CONCRETE & STONEWORK
CHARACTERFUL PENNANT SANDSTONE
Outdoor space took on a whole new meaning recently , when we were all asked to work from home if we could . Landscapers leapt at the opportunity to provide many of us with a dramatic new look for that previously ignored space that suddenly we had so much time to study . Seating areas , patios , water features , firepits all started popping up , and it would appear even now , that the whole country is still just as keen - to keep up that momentum .
The characterful pennant sandstone , robust in its nature but diverse in its application from drystone walling , to building and paving stone , has been a very popular choice with both the client and the landscaper . Pennant Sandstone , available from Birch Hill Quarry in the Forest of Dean has a multitude of uses . Most recently the quarry has begun producing a coursed building stone , sawn top and bottom , cropped and then tumbled through a huge rolling drum to smooth the edges , making the building stone easy to lay and quick to form a uniform walling . In contrast the ‘ random cropped ’ walling produces a more natural , rugged finish , a wellliked product especially when mixed with a sawn coping to create that striking contrast , yet by using the same pennant sandstone complimenting .
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