Flooring & Cladding
Materials generally suitable for this are as listed below:
Marble, Slate, Granite, Terrazzo, Stone, Man Made Conglomerate Materials and Ceramic Tiles.
Many materials can be finished in a variety of ways
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CLADDING
Cladding in the form of thin slabs of modest dimensions has been used for centuries as a decorative facing to structural background of reinforced concrete, brickwork, blockwork, steel framed structures and timber linings.
Standard thickness' generally available are 20mm, 30mm & 40mm, however, other thickness' can be sawn for suitably sized projects to complement design features.
Granite and terrazzo will retain their face finish in an external environment, however, marble in this situation would require regular maintenance.
"Beauty in a Modern World", Merry Hill Centre, Brierley Hill
Material selection:
We offer advice and provide technical literature on preferred materials at design stage to assist in client's final choice.
Working Drawing
Our Drawings are developed theoretically or from Site dimensions in compliance with Architectural and structural engineer's designs with emphasis on:
Thickness of Stone Required to Meet British Standards
| External | Marble Granite |
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| 1 | Less than 3.7M above ground floor level and continually supported (inc. Fascia | 20mm | 20mm | 50mm |
| 2 | Fascias less than 3.7M above ground floor level | 30mm | 30mm | 50mm |
| 3 | Fascias more than 3.7 above ground floor level including soffits (horizontal or inclined) | 40mm | 40mm | 75mm |
| 4 | Sills, copings and supported reveals | 30mm | 30mm | 50mm |
| 5 | Stone faced pre cast units | 30mm | 30mm | 50mm |
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| 1 | Less than 3.7 above ground floor level and continually supported including fascias | 20mm | 20mm | 50mm |
| 2 | Less than 7.00M but more than 3.7M above ground floor on corbels including fascias | 30mm | 30mm | 50mm |
| 3 | More than 3.70M above ground including fascias and soffits | 30mm | 40mm | 75mm |
Below is an example of external cladding to a Mosque in Leicester.
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External cladding of 40mm and 50mm thick Balmoral Red Polished Granite fixed with stainless steel fixing components onto the structural concrete and brickwork.
To each side of the Main Entrance the cladding was profiled, polished and installed to a radius.
FLOORING
Flooring materials can be selected from the wide choice listed earlier.
Panel size, thickness and finish can be tailored to suit the majority of locations from the domestic bathroom to several thousand square metres in a shopping centre.
The bedding technique can be from traditional sand and cement mix to the latest hi-tech adhesive systems ensuring long life and low maintenance in any location.
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Armani Store, the Mailbox - Birmingham. Internal paving, skirting, main entrance stairs and balustrading was manufactured from Senap Limestone from Italy.
