We have seven standard
composite stone finishes available for all of the standard and bespoke products,
we also offer a colour matching service which is invaluable when you would like
to match up to existing masonry, if the colour matching is required we will need
a small sample sending to us, this service is free of charge but is subject to a
minimum order. We
also offer a shot blast service (stone etching), our standard product unless a
reproduction will be a smooth finish, we can etch the surface of the stone to
give a textured pitted surface, this is a favourite with customers who need to
match in existing aged stone or are using reclaimed materials and want a
product that isn't new looking, the other benefit being the stone tends to age
much more quickly when etched.
Artificial ageing
can be achieved in-situ with the use of coffee (chicory is best) and or
charcoal, in both treatments suspend either coffee or charcoal in water and
paint on to the surface, it may take several applications to get the desired
effect, the benefit of using coffee is a more rapid natural ageing after
application due to the organic nature of coffee, please try a sample patch first
on a blind spot to make sure you will be happy with the results, there are other
techneques such as acrylics but this is best done by proffesionals.
If you need
any further advice please contact us on
Tel: 01829 770 632 or fax 01829 770 642
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Bathstone finish (composite stone)
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French limestone finish (composite stone)
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Gritstone finish (composite stone)
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Moorland stone finish (composite stone)
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Portland stone finish (composite stone)
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Red sandstone finish (composite stone)
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Yorkstone finish (composite stone, this is based on a aged yorkstone, if in doubt please ask for samples)
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A Bathstone sample, half etched (left) and half smooth (right)
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Close up of an etched/smooth Portland stone (compsoite)
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Close up of an etched Bathstone finish
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Standard ball finial in Bathstone finish
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Ball finial in Bathstone with a coffee treatment to give an antiqued finish with the benefit of rapid ageing due to the organic nature of coffee.
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Ball finial in Bathstone with a charcoal treatment to give an antiqued finish nature of coffee.
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