Building Stone

our traditional building stone will enhance your stonework with its durability, and craftsmanship, along with its ease of use.  It will provide depth and character to any project whether a contemporary new build, or a traditional vernacular new build.

Our local building stone is renowned for its rich palette of greys, buffs, and browns, offering a naturally mottled aesthetic that will add an enduring richness, and authenticity, adding value that will ensure the build is highly valued.

Pricing

Historically, because of our building stone's excellent building qualities and attractiveness, it has been widely used in Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire.  

With the building stone being so durable, it can be used below damp course, or used in exposed locations.   The stone can also be used internally.  Often it is the 7 inch stone that is used that has lower bed heights.

Today, the allure of our building stone lies in its ability to bestow beauty, durability, and value, to new new builds, and matching extensions.

Our durable building stone is cropped, and hand dressed by our skilled masons, and so is ready to use.  The stone comes out of the ground with varying bed heights enabling the quarry to provide cut, and dressed building stone with a range of heights.   

The 6 inch on bed (width) building stone has a range of heights from 3 inches to 6 inches or so.  There are quoins and jumpers included within the stone.  The look is more formal.

The 7 inch on bed (width) rustic building stone has a smaller bed height of 2 - 4 inches range.  This is ideal for a tighter, more rustic finish for cottages, barns, country walls, and modern houses with drystone effect.  The stone tends to be longer, and with greater variation of colour.  This is ideal for cottage look, drystone effect, or an old barn or shed.  It is also ideal for internal use.

Below are the 6 inch samples