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The stone is a hard-wearing and weather-resistant.
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Paving is unsawn and so comes in random sizes, most of which range from 1 to 4 sq ft in surface area. Thickness ranges from 1½ to 2 ½". The colour is a rich grey fawn colour.
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Stones range from the size of a small football to half tonne boulders the size of a single bed, so it's essential to decide on how big your rockery is to be to keep things in proportion! Come and pick out your stone directly from our quarry.
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DRYSTONE WALLING
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Stalbridge building stone comes cut and
hand dressed to 6 inches on bed (or can be altered to suit your
needs), in heights varying from 2 to 7" (normally around 5"),
and in length varying from 5 to 15". At 6" on bed there
are approximately 3.75 sq ms of faced stone to the tonne.
Stalbridge paving's natural soft colours
and lines can enhance any surroundings whilst at the same time fulfilling
useful functions: making paths; as coping stones on walls;
for stepping stones; low maintenance paved areas and filling in
areas in place of vegetation or blank earth.
The rockery stone is a rich fawn grey colour.
A versatile element in any landscaping project,
rockeries can be used for water features, to break up large areas,
as natural barriers (for instance separating driveways from lawn
areas) and holding banks of earth in place - not to mention as rockeries
themselves!
Traditionally the thinner (less than an
1½" in width) high quality stone was used for
roofing. Today there is still some demand for roofing stone, mainly
to renovate conservation value buildings which either have, or used
to have, stone roofs. 
The stone is hand dressed. Its rich fawn
grey colour and the bold crafted look of the roofing stone gives
an unbeatable finish to a house, barn or folly. 
The drystone walling stone comes in flat,
random sizes - most of the stone has a diameter of less than 12"
and a height around 3" - and is neither cut nor dressed. This
makes it ideal for the building of either free-standing or retaining
walls, or follies, in places where natural harmony is important,
in gardens, or environmentally sensitive surroundings.