Granite, Marble or Limestone?


Natural stone is one of the most pleasing and practical materials available.  Granite, Marble, Limestone and Slate all have their own individual strengths and style, and all come with nature's own reassurance of enduring quality.  In addition Landford Stone work with quartz based engineered stone and offer a comprehensive range of colours and finishes from the ranges of the leading manufactures of this material.

GRANITE

Granite ExampleA very hard stone formed by nature over hundreds of millions of years from the Earth's molten core.  It comes in a staggering range of colours, many with an attractive movement and some with almost holographic sparkle and intensity of colour.  Granite can be supplied in different finishes - high polish, matt or textured, depending on the application.  Its hard-wearing properties make it ideal for kitchen worktops, bathrooms, and flooring.

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MARBLE

Marble ExampleUndeniably one of nature's most beautiful stones, marble is a form of limestone that is capable of being polished.  It comes in a variety of colours - often pastel shades with a greater intensity of veining.  Marble is very suitable for bathrooms, fireplaces, flooring and wall cladding.  Being more porous than granite, if you are planning to use marble in your kitchen, you will need to take greater care.

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LIMESTONE

Perlato Sicilia smallA sedimentary rock composed mainly of Calcium Carbonate.  Limestone generally doesn't take a polish.  Limestone is widely used in bathrooms and for flooring and often comes with fossils embedded in it.

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SLATE

 We offer Italian Balck Slate on a special order basis.

QUARTZ COMPOSITES

Indus Red

Quartz composites are much harder than granite and, when formed with pigments and resins into slabs, produces a hard-wearing, non-porous material which is lighter than granite, while retaining the physical and mechanical characteristics of natural stone.  The surface is stain and chip resistant; most manufactures provide a warrenty against any defect in the material.  Engineered stone is suitable for kitchens, bathrooms and for commercial applications.  It also comes in a variety of different colours.

 

 

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