Independent Marble & Granite

Independent Marble & Granite works out of 83 Daniel Webster Highway in Merrimack, New Hampshire, fabricating and installing natural stone. The Better Business Bureau lists it as a partnership started in February 2007 — 19 years in business — managed by Phillip Snow, and grades it A+ without accreditation. Its own site describes the full in-house sequence: templating, stone inspection, cutting, edging and polishing, then installation, for homeowners and for kitchen dealers who bring them work. What homeowners describe is a small crew people come to know by name. Phil templates, Glen and Tyler install, Rachel runs the office, and reviewers name all four. A September 2025 customer who replaced their countertops credited Phil, Glen and Tyler for the templating and install. A June 2024 reviewer said every appointment ran on time and the house was left spotless. A March 2024 customer called the craftsmanship the best in the industry. Two accounts stand out for what happened after the job. In an August 2022 review, a homeowner who had just bought a house found the granite around the dishwasher opening cut wrong — by someone else — and said the company had it fixed within a couple of days so the new appliance would fit. In another August 2022 review, a customer said Glen asked where they wanted the seam and then made it invisible, and that when a separate cabinet company failed to caulk around the sink and ceiling, Glen finished that work at no cost. The stone range goes past granite. A 2023 reviewer described a soapstone bathroom counter paired with a handprints sink; the BBB list adds marble, fireplace mantels, table tops and shower walls, and the company's own site adds quartz. Repeat business shows up repeatedly — one household had bathrooms done first and came back for a kitchen, and a 2022 reviewer said they had used the company for years. On Reddit in November 2023, a New Hampshire homeowner answering a request for southern-NH countertop recommendations said the Merrimack crew would attempt things most other contractors would not, and called them reasonably priced. This is a strong fit for a stone countertop job where fabrication quality and seam placement matter. The written record is small — nine reviews across four sources — so ask for recent local references and confirm the lead time from template to install before you commit.