favourite stone

[diamondtiling]

Only laid 4 fossil stone floors and they looked great, its not up there so I will have to say Marble would be my choice.

Good thread Doug.

[Terry Cottar]

I love all Natural Stone thats why I spend my life restoring and renovating it

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[Polishtradesman]

I love granite.

[whitebeam]

i voted marble but i love all stone. its variations, colours, textures etc

anything thats taken 3 billion years to form and evolve is fascinating to me and it makes your job that bit more interesting.

Totaly agree, they all have their own personalitys

[doug boardley]

i voted marble but i love all stone. its variations, colours, textures etc

anything thats taken 3 billion years to form and evolve is fascinating to me and it makes your job that bit more interesting.

I'm sure Timeless John is feeling chuffed that you think so highly of him

[TF Ed]

very good doug ....

timeless john was created on the 7th day, when god was supposedly resting..

[whitebeam]

Nice one Doug

[timeless john]

very good doug ....

timeless john was created on the 7th day, when god was supposedly resting..

Nah! I was just starting my apprenticeship then.

[Phil Hobson]

Sandstone, tightly cemented quartzite that retains all the bedding features of the origional depositional environment. Usually aeolian or semi arid river bed. All polised up its lovely!

I visited a local stone importer, a few months ago. The owner (who has a degree in Geology) took me to one side and showed me some sandstone planks they were preping for a wetroom. They had cut the planks from a single piece, I could see a ancient river bed in a grey/blue colour. He pointed out what looked like a fosil tail or backbone of some exstinct creature. He thought it dated to around 70 million years ago. How cool is that. Or am I sad

[penkhull]

I saw a basalt floor recently that looked a peach

[Dave]

Basalt is a nice hard limestone ...looks lovely down..

[penkhull]

It was in a cottage in the country and fitted perfectly.

[timeless john]

Have I mentioned a job I'am on at Hadrians Wall!
Well as its a heritage building and they are not allowed to have any extra windows - outside the bathroom they have a wall of 'stone' - 1 piece of 20mm thick granite in a beige/brown colour range about 2x3mts in size. What you can see in the markings on the polished surface is an effect of 'rolling hills' chosen for that very purpose.

[timeless john]

Almost forgot about the picture!
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I'am advised that it is Brazilian Granite.
And it was bought to represent the rolling hills behind the building - see thread on Hadrians Wall illuminations.

[Dave]

Looks cross cut john to show the layer formations..

Nice piece.

[whitebeam]

All cut from the same slab, expensive.

If you look to the lower right looks like a bum sticking out

[timeless john]

All cut from the same slab, expensive.

If you look to the lower right looks like a bum sticking out

I noticed that only in the photo! Must be somewhere to park his bike!

If it hasn't got a tatoo on we know whoes it isn't!

[Ken Bruty]

I love ALL stone, so having to choose one is difficult, but for versatility and with my business head on, it has to be the travertine for it's ease of working and how it can be put anywhere with guaranteed good results

[nighthawks]

Sandstone is my favorite stone just because of its multiple usage.

[Wow Tiling]

love all stone , would fix it all the time if i could and for me it has to be slate random sizes and thickness a great way to spend a day at work

[albyshellshear]

Almost forgot about the picture!
DSC01539.jpg

I'am advised that it is Brazilian Granite.
And it was bought to represent the rolling hills behind the building - see thread on Hadrians Wall illuminations.

very provocative and mesmerizing at the same time "I love it"

[DJS]

I voted limestone, because that's the nicest stone tile I seen so far.

I'm sure that opinion will change as I progress. That picture from Timeless John is a beaut!! How many ££,£££'s?

[Vinko Rajic]

I found my favorite, watch my video on it

[Phil Hobson]

Very nice

[enduro]

I like all Natural stone....but it needs to be dirty, then i love it even more!!!

[chrisroe]

Keith


Sorry

somebody was going to say it

[dalethomas1]

I think that these are some popular stones.I also like these stone.

[simon1]

A good quality Limestone or Trav for me....................but then theres Slate..............or...............