Key Stone Carvings

Key Stone Carvings fabricates and installs custom stone from a showroom at 1 Rebel Road in Hudson, New Hampshire, and also takes on kitchen, bathroom and outdoor-kitchen design and install work. The company says it was founded in 2009 by Freddy Pihl and Dee Dee Hawxhurst — 17 years — on the principle of producing a beautiful product with top-notch customer service, and lists membership of the NH Home Builders Association and the National Kitchen & Bath Association among its affiliations. The trade knows them. A January 2024 reviewer who worked with the shop for years as a kitchen designer said their new employer, a builder, now uses Key Stone exclusively. A 2018 Houzz review from the kitchen firm Dream Kitchens described five years of working together, and a second Houzz reviewer — an interior designer — said she returns again and again with her own clients for countertops, shower thresholds and shelves, and used the shop for her own kitchen and bathroom. Homeowners name the people who show up. A February 2026 customer credited Victor and his crew for the install, a January 2024 customer credited Lewis and the installation team, and an October 2024 customer said Alan came to the house and stayed patient through several changes of mind. An August 2026 reviewer said the shop delivered on a tight timeline and budget, singling out Amanda for coordinating an unusual job. The complaints are specific and worth reading before you book. A May 2026 customer said three rescheduled dates, a broken saw and a broken slab turned a quoted 10-to-14-day install into 23 days. In October 2022 a homeowner who chose the shop specifically for its quick turnaround said the work was indeed done fast, but the final invoice came in more than $2,000 above the estimate, and said they would be unlikely to recommend the company. Stone selection is a consistent draw. A July 2026 customer said the showroom had beautiful stone for every taste and that the price seemed reasonable; a March 2023 customer picked a granite slab at the facility with Dee Dee's help; and the second Houzz reviewer pointed to an extensive remnant inventory useful for smaller jobs and smaller budgets. This is a good fit for a countertop or backsplash job where you want to choose the slab in person and work with a shop the local design trade uses. Get the estimate in writing with the extras itemised, and pin the schedule down — from template to install — before you sign.