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.

Statuario

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

Morning light comes through a bathroom window and the white hands most of it straight back. Statuario is brighter than any other white stone we bring into Cagayan de Oro, and its gray runs in separated strokes instead of a web.

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

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Why Choose Statuario

Timeless Appeal The block sculptors reserved for statuary, and still the brightest white on the CDO indent list.

No Two Slabs Alike Bold, separated veining laid down by geology rather than a printer, so the counter cannot be repeated.

Naturally Cool Marble carries heat away from your palm and feels cool for it, which is why pastry has always been rolled on it.

Increases Your Home’s Resale Value Buyers across Northern Mindanao notice real stone. Marble is read as a permanent upgrade rather than a coating over something cheaper, so it works for you again at resale.

What Is Statuario Marble?

The brightest white in the family, and the hardest to source.

Statuario is white marble taken from the Carrara district of Tuscany, set apart by a field so clean it reads as luminous and by bold gray marks that run in separate strokes rather than a continuous mesh.

Sculpture gave the stone its name. Blocks graded Statuario went to statuary: the grain holds carved detail and the ground reads as pure white from across a hall.

Scarcity puts it at the sharper end of a quotation. Only a handful of faces yield it and the tonnage of consistent quality is limited each year, which is a supply story rather than a durability one.

The effect in a room is unmistakable. Where Carrara gives soft, continuous movement, this stone puts a few decisive marks on a clean field, and CDO brings it in against the projects that ask for it.

How Much Does a Statuario Countertop Cost in Cagayan de Oro?

Figures shift without notice, so read the table as a starting point.

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

Marble is an indent line at the CDO branch, which is why the slab row shows no rate: it is priced against your drawing. Cut-outs are billed only where the installation is ours, and delivery across Northern Mindanao is worked out by distance from the CDO yard.

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How Do You Clean Statuario Marble?

Three habits, and a bright white field stays bright.

Keep It Away from Acidic Substances

Calamansi, suka, wine and tomato flatten a polish within minutes of contact. Acid takes calcium carbonate apart, so how fast you get there decides the outcome far more than the cleaner you choose.

Use Only Marble-Safe Cleaner

General-purpose sprays tend to be acidic, so they deliver the harm you hoped to avoid. Something blended for marble shifts grease and leaves the polish alone.

Blot Spills and Drips Promptly

A wipe pushes liquid across more of a stone already absorbing it. A folded cloth pressed straight down keeps the area no bigger than the spill.

The CDO yard carries specially-formulated stone care products, so add one to the order instead of gambling on a supermarket shelf.

How Do You Care for Statuario Marble?

A slab this clean rewards the small habits.

Reseal as Needed

Wear finishes a sealer off, not the calendar. Leave a little water on a hidden stretch for fifteen minutes and wipe it away; darkening underneath means the slab is drinking and wants another coat.

Always Use Coasters and Trays

At 3 on the Mohs scale, marble loses to the foot of a ceramic mug. Coasters under glasses and a tray under bottles keep rings and small chips off a CDO counter.

Always Use a Cutting Board

Knife steel outranks the stone, so cutting on the counter scores the polish and blunts the blade at once. Keep a trivet handy too, because a sudden, extreme temperature change can crack any stone.

Is Statuario Marble Good for Kitchen Countertops?

Handsome in a kitchen, and it will show the years there.

Yes, as long as you have made peace with etching. Chemically this is the same material as every other marble, which means acid dulls it and blades mark it whatever the quotation says.

That bargain is harder to swallow on a scarce white than on an everyday one. A dull patch reads plainly against a very clean field, and owners who waited weeks for an indent slab tend to notice it sooner.

Two routes make a marble kitchen work. Honed finishes hide etching almost completely, and running Statuario across an island while a tougher material takes the working stretch puts the drama where it is seen and durability where it is used.

If the kitchen simply has to be maintenance-free, a marble-look quartz such as Royal Calacatta at ₱9,000 per sqm gives comparable presence with none of the chemistry, though it resists rather than defeats staining and will not take a hot pan.

Does Statuario Marble Need Sealing?

A sealer answers stains. Nothing answers etching.

Yes. Pores run right through the stone, so oil and pigment sink in rather than sitting on top. An impregnating sealer occupies that structure and buys you time to reach a spill before it becomes a mark.

Test instead of guessing. A few drops of water on a hidden part of the counter, fifteen minutes, then a wipe: darker stone underneath means it is absorbing and the sealer has worn through.

Any interval is guidance only. Six months is fair for a hard-working kitchen run, while vanities and vertical panels go longer, meeting less liquid and no cooking oil.

Know the limit. A sealed slab etches exactly as a bare one does, because that reaction involves the stone itself rather than anything soaked into it. Staining and etching are separate faults and both can be put right.

Statuario Compared With Carrara, Calacatta and Arabescato

Four Italian whites, separated by rarity more than by quality.

Statuario is the brightest and the scarcest

A luminous field carrying bold, separated gray. Take it for the cleanest white available in natural stone on the CDO list.

Carrara is the everyday Italian white

Cooler and greyer under fine, unbroken veining, and the sensible pick when the budget is doing real work and a busier pattern appeals.

Calacatta sits between them

Calacatta carries a warmer ground than Carrara with fewer and heavier veins, which is why so many quartz designs borrow its name.

Arabescato is the most dramatic

Arabescato sweeps gray banding across most of a slab. Take it where the stone is meant to be the subject of a room instead of its backdrop.

All four etch, all four stain if left unsealed and all four want the same care. What separates them is appearance and supply, not behaviour.

What Colors Go With Statuario Marble?

A very clean white, which flatters strong colour.

Because the field is bright rather than gray, this stone handles saturated colour better than Carrara manages. Deep green, navy and charcoal cabinetry all look considered against it rather than heavy, which suits the darker timber finishes common here.

All-white schemes work too, and this is where the stone earns its keep. With so little gray in the background the veining reads as deliberate drawing rather than as grime, which is the risk whenever a greyer marble meets white cabinetry.

Brass and unlacquered bronze hardware suit it particularly well. They pick up the warmth buried in the white without introducing a second pattern to compete with the veins.

Leave the splashback plain, or take the same slab up the wall. Book-matching a splashback to the counter is the single most effective thing you can do with this material.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does Statuario cost more than everyday white marble?

Scarcity, and nothing else. A limited number of faces above Carrara produce it, and only part of that carries the brightness and vein character the name implies. It is no harder, no denser and no more durable than Carrara. Appearance and supply are what you are paying for.

How does Statuario differ from Carrara?

Statuario carries a brighter, cleaner field with bold, separated gray; Carrara reads cooler and greyer under fine, continuous veining. The two come from one region and behave identically once fitted. Put full slabs side by side and the difference is obvious immediately.

Will a sealer stop Statuario from etching?

No. Sealing blocks absorption, and that is what keeps stains out. Etching is acid reacting with calcium carbonate at the face of the slab, sealed or not. Every marble shares this behaviour, so no supplier can promise otherwise.

What is book-matched Statuario?

Two slabs sawn consecutively from one block and opened like a book, so the veins mirror along the join. Bold separated veining is exactly what makes the symmetry readable from the far side of a room. Ask for it before cutting starts, since the pair must stay together from the quarry on.

Can etch marks be taken out of Statuario?

Shallow ones, yes. Marble polishing powder usually brings a light dull spot back level with the sheen around it. Deeper damage needs a fabricator to hone and re-polish the area, which the CDO branch arranges. On honed stone the marks stay faint enough that most owners leave them.

Does Statuario work in a bathroom?

Yes, and this is arguably its best use. A vanity, a shower surround or a feature wall meets neither acid nor knives, so the slab keeps the face it arrived with. Seal it on the same as-needed basis as a kitchen counter and dry off standing water so mineral rings never start.

Is Statuario the same thing as Statuarietto?

Not quite. Statuarietto is a related material with finer, less pronounced veining and usually a slightly less brilliant field. Trade names drift between suppliers, so ask the CDO team which quarry and which block a slab came off rather than trusting the label.

Where can you buy Statuario marble in Cagayan de Oro?

Stone Depot brings Statuario in through our Cagayan de Oro yard. It is the only branch we run anywhere in Northern Mindanao. Marble is an indent product: the slab is ordered against your project rather than kept as standing stock, and nobody picks one off a rack in person. Raise lead time with us at enquiry stage.

With veining this bold, where the marks land on your counter is settled at the cutting table, so send the layout when you order. The CDO yard opens Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and you can drop by, message us or write to email@stonedepot.com.

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