London stone catchup - Few photos

[London Stone Paving]

A couple of pictures of a monster sized bespoke sawn sandstone circle. Cut on the CNC and hand finished

[London Stone Paving]

Moisture marks on your paving are always a sign that something isn't quite right with the bedding.

When spot bedding has been used you will often see 5 spot marks on the paving where the moisture has come through.

Had an email from someone who was i the process of having a granite patio laid. The stone started to show moisture lines and this was what the person discovered on closer inspection

[lutonlagerlout]

holy moly
looks like building sand as well
when people ask me why we are so expensive its jobs like this that answer that question
LLL

[London Stone Paving]

It's down to bad education.

It's going back a few years now but the first landscaping company I ever worked for laid paving on spots, and they were a very reputable company. As an apprentice I went out into the world thinking that spots were the correct method of laying paving. It was only when I started to work for myself and one of my employees laid paving on a full bed that I realized that the spot method was incorrect

[lutonlagerlout]

yes ,my first paving education was laying flags on neat grit sand with a sprinkle of cement on top

then brushing in dry sand/cement and going over it with the watering can!!

I came by the correct method by my own intuition, and after an argument with a groundworker found this site to verify that I was right!!


LLL

[London Stone Paving]

Some bespoke Yorkstone curved pieces for a job we have been working on. All cut on the CNC

[danstan]

Superb Steve... massive plus to be able to supply bespoke products

[lutonlagerlout]

some serious landscaping there steve
beautiful stuff!
LLL

[London Stone Paving]

Cheers guys, its an absolute beauty of a job.

[London Stone Paving]

Hello Brew Cabin

Were holding an open day at out bespoke stone factory and I would like to extend an invitation to anyone to come along.

These open days have been very popular in the past and we show you the whole process of how we turn a big scant of stone into a step tread, pool surround, coping stone or pier cap. Were going to put some food on and even throw in a pint at our local pub after for anyone who wants to stick around and socialize

There are only 15 spots available so if its of interest drop me a PM or email info@londonstone.co.uk



Cheers

Steve

[mickg]

fantastic work Steve

[DempseyLiverpool]

If carlsberg supplied natural stone .........

[London Stone Paving]

Thanks Mick & Ash, its been a great project to be involved with.

Mick, I'm off to India tonight and will be headed to the Umed Bhawan Palace for the best part of a week. I believe you know it well?

We made the decision to leave the ETI earlier in the year so we could focus our efforts on different projects. The purpose of this trip to India is to kick start our involvement in a new project to create Child Labour Free Zones in villages and hamlets around Budhpura which is the area near Kota where the majority of sandstone setts are produced. Its a very small project but the fact it is so small gives us the opportunity to take a real hands on approach. It will involve us meeting local people, community leaders, NGOs and the cobble traders themselves to push home the message that as a collective we must say no to child labour. Will be taking lots of pictures while I am over there, so will get them up on the BC on my return

Cheers
Steve

[lutonlagerlout]

steve have a great trip (well as good as business trips can be)

personally I think its a hard call trying to eliminate child labour in such an impoverished country completely

given the choice of eating or school,most choose food

the reality of globalisation is that nobody is going to pay an extra fiver a metre for kids not to work in the 3rd world

sad but true

LLL

[mickg]

have a good trip Steve and good luck with your new project, the Umed Bhawan Palace hotel is a great place to stay with good food