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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:29 pm
by chilks
Hi guys, I'm getting my patio done which is 32m2. I'm after slabs which are fairly uniform in colour ( light cream). I've been looking at stonemarket haus dune smooth which is a reconstituted stone. Is there a natural stone option available, any advice would be very helpful
Thanks
Mark
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:20 am
by cookiewales
Steve at London stone paving has some very good light paving:D 
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 11:30 am
by GB_Groundworks
We laid some few years ago, nightmare with staining and algae as it was a soft stone.
Unless you live by the med and don't have pets, kids, males around. BBQ stains etc
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:22 pm
by chilks
What slabs did you lay groundworks? I'm probably going to go for beige sandstone and then seal them hopefully won't be to bad. I've got artificial grass so it doesn't get muddy
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:22 pm
by KLS
Your looking at fossil mint if you want a sand stone, but as Giles says they are quite soft and absorb basically anything that touches them!
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:35 pm
by chilks
Hi, Is fossil mint a lighter colour than beige sandstone from London stone? Does it still stain if you seal them.
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:14 pm
by London Stone Paving
Fossil mint is a sandstone with lots of colour variation, its also a riven sandstone. I get the impression that chilks is looking for a sawn paving with a consistent colour.
The beige sandstone needs sealing and is the lightest one we do
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:45 pm
by chilks
Hi London. I contacted you today and spoke to one of your girls. I'm waiting for a price she said it should be tomorrow or Monday. Glad I caught you on here. I'm looking at the 560 x 280 size slabs in beige. What size joint would you recommend. Can you buy spacers to keep the joints the same as in tiling. Once the beige slabs are sealed are they fairly good to maintain and keep clean. What is the extra to get them pre sealed roughly on 35m2. What colour joint do you recommend
Thanks in advance
Mark
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:59 pm
by London Stone Paving
The 560x280 is not a stock size in the beige. The closest rectangle we do in the beige is 600x400. Are you fixed on the 560x280 size?
Joints should be minimum 6-8mm. You can use spacers if you want to but most people don't bother. A white or light grey coloured grout suits this stone best in my opinion
Even when you seal the beige it still requires maintenance, but sealing makes the maintenance easier.
It's a light coloured stone so its going to pick up some marks but its best to let it weather a bit.
Steve
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:05 pm
by chilks
No. The girl told me these sizes. I thought 600 x 400 was the size going by your website.
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:09 pm
by London Stone Paving
600x400 is the size, maybe she made a mistake. We had a new girl start this week, so I can only assume she got her wires crossed
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:13 pm
by chilks
That's fine no problem. Can you give me a quote online now or do I have to wait for one of your sales team to get back to me.
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:18 pm
by chilks
What would you call regular maintenance on beige sandstone. So by letting it weather a bit does this mean not sealing it straight away
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 11:42 pm
by London Stone Paving
Give me a call tomorrow and I will go through it with you
Steve
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:30 am
by GB_Groundworks
We used fossil mint ill find the photos, but never again got a pallet in the yard that's pretty much gone green just sat there in the pallet