Stone Lab

About

Kaitiakitanga - We show respect for our taiao and minimise environmental impact.

As a Qualified Stone and Tile Technician, we have the experience and knowledge, and we provide solutions and restorations for your Natural and Engineered stone surfaces.

We have a passion for natural stone and enjoy working with each piece. Natural stone is alive, and when treated with care, it will reveal its personality and beauty. Our skill set allows us to restore the natural stone to its former glory. We are dedicated to caring for your stone investment.

We provide anti-graffiti protection for stone porous substrates, without changing the natural look of the substrate and retains water vapor permeability (breathability). We have the full range of protection for Natural Stone and Terrazzo flooring, including penetrating and topical treatments to give longevity and provide easy maintenance.

We provide the full range of cleaning and sealing of exterior natural stone cladding.
With the use of our water based Hydro-repellant treatments, we can treat concrete tilt slabs two weeks after pour. The most common sedimentary cladding such as Sandstone, Tuff and Limestone require correct treatment to stop salt damage, mould growth and moisture damage. Basalt and Granite requires a very robust treatment formula to withstand heat and sun exposure. They also require treatments that do not alter its natural look.

Founder

Leif Nahi is a Qualified Stone and Tile Technician who has more than 25 years of experience working with various types of stone in a broad range of applications, along with 28 years of tiling experience. Leif is qualified by the NZQA (New Zealand Qualifications Authority) and BCITO (Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation) for Stone and Tile.

He has been based in Mount Maunganui for more than 28 years, working in the Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Coromandel, Auckland, Rotorua and Taupo.

Leif is a true artist when it comes to working with stone surfaces. With his expertise and knowledge, your benchtops, stone tiles and stone furniture pieces are in great hands.

Kaitiakitanga

Surface Restoration

Services

Frequently Asked Questions

Meet the team

Stone Lab

Awards and recognition

2023

Waikato and BOP Architecture Awards

Public Architecture

Testimonials

I used STONE LAB to repair a chip on my stone bench top. Excellent communication throughout and FANTASTIC result achieved. I highly recommend this business.

D Brazier

Very nice to do business with and a very professional job.

G Dainty

Thanks so much for having glued the table back together. I very much appreciated this. You have been wonderful to deal with and I also appreciated how friendly and helpful Telessa was when I called by yesterday.

F Stockley

Excellent repair of chip in granite bench top. Fast, professional, dust free and no smelly fumes. We are very pleased with the result. We highly recommend Stone Lab.

A Ratna

An outstanding excellent restoration of our marble floors - they look as new and Leif is an artist in bringing stone "back to life"

I. Armstrong

We used Stone Lab to repair a chip in our stone kitchen bench top. The result from the repair was fantastic and they provided a prompt service. Would definitely recommend.

C. Lawrence

We can't rate this high enough. Leif was very professional & a pleasure to deal with, all the way updating us with progress on restoring our Bathroom Benchtops & Shower Floors. What a huge difference & a fabulous job. Thank you once again!

P Lay

Brilliant experience meeting Leif from Stone Lab, receiving quote and seeing work carried out on outdoor marble table that had surface etching from CLR. Prompt, efficient, cost effective service and finished job is better than new. Can't recommend highly enough.

P Back

Thanks so much Leif. The repair is superb, we cannot even tell where it was and we really appreciate you coming so promptly. You have done such a great job!

K Cater

The service was excellent and the communication re dates and times was first class. Would recommend to others.

S Speirs

We are very pleased with the work Leif did on 2 jobs for us. The jobs entailed cleaning and then repolishing/sealing our granite benchtop. It looks so much better, sparkles and is easier to keep clean with a big household. He is a perfectionist. The other job was on our Indian sandstone entrance steps. He cleaned, removed stains, replaced some broken tiles and sealed it all. They look fantastic better than when we first bought the property. Leif was really easy to work with, communicated days/time well and was reliable. Very pleased to have had the work done and to budget.

K Walters

Thanks Leif for your great work repairing the chip on our kitchen benchtop. Excellent communication and a good job done. You also handled the transition to initial
Covid 19 Level 3 well and took appropriate steps to protect yourself and us as clients.
Would recommend this business.

M & T Clarkin

Very nice to do business with and a very professional job.

G Dainty

F Stockley

Excellent repair of chip in granite bench top. Fast, professional, dust free and no smelly fumes. We are very pleased with the result. We highly recommend Stone Lab.

A Ratna