Amarestone Natural Stone Blog

French Limestone - not all the same! An update.

Posted by Steve Turner on Wed, Jul 24, 2013 @ 10:12 AM

French Limestone - choosing the right one:

I was approached a little while ago to source some French limestone flooring for a private customer who was renovating a kitchen in an old house. I asked which particular French stone they had in mind and the reply came back that, "French Limestone is French Limestone, isn't it? Isn't it all the same thing?"

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Topics: limestone flooring, French limestone, limestone tiles, montmoyen, beauval, beauvillon, belgian fossil, chanceaux, belgian black

Natural Stone - cleaning and maintenance made simple

Posted by Steve Turner on Fri, Jun 21, 2013 @ 11:26 AM

Cleaning and Maintenance of Marble and Limestone Floors and Worktops

How many times have you heard of someone who has been put off using natural stone in their bathroom or kitchen because they are worried about keeping it clean? Sadly, it's something we often hear but it's very easy to avoid problems.

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Topics: stain, limestone flooring, marble flooring, cleaning, Fila, external stone

French Limestone Flooring - two new stones to the UK

Posted by Steve Turner on Fri, Mar 29, 2013 @ 12:41 PM

With our extensive network of contacts in the quarries throughout France, we have become known as the people who can source many of the well-known French limestones. Now though, the less well known limestone quarries are approaching us and enabling us to offer an even wider range.

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Topics: limestone, limestone flooring, French limestone, limestone tiles, burgundy limestone, buying limestone, pierre de bourgogne, vallangis, roche de clermont

CPDs - "Choose Limestone", "Seal and Clean Stone", "Bathroom Tiling"

Posted by Steve Turner on Tue, Mar 19, 2013 @ 10:48 AM

On Thursday last week, we had industry experts from the Stone Federation of Great Britain, Fila UK and Marmox UK over to the new Design Studio to present three CPD seminars to RIBA Architects and SBID and BIID Designers.

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Topics: stain, limestone flooring, choosing marble, Marmox, tilebacker board, marble, stone, limestone tiles, buying limestone, cleaning, wine stain, Fila, which stone, Stone Federation of GB, CE Marking

Amarestone at Ecobuild 2013

Posted by Steve Turner on Fri, Feb 08, 2013 @ 01:23 PM

For the fourth year running, Amarestone will be exhibiting at Ecobuild as part of the Stone Federation of GB's "Stone Zone" pavillion. 

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Topics: limestone, limestone flooring, marble, French limestone, Italian marble, limestone tiles, Portuguese limestone, ecobuild

Will my limestone or marble flooring stain?

Posted by Steve Turner on Fri, Jan 11, 2013 @ 09:36 AM

Will my stone stain? - how to ensure it stays clean.

One of the most frequently asked questions that we get when we are on stand at the exhibitions is, “will my stone stain?” Most people are worried about spilling red wine and what that might do to their limestone flooring. This is something that gets tested on a fairly regular basis at our house!

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Topics: stain, limestone, limestone flooring, marble, stone, French limestone, marble flooring, cleaning, wine stain, floor, Fila, marble tiles, sealing