.

Is Carrara marble cheaper than quartz in Cagayan de Oro?

There is no list price on the marble to compare against. Our Calacatta-look quartz runs ₱8,000 per sqm for Lightning, Cirrus and Nero Calacatta and ₱9,000 for Royal Calacatta, all of it stocked here. Carrara arrives on indent and is quoted per project, so ask for a figure against your drawing. The useful difference is behavioural: quartz does not etch, resists staining and never wants sealing, though heat is its weak point.

Can Carrara marble be used for flooring?

Yes, and it has been for centuries. Specify honed rather than polished, because a polished marble floor turns slippery when wet and shows the scratching grit underfoot causes. Keep it back from an entrance where sand and rain arrive together.

Where can you buy Carrara marble in Cagayan de Oro?

Stone Depot supplies Carrara White from our Cagayan de Oro yard. It is the only branch we run anywhere in Northern Mindanao. Marble is an indent item, so the slab is brought in against your project rather than held as standing stock, and nobody picks one off a rack in person. Ask about lead time when you enquire.

Veining shifts block to block, so give us the full run at order and we will bring the slabs in together. The CDO yard is open Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and you can call in, message us or email email@stonedepot.com.

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