STONEHENGE GRANITE

SPEAKER 1: HEY, GUYS. WE ARE HERE AT STONEHENGE GRANITE, RIGHT HERE IN LEXINGTON, AND I’M HERE WITH MISS VICTORIA SCHROEDER. WELCOME TO THE SHOW. VICTORIA S.: THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. SPEAKER 1: OH, WELL, WE’RE GLAD TO BE HERE. NOW, YOU’RE THE OWNER OF THIS STORE, IS THAT CORRECT? VICTORIA S.: I AM. WE’VE BEEN HERE ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW AND WE’RE EXCITED TO BE NEW TO LEXINGTON. WE’RE HERE WHERE AN OLD GRANITE SHOP WAS AND WE’VE TAKEN IT OVER AND WE’VE TAKEN IT IN A NEW DIRECTION. SPEAKER 1: WELL, IT’S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. TELL US ABOUT THIS FRONT SHOWROOM. IT’S ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. VICTORIA S.: WELL, WE’VE CHANGED THE SHOWROOM UP. WE HAVE GONE A WHOLE NEW DIRECTION AND WE ARE FEATURING QUARTZ AND GRANITE AND MARBLE AND CABINETS AND A WHOLE NEW DIRECTION. SPEAKER 1: LET ME ASK YOU THIS. IT’S YOU AND YOUR SISTER THAT OWN THE STORE, IS THAT CORRECT? VICTORIA S.: WE DO, AND I’M THE ONE DOWN HERE DOING THE GRANITE AND SHE’S OFF DOING SOMETHING ELSE WITH HER LIFE. YOU KNOW HOW IT IS. SPEAKER 1: LIKE SISTERS WILL DO. VICTORIA S.: LIKE SISTERS WILL DO, THAT’S TRUE. SPEAKER 1: EXACTLY. SO, YOU’VE BEEN HERE. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BUY THE SHOP AND START DOING THIS? VICTORIA S.: WELL, IT WAS AN INVESTMENT, AND THEN WE DECIDED JUST TO COME DOWN AND DO IT. IT’S SORT OF LIKE ART AND I LOVE ART. SPEAKER 1: YEAH. VICTORIA S.: I LOVE THE GRANITE PIECES SO WE CAME DOWN HERE AND DECIDED TO RUN IT, AND I NEEDED A NEW CAREER, SO THERE YOU GO. SPEAKER 1: WELL, THERE YOU GO. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IT’S ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. YOU HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENCE VARIETIES AND WE’RE GOING TO BE SHOWING A LOT MORE OF THIS. WHAT ARE YOUR HOURS OF OPERATION HERE? VICTORIA S.: WE ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 10:00 TO 5:00 AND THEN BY APPOINTMENT, AND THEN SATURDAYS, 10:00 TO 2:00. SPEAKER 1: OKAY. WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO TALK ABOUT. WE’RE GOING TO GO TAKE A LOOK IN THE BACK, ACTUALLY, AND SHOW OFF SOME OF THOSE SLABS THAT YOU HAVE IN THE BACK. VICTORIA S.: THOSE GORGEOUS PIECES OF ART. SPEAKER 1: ABSOLUTELY. WELL, WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK. KEEP IT RIGHT HERE. YOU’RE WATCHING GOOD DAY KENTUCKY. SPEAKER 1: HEY GUYS, WELCOME BACK. WE ARE HERE AT STONEHENGE GRANITE, RIGHT OFF OF NEW CIRCLE ROAD, AND I’M HERE WITH MR. SAM BATES, HE IS THE FABRICATOR HERE. WELCOME TO THE SHOW. SAM BATES: THANKS FOR COMING. SPEAKER 1: WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. WE’RE IN THE BACK HERE, GUYS, WHERE YOU ALL KEEP ALL OF THESE SLABS. I MEAN, YOU HAVE A TON OF SLABS BACK HERE, SAM. SAM BATES: YES, YES. RIGHT AT 200 RIGHT NOW. SPEAKER 1: OH, WOW. I MEAN, THAT IS A HUGE SELECTION FOR PEOPLE. NOW, WHEN PEOPLE COME IN, LIKE MYSELF, IF I DECIDED, “OKAY, I WANNA CUSTOMIZE MY KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS.” AND I COME IN, DO PEOPLE GENERALLY MAKE THEIR MINDS UP THE FIRST TIME THEY COME IN HERE? SAM BATES: YEAH, SOME PEOPLE ARE ALREADY MADE UP WHEN THEY COME IN, SO THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT, OTHERS MAY TAKE A COUPLE TRIPS, AND MATCHING THEIR CABINETS, OR WALLPAPER, OR PAINT, OR WHATNOT. SPEAKER 1: YEAH, THAT MIGHT BE ME. THAT WOULD BE MY TYPE OF PLAY ON THIS. I MEAN, SOMETIMES YOU GET IN HERE AND PEOPLE MIGHT SEE ANOTHER TOP, LIKE A SLAB OR A COUNTERTOP THAT MIGHT EVEN BE A BETTER CHOICE FOR THEM, RIGHT? SAM BATES: YES, ABSOLUTELY. SPEAKER 1: WELL, AND YOU GUYS REALLY HOLD OUR HANDS THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS, WHICH I LOVE. NOW, AS FAR AS ALL THE DIFFERENT SLABS BACK HERE, WHAT PRICE RANGE ARE PEOPLE LOOKING AT WITH THIS? SAM BATES: WE HAVE AFFORDABLE TO THE EXTRAVAGANT, WHICH IS LIKE THE ONE BEHIND YOU. BUT, IT GENERALLY RANGES FROM $40 AND UP FOR MOST KITCHENS. SPEAKER 1: SO PEOPLE, BEFORE COMING IN HERE, THEY REALLY HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT THEIR BUDGET IS, RIGHT, FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS? SAM BATES: THAT’D DEFINITELY BE A GOOD IDEA TO GET YOUR BUDGET, AND THEN A ROUGH IDEA OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, THE FOOTPRINT, THAT YOUR CABINETS WOULD TAKE UP, THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE TO DO YOUR KITCHEN. SPEAKER 1: NOW, DO YOU GUYS GO TO LOCATION TOO? DO YOU GO TO THE HOUSE AND GET SOME MEASUREMENTS IF YOU NEED IT? SAM BATES: ABSOLUTELY. WE JUST DO HANDMADE TEMPLATES AND MAKE SURE THAT IT’S REALLY NICE AND TIGHT. SPEAKER 1: OKAY, GREAT. AND, AS FAR AS THE TURNOVER TIME, WHAT ARE PEOPLE LOOKING AT WHEN THEY COME IN, THEY MAKE THE DECISION, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE? SAM BATES: DEPENDING ON SCHEDULING, RIGHT NOW WE’RE ABOUT 7 TO 10 DAYS ON MOST PROJECTS. SPEAKER 1: THAT’S AWESOME. SAM BATES: MM-HMM (AFFIRMATIVE). SPEAKER 1: THAT’S NOT VERY LONG AT ALL. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA SAY A MONTH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WELL, THAT’S AWESOME. WELL, SAM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING ON THE SHOW. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GIVE STONEHENGE GRANITE A CALL, THEY’RE RIGHT OFF OF NEW CIRCLE, OR YEAH, STOP ON OVER. THEY’VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL SHOWROOM, AND PLUS YOU DEFINITELY WANNA SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT SLAB SELECTIONS THAT THEY HAVE. AND, WE HAVE MORE GOOD DAY KENTUCKY RIGHT AFTER THIS, KEEP IT RIGHT HERE.