By Ian Taylor on Oct 28, 2010 in Uncategorized | 0 Comments
OK, so the keen-eyed amongst you will have noticed the big blue Twitter button (bit too big maybe?) on the right hand side of the blog. I thought it was about time I tried to keep-up, so now you can follow the Tile and Stone Blog on Twitter. http://twitter.com/TileStoneBlog While we are on the subject [...]
By Ian Taylor on Oct 19, 2010 in Limestone | 0 Comments
I am sure that you are all familiar with polished and honed finishes on stone. Just in case you are not; a polished stone has a high shine that is achieved though diamond or silica-carbide grinding at the factory. A honed finish is very flat, smooth to the touch with no visible scratches or saw marks but not reflective. Both of these finishes can be easily (if somewhat expensively) created or re-instated in sit-tu via a professional grinding company.