Borgo Marble & Granite

I was recommended to Borgo by A3 Tile in San Carlos. Mr. Borgo and Anita were very pleasant to work with. I purchased my Quartz slab from A3 Tile and they had it delivered to Borgo’s shop in Redwood City. Mr. Borgo and his team came to my house and were very friendly and helpful. They made templates for my counters and had me come back to their shop to show me how the layout and cutting process was done. They day of installation only took about an hour. The team that showed up were very polite and professional. I would highly recommend them for any future work. If you read any negative reviews about them they are not true. Also they pricing was very reasonable. Thank you Mr. Borgo and Anita!!!

Used them because of our general contractor. Did not run one of the backsplashes all the way up to the cabinets, leaving a sheetrock gap. Installed a granite ledge above the sink and in the process did not bring it all the way down to the sheetrock underneath, leaving a gap. Used white (instead of green) calk at places with green granite. In general, the fabrication was fine but the installation and finish work was/​is poor. Would NOT recommend.

Borgo was hired by my general contractor to fabricate the granite for my fireplace. Anita who words at Borgo was WONDERFUL helping my to lay out the pattern on the granite. She was patient and knowledgeable. Then Walter who came to my house (there was one other young man and I’m sorry I can’t remember his name) were just great. They were so meticulous and attentive to every detail — truly artists. Every joint and angle was mitered and is perfect! The result was an absolutely perfect fireplace and hearth. They were professional and friendly, cleaned up after themselves. I already know what I want to use them for the next time!

After my initial review, the owner sent me a partial refund ($ 500). I had asked for more $, but agreed to his offer of $ 500 as he said he would «make me a table» in exchange for the refund request variance and for me updating my review.
He called today asking why the review was not taken down. I told him that I would only modify/​update the review as I only promised to update. He became very upset and quite rude once again.
I have not received the «table» — nor do I even want it at this point — however; I am updating the # of stars from 1 to 2 and removed the word «Beware» from the initial review.

A friend recommended Borgo to us. We had a bathroom vanity and needed a nice custom granite top to go on it. We had a great experience and got just what we wanted. We took several trips there to pick out a piece of granite to get it just right. Each time staff and the owner Jose Borgo himself were very patient with us showing us our options for granite, edge detail, where to lay the template out on the slab etc. Their staff came to our house twice, once to measure in-​situ and the second time to install it on the vanity. For one reasonable price we got the granite, the fabrication and the countertop installation.
As another reviewer mentions, Borgo is a fabricator — they don’t sell the actual slabs — they just fabricate them into counter tops and other creations. They have a large supply of remnants that are left over which they are happy to re-​purpose for smaller jobs.
Borgo’s shop is located in quite an industrial part of Redwood City and the parking is hard to find, but it just made it all the more of an adventure for us amateur do-​it-​our-​selfers!

Borgo is a fabricator, not a shop where you checkout granite. It took me a while to realize that these two trades are generally seperate. I used Borgo for two bathroom vanity counter tops in the first half of 2011; they did a great job and their pricing was very good compared to my other bidders. Granted, their communication is just fine, the neighborhood of their shop is sketchy and as someone else pointed out there is not much available parking. They are often cutting granite and that is loud — probably silly that they try to play the stereo loud enough to hear since it seems pointless. But who cares about that stuff when they do a very good job at a good price, I sure don’t.
In my case I was able to purchase remnants of granite from Borgo, but that is because we were using a super common material (absolute black granite). If your needs are less mainstream you will certainly start this process at one of the many great slab showrooms in the area.
If you are reading this I wish you good luck with your project!

First off, they have moved to 816 Kaynyne Ave., RC. Very difficult to find parking. I was shopping for a vanity counter top. The music was turned up so loud in the workspace that it was unapproachable. The two staff members noted I was there, but never granted me attention to what I might need. Most discouraging, after all the hipe.
I made my way to Canada Marble & Granite at 242 Industrial Rd., SC —
much more agreeable — friendly, helpful people answered every question, sought out every possiblility — Canada is the place to go!
Canada is back behind the warehouse on the street — keep winding
through — you’ll find it. Worth the effort.

Borgo continued to give great service. They came out and measured precisely on time, and they even took our sink/​faucet with them back to the factory to make sure the drilling was absolutely precise. Installation was quick and easy, and the final bill was exactly what we contracted more, no added fees or costs. They have a lot of beautiful rock in their factory — definitely give them a shot at your business.