French Limestone
Finding the right natural stone for projects where the same material is used throughout indoor and outdoor spaces can be a challenge. As well as meeting all the usual aesthetic criteria such as colour, pattern, texture etc., the stone also needs to perform well for frost resistance, durability and slip resistance.
Last week, Steve and Denise visited the Ampilly quarry in Burgundy, France, to research options for an upcoming project. We were looking for a French limestone flooring that could be supplied in a variety of sizes, thicknesses and surface finishes and could also be cut for steps and wall copings. We had used Ampilly for the terrace at Amarestone HQ (pictured below) so it is a stone that we already knew quite well but this was the first time we had made it out to the quarry.
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Topics:
limestone flooring,
French limestone,
burgundy limestone,
facade,
beauval,
surface finishes,
pierre de bourgogne,
choosing natural stone,
CE Marking,
chamesson,
natural stone,
quarry,
patio,
external stone,
internal stone
Fire Damage in Historic Buildings.
Fire in historic houses has hit the headlines a number of times already this year. The most recent being a devastating fire at the National Trust's Clandon Park just this week. We are members of the National Trust and have visited Clandon many times so we are very sorry to hear the news.
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Topics:
our service,
French limestone,
tuffeau,
listed building,
rare marble,
natural stone,
repair stone,
exotic marble,
nero marquina,
historic house,
restoration,
carrara,
external stone,
tuffa,
repair limestone,
specialist stone repairs,
Caen stone
On Wednesday we were at the Surface Design Show 2015 where our MD, Steve Turner, represented the Stone Federation as chairman of the SBID panel discussion on Colour, Trends and Texture in Surface Design.
Thank you to everyone who came along to support the event, we had a great day and hope that you enjoyed it too. For those of you who couldn't be there, here are some of the highlights.
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Topics:
events,
surface finishes,
Stone Federation of GB,
design,
architect,
Stone Federation,
natural stone,
designer,
surface design show,
external stone,
outdoor,
SBID
We are proud to announce that Steve Turner, Amarestone MD, has been invited to represent the Stone Federation of Great Britain at the Surface Design Show tomorrow.
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Topics:
events,
surface finishes,
which stone,
Stone Federation of GB,
design,
architect,
natural stone,
designer,
surface design show
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