The Brew Cabin

Can any-one recommend a good supplier of indian stone. Tony you mentioned Stone essentials, of rossendale. I phoned them and they suggested Bridge Street stone of Colne.

They can supply stone for £16.50/m2 (+vat), which to me is quite reasonable, but my question to you and the board is..................
Is there anything better or is that a good price, for hopefully a good product

Thanks in advance


Chris

There's Stonescape at Wiggin - 01942 866666 - ask for Julian and tell him I referred you. They have a very good selection and a nice display area where the paving has been laid out in panels so you can see it 'in the flesh'.

Their yard is at the back of the Cemetery in Ince, on the Warrington side of Wigan and worth a visit if you're really keen on the Indian stone.


There's also Hardscape in Bolton, but I'm not sure how keen they are on "diy'ers" visiting their yard. Still, you can call Matthew Haslam on 01204 590666

Let me know how you get on, as I'd be keen to hear your thoughts on what these suppliers have to offer, and how helpful they are when it's a non-trade enquiry.

Hi

We recently (april 03) bought our riven indian sansdtone from Beeston Reclamation, in Beeston, Cheshire. A bargain at 18GBP per sqyd (ask for trade price!).

I've lost their number but they will be in the book and it was a pleasure to deal with them.

good luck

Steve

Tony,

you quoated me 2 suppliers, Stonescape and Hardscape.
Stonescape have offered £15+vat (£40 delivery), Hardscape were either expensive, or useless I can't remember which.

Needless to say I'm going with the stonesape and have no started digging out the foundations.....oh what fun.

Thanks for all your advice so far it has been much appreciated.


Cheers

Let me know how you get on, Chrissy. Take photos as the work proceeds and make notes of what you find to be easier or harder than anticipated - sharing your experiences will help others following the same path. :)

Digging out the effing foundations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All be it I've only been at it for about 7 hours, and completed well over half of it, by body is aching.
I thought playing golf was hard work.

Golf!! Pah! A good walk, ruined! ;)

The foundations have now been dug and most of it skipped and carried off, the rest will be done at the end.

The stone arrived from "Stonescape" and has worked out at just under £19 (which includes vat & del).

I'm very happy with the service. Although they said it would arrive at 10am saturday morning. It actually arrived at 9am and my paracetamol hadn't kicked in by then.

The colour chosen was "raj Green" under the advice of julian, as it is a more consistent colour then other sones.

The depth of the stone varies from about 25mm to 50mm. I have sorted the stone into 2 piles. Smooth and rough.

The smooth are going in the centre of the patio to try and reduce the risk of patio furniture rocking, the rough stuff is going where it will do the least damage (for want of a batter word).

I will keep you posted how it is going but it maybe some time. I'm laying at about 6m2 per day.

Give me a golf course any day !!!!!!

If I had a golf course cluttering up me garden, you'd be welcome to it! ;)

The Raj Green usually works out quite well, but I'd be wary about separating the rougher flags from the smoother ones - you could end up with a patio that looks as though it's been constructed in two stages from different materials.