Flags and slabs - 'marshalls' Â -sandstone slabs -

[mrsc]

Bought 2 x clearance multi packs of sandstone from Travis Perkins. They were labelled as Marshalls but a member of staff said something about the slabs having come from 'the same quarry that Marshalls uses'.

Several slabs arrived broken at the corners. I carried one of the broken ones to the back of the garden (they are not very heavy), held it upright and plopped it down onto the earth to get it out of the way. It then broke into 3 pieces. Some bits flaked off. The flaked bits had more the texture of pumice than stone.

I'm now wondering whether these slabs are Marshalls, or simply rejects from the quarry

Any advice?

[Pablo]

I'm guessing it's tinted mint you've bought in which case it'll be crap regardless of the supplier and if you bought them on clearance then you'll be lucky to get replacements but it's worth a try. If it is mint then I wouldn't use it it's just to soft and porous.

[lutonlagerlout]

surely your first port of call here is travis perkins?
I dont know what the deal was but most manager's specials or clearance deals are "sold as seen"
good luck
LLL

[London Stone Paving]

If the slabs were sold by TP then it is more than likely that they will have been supplied by Marshalls.

Did you not ask as to the reason they were sold as a clearance item? Generally if things are sold as clearance items its not reasonable to expect them to be in pristine condition.

[mrsc]

Thanks for your replies. I was hesitant to buy from the Internet, and did not have the budget for expensive landscaping in the back garden. I thought that Marshalls special offer slabs would be an assurance of basic quality.

TP said that they were reduced because the pallets had been sittling around the yard for awhile. The original price was said to be £450 for 12 sq m, so not that cheap.

They have now said that they will replace any cracked or broken slabs

[London Stone Paving]

Sounds like its worked out ok.