To decide whether bluestone or concrete is better around your pool, there’s a few things you need to consider… 1. HEAT TOLERANCE – Which one is cooler underfoot in Summer? Extensive tests have been carried out over time in the hot and humid conditions of FNQ to get the definitive answer to this question. With […]
Due to its lightly sawn surface, bluestone from Bluestone Warehouse is not slippery when wet… Unlike other tiling materials such as slate or concrete, bluestone has a very high non-slip rating. This is one of the reasons why bluestone was chosen for paving the Melbourne CBD. You can be confident to lay bluestone tiles and pavers […]
THE PROS & CONS OF USING BLUESTONE PAVERS IN MELBOURNE BLUESTONE PAVERS ARE NON SLIP, YET HAVE A SMOOTH SURFACE. THEY HAVE A SLIP RATING OF R10 BLUESTONE PAVERS ARE VERY DENSE, ENSURING A HIGH RESISTANCE TO PERMANENT STAINING. BLUESTONE PAVERS HAVE ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF COLOUR SHADING, MAKING A VAST AREA OF PAVING VERY […]
What is the cost or price of bluestone pavers and tiles here in Australia? Generally speaking here in Australia there are 2 grades of bluestone: HARKAWAY BLUESTONE MORE INFORMATION – A premier bluestone where the natural bluestone boulders are selected to meet Australia’s acknowledged industry standards for FIRST quality bluestone in cut, density, porosity […]
Drop face bluestone pool coping and matching pavers installation Master Stonemason Steve Taylor (0418557936) selected Drop face bluestone pool copingto merge the grey hues of the render on the house with the light grey of the bluestone pavers. Of course Steve selected our HARKAWAY BLUESTONE for this premier installation…Where only THE BEST will do. With […]
These solid Bluestone Blocks create a great entrance to the pool area. We had to special order the large step treads but they work in with the travertine french pattern pool paving. The paving itself was offset with more Bluestone, with the use of bluestone pool coping tiles . To continue on with the natural […]
This pool renovation was a bit of a challenge, we had to make curved bluestone pool coping with a natural split edge on the coping tiles. Thank god we have 2 professional stonemason working in our showroom who could achieve this edge finish. For a contrast, our client used a granite paver for tiling the […]
