Listing

Slab sheets, patterns & defects

List natural stone slab by slab: scan the measurement sheet, group the patterns, report every crack, photograph the bundle.

Natural stone is listed slab by slab

Measure every slab at the yard and write it on your sheet, as you do today.
Scan the sheet in the listing form — we read the slab numbers and sizes. Check the table.
Group the slabs by pattern: “slabs 1–10 look like this, 11–12 like this”. One front photo per pattern.
Report every crack or defect with its length and a photo with a tape measure.
Add one side photo of the bundle so buyers can count the slabs.

What buyers see

Buyers don't see one “average” size. They see each pattern with its photo, how many slabs it has, and the smallest and largest slab in it — for example Pattern A · slabs 1–10 · length 280–300 cm · height 75–90 cm. The broker checks the yard against the same numbers, so a slab outside the range you declared is a discrepancy. The range comes straight from your table, so it is always exactly what you measured.

ASlabs 1–1010 slabs · 312 sq ft

Length: 280–300 cm
Height: 75–90 cm
Slab area: 2.4 m² ± 0.2

BSlabs 11–122 slabs · 61 sq ft

Length: 302–305 cm
Height: 90–92 cm
Slab area: 2.8 m² ± 0.0

CSlabs 13–2412 slabs · 402 sq ft · 1 crack

Length: 290–310 cm
Height: 95–105 cm
Slab area: 3.1 m² ± 0.2

Uniform or slab by slab?

Stock	How to list it
Quartz, porcelain, sintered stone, calibrated tiles, cut-to-size	All the same size — one size and the number of slabs or boxes.
Granite, marble, quartzite, onyx, travertine, sandstone, slate — gang-saw slabs	Slab by slab — the measurement sheet, patterns, defects and a bundle photo.
Natural stone cut to one calibrated size	Either. If every piece really is the same, choose “All the same size”.

Reading your measurement sheet

Write one slab per line: slab number, length, height. Ranges work too — 11–20 305 × 190 means slabs 11 to 20 all measure 305 × 190. Choose centimetres or inches before you scan. We highlight any row that looks wrong (a size that isn't a slab, a number that appears twice) — check those against the paper. You can also paste the same columns from Excel.

Photos to take

✓ Front, straight onOne per pattern. The whole slab fills the frame, phone held level with the middle of the slab. Daylight or shade — no direct sun. Slab number chalked in a corner. Dry surface.

✓ Crack close-up with a tapeLay the tape measure along the crack, starting at one end. Write the length in chalk next to it (e.g. “12 cm”). Fill the frame with the crack and the tape.

✓ Where the crack isStep back and photograph the whole slab with the crack circled in chalk, so buyers see whether it falls in a usable area.

✓ Side view of the bundleStand at the end of the A-frame so every slab edge is visible. Number each edge with a marker — buyers and the broker count from this photo.

✓ The measurement sheetPaper flat on a table, phone straight above it. All rows and both columns in the frame, no shadow over the numbers.

✗ Don’tAngled shots, wet or oiled surfaces, glare and cropped edges hide cracks and change the colour. Listings with them get flagged at the broker check.

Reporting cracks and defects

What	What to write
Crack, hairline crack, resin-filled crack, open vein	Slab number, length in cm, roughly where it is (top left, centre…), and a close-up photo with a tape measure.
Chipped edge, broken corner	Slab number, size in cm, which edge or corner, and a photo with a tape.
Hole, stain, rust spot, shade change, bow	Slab number, where it is, and a photo. Add the area you can't use (m²) if it reduces the usable size.

A defect you report is part of the listing — buyers decide with it in front of them. A defect the broker finds that isn't on the listing is a discrepancy: the buyer can cancel with a full refund and your account health drops.

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