Barry Brandt started Pyramid in 1989 and has been doing exceptional work ever since! From famous people such as Steve Jobs to commercial work at the United States treasury building, we have the experience to take on any project.
As third generation stone masons, Pyramid has the best expertise to fabricate and design your stone project. We work with our clients 1:1 to customize, fabricate, and install any stone project they are needing. When working with our customers, we’re dedicated to giving every client the ultimate Pyramid experience!
In addition to Pyramid, Barry also owns Stone Pro, a tooling company. Stone Pro creates some of the most renowned tooling and machinery in the world for the stone industry – including a seaming machine.
While many projects are laid out to avoid seams altogether, when the need arises, our seams are virtually unnoticeable to the naked eye…all thanks to Barry’s invention!
Pyramid does residential and commercial work including but not limited to countertops, showers, vanities, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, stone signage, memorials, outdoor kitchens, columns, stair cases & more. Every job is customized and tailored for each specific customer.
We have 1000’s of slabs and colors in stock on a daily basis, and as direct importers we can secure the best prices for our customers too! The main stones we stock are granite, quartz, marble, quartzite, and porcelain.
We’ve got a pretty neat history, largely thanks to our President, Barry Brandt. His success has been driven by hard work, top quality products, doing things the right way, and honoring God. Barry has passed his craftsmanship and skills to all of his employees, and still manages frequent trainings to ensure that every Pyramid job is of the highest quality possible!
Here’s a sampling of a few of our favorite historical Pyramid projects over the years…
The first vintage photo is a picture of Steve Jobs’ master bath. Pyramid did it all in Jet Mist granite!
Here’s our President, Barry Brandt, laying granite on the wall of Steve Jobs’ Penthouse.
This picture features a stone closet and door on ball bearing hinges that Pyramid completed! Brandt says, “This was all before all the high tech tooling and machinery was developed, it was hard work and at the time we were one of the only companies that could do work like this…we still are!”
The next two photos show Brandt installing an entire granite staircase by Pyramid in Steve Jobs’ Penthouse.
This photo is of Steve jobs’ upstairs granite kitchenette with a solid box of granite detail, preparing for a full-height backsplash!
Next, Brandt installed a fireplace in James Baker’s office in the United States Treasury! This amazing fireplace was a hand-sculpted Italian marble.
Here’s an image of Momentum Place in Dallas, Texas where Brandt created the stone archway.
This photo was taken at a Catholic church in Michigan. Pyramid did this entire wall in Roman Travertine. Brandt vertically vein matched this entire wall… before any type of machinery or technology was made to do so!
This historical gazebo was shipped over from Italy in pieces, torn down, reassembled, and put up in the Anatole.
While many fabricators are just fabricators, buying their materials from importers at a huge markup, we are fabricators and direct importers! As members of both the Natural Stone Institute of America and the Stone Fabricators Alliance, we work directly with some of the best quarries in Brazil.
Every couple of months our Owner and Vice President actually fly to Brazil and hand select every slab that goes into our clients' homes! This ensures we're buying the highest quality since we inspect every slab for impurities, and we also get the best price since each slab is shipped directly to us without the need for a middle man.
We don’t do things solely by samples. We have a 17,280 sq. ft. warehouse of full slab inventory for you to choose from! This means you'll be able to see exactly what your slab will look like, rather than picking something from a very small sample. This is hugely beneficial for our visual clients especially, and an absolute must when making a luxury purchase for your home.
Vein matching refers to the practice of matching pieces or entire slabs of stone in such a way that the natural patterns or veins in the material are continued from one piece to the next. Not every countertop company fabricates the same, and some even cut corners on this - but not us.
We're well know for our seams - in fact, we created the technology that makes the seamless look! While many projects are laid out to avoid seams altogether, when the need arises, our seams are virtually unnoticeable to the naked eye.
Quartz is an engineered man-made stone we carry - but unlike other companies, we're not limited to a few brands! Many companies are limited to one brand that they sell, or they have contracts with suppliers that results in them pushing a certain brand and pigeon holing you into only that brand. At Pyramid, we sell every brand available so you have the best selection possible, with no size or color limitations. Plus, we're proud to carry mostly American made quartz.
We are pioneers in our industry with 30+ years of experience and famous clientele spanning Steve Jobs, commercial White House/government projects, and celebrities! We're well known for being able to tackle intricate jobs that no one else in our area or in the United States can achieve.
Because we import, we have one of the largest selections as a fabricator in the United States! Visit our 17,280 sq. ft. warehouse to browse our full slab inventory, featuring 1,000+ options to choose from for your next residential or commercial project.
We place a lifetime warranty on all of our Quartzite and Granite. Yes, we're that confident in the quality of our materials and work!
We are pioneers in our industry with 30+ years of experience and famous clientele spanning Steve Jobs and even commercial White House projects. We're well known for being able to tackle intricate jobs that no one else in our area (or even some parts of the world!) can achieve.
Did we mention our founder and president even owns a tooling and machinery company, and trains fabricators all around the world? If you want the best of the best, then you want us!
Pyramid Marble and Granite
1303 McGrath Avenue
Effingham, IL
Monday – Friday, 8AM – 5PM
Saturdays, 8AM – 12PM
By appointment only on Saturdays
217-342-2001
sales@pyramidtops.com