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Traditional stone

Stone work

Most would agree natural stone is is far superior aesthetically but can it can be much more difficult to repair properly. The stone may have been quarried from some local and long since forgotten source and it could be difficult to locate replacement stone. However, there are many solutions and a good stone mason will be able to help you. Sand blasting gives the wall a face lift and works well on many types of masonry. All this work is specialist and as stone masons train for years to become skilled tradesmen it's unlikely an amateur will be able to create the desired result.

Reconstituted Stone

Reconstituted Stone

This is when crushed natural stone is bonded together with artifial colours and materials to create easy to work with rutic looking blocks. They are NOT structural load bearing and are used as an external cladding similar to the way facing brick is used. They are arguably no match for the looks of natural stone but as explained above natuiral stone is hard to locate and expensive to purchase and build. Step forward reconstituted stone which is relatively inexpensive,easy to work with and has many different styles available and unlike natural stone is easy to locate and order.

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