A submittal is the package a builder, designer or procurement lead reviews before stone and marble work is released for fabrication. For bathroom vanities, double-basin countertops, wall cladding and feature panels, a thin submittal is what turns into cut-backs, re-orders and hold points on site. The checklist below covers the documents and decisions that belong in a Santerson Stone & Marble Surfaces submittal, using the product information published on our own pages so you can see exactly what we supply and what we need from your side.
1. The item schedule: every surface named, room by room
Start with a schedule that lists each stone or marble item against its room, elevation and quantity, so no surface is quoted twice and none is missed. Our Santerson Stone & Marble Surfaces range sits in the bathroom fixtures Countertops & Basins collection and is specified per project, with made-to-measure sizing and material and finish options. The same approach applies to vertical work: Santerson Stone & Marble Panels in the Paneling Systems collection and Stone & Marble Panels in Custom Partitions & Paneling are both configured by layout, dimension and finish for the specific space. Group them with the rest of your wall panels and wall cladding so one reviewer signs off horizontal and vertical stone together.
For each line item the submittal should carry a drawing number, a finish reference, the thickness being proposed and the fixing or support method. Where an item is bespoke rather than catalogue-standard, mark it as such so the reviewer knows which approvals are still open.
2. Shop drawings with dimensions confirmed by your site
Product pages state that finish, layout and dimensions can be specified to suit each space, and they ask buyers to confirm dimensions and selected specifications for every project. That confirmation belongs in the submittal as dimensioned shop drawings: overall sizes, edge profiles, fall and drip details on ledges, joint positions, and setting-out dimensions taken from site survey rather than from design intent alone.
Countertop items need interface detail. A Santerson Double Basin Countertop requires basin spacing and countertop material to be confirmed before fabrication; an Santerson Undermount Basin requires cut-out dimensions and countertop compatibility to be shown on the drawing. Where a vanity combines worktop, basin and carcass, submit it as one coordinated item — our Santerson Integrated Countertop Vanity page asks that countertop, basin and storage configuration be confirmed together for each project.
3. Material and finish samples with the right scope of comparison
Include the physical sample or approved finish reference for every surface in the package, plus a note on what the sample does and does not represent. Natural stone varies between blocks; engineered and configurable finishes vary by batch. The reviewer should be able to see which surfaces were sampled together and therefore sit side by side in the same room.
Where a project calls for stone appearance on curved or lightweight backgrounds, the submittal should say plainly which system is being used, because the fixing method and substrate differ. Our flexible cladding pages describe thin, bendable sheets that wrap curved walls, cylinders and shaped surfaces: MCM Flexible Travertine Stone Veneer for interior walls and facade cladding, and MCM Flexible Rammed Earth Panel, a modified clay flexible stone sheet fixed to a cement base or gypsum board with tile adhesive and cut on site with simple tools. These are different products from a rigid slab countertop, and the submittal should not blur them.
4. Substrate, support and interface conditions you own
Stone and marble fail far more often because of what is behind them than because of the stone itself. The submittal must record who provides and proves each interface: substrate flatness and moisture condition for wall cladding; carcass and bracket loading for floating vanities and worktops; waterproofing upstands in wet areas; cut-outs for basins, taps and waste; and clearance to services behind the panel line.
Our product notes ask buyers to confirm countertop fit, installation requirements and technical performance for the chosen configuration. Put those confirmations in writing in the submittal as a responsibility split — what we fabricate, what your builder prepares, what the services contractor sets out. That single page prevents most disputes at handover.
5. Tolerances, joints and inspection standard
State the joint widths being produced, the tolerance band for installed dimensions, and how completed work will be inspected against that band. Site-surveyed openings rarely match design drawings to the millimetre, so the submittal should show where adjustment joints sit rather than leaving cut-backs to be decided by whoever arrives first.
6. Packaging, sequence and delivery plan
Stone is fragile and heavy, and it is useless if it lands before the room is ready. The submittal should include the packing method, container or crate marking, the delivery location, and the release order by room or floor so that items are fabricated and shipped in installation sequence. We handle logistics and door-to-door delivery as part of our project services, together with custom and OEM production, on-site installation support and after-sales service.
7. Approvals log and revision control
Close the package with a one-page approvals log: item, drawing number, revision, reviewer comments, status and date. Fabrication should only start from an approved revision. When a dimension changes on site, it is re-issued as a new revision rather than absorbed verbally.
How we put the package together
SANTERSON has been making furniture and building materials in China since 2008 and supplies project packages that combine joinery, bathrooms, wall finishes and fit-out products from one source. Send us room schedules, survey dimensions and finish references, and we return dimensioned shop drawings, material and finish options and a fabrication sequence for your review before production starts — the same route described on our turnkey solutions pages.
If you are assembling a submittal package now, send the room schedule and the surfaces you want quoted. We will confirm which items are catalogue-standard, which need made-to-measure detailing, and what still needs a site survey before fabrication can be released.