Monthly Archives: September 2010

The winter is now approaching which means that the weather is going to get cold and wet.  However landscapers are a tough breed and you can bet your last pound that they will be working all the way through the winter laying different types of natural stone paving.  One job which can become very difficult [...]

Natural stone is tumbled to artificially age stone.  The result is that the sharp edges of the stone are rounded and smoothed off.  Any riven is also smoothed off.   Another consequence of tumbling is that the surafce of the natural stone actually becomes less porous which helps to make it more resistant to staining and [...]

Thats right, London Stone are now cutting natural stone paving by water.  It is similar to lazer cutting but the lazer is replaced by  a high pressured jet of water.  Its especially good for bespoke stone projects because of the flexibility it offers.  Circles for examples can now be cut easily and quickly from sawn [...]

The installation of natural stone paving whatever anybody says is highly specialised.  Take Indian Sandstone for example.  The surface is naturally riven, the thickness can vary from 25-40mm and there can be up to 5mm tolerance on the dimensions.  Correct installation is a real skill and it is very easy to spot a poor installation.  [...]

London is a City steeped in architectual history.  The concentration of period homes with 3,4,5 and even 6 stories is very high, especially in the inner city areas.  The majority of these period houses have been built with a large set of feature steps leading up to the front door.  These steps form a grandiose, [...]