Stone

Stone

A piece of rock that is quarried then worked into a specific size or shape to serve a function as a useful building or paving material.

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Pitched stone

Building materials; Stone

Stone having arris or a clearly defined outer edge but a face roughly cut with a pitching chisel used along the line which becomes the arris.

Dimension stone

Building materials; Stone

Stone pre-cut and shaped to dimensions of specified sizes.

Sand sawn finish

Building materials; Stone

Stone surface left as it comes from a gang saw; moderately smooth, granular surface varying with the texture and grade of stone.

Stacked bond

Building materials; Stone

Stone that is cut to one dimension and installed with unbroken vertical and horizontal joints running the entire length and height of a veneered area.

Trim

Building materials; Stone

Stone used as decorative items only, such as sills, coping, enframements, etc., with the facing of another material.

Quoins

Building materials; Stone

Stones at the external corner or edge of a wall emphasised by size, projection, rustication, or by a different finish.

Liners

Building materials; Stone

Structurally sound sections of marble that are cemented to the back of marble veneer slabs to give greater strength, additional bearing surface, or to increase joint depth.