Blue Lias Floor

A fine grained form of limestone dating to the late triassic period white lias stone occurs mainly in somerset.

Blue lias floor. Buying reclaimed blue lias flagstones. They are durable and well suited to be used internally and externally. Renovating a grout stained limestone floor in wellingborough march 11. This post comes from the kitchen of a house in the village of odcombe which is a few miles west of yeovil where the blue lias flagstone floor which dated back to 1780 was far from looking its best.

July 4 2017 1 comment. Blue lias finishing the floor with a colour matched lime morter and chemical clean this brought the floor back to life ready for another 200 years. We also sell crazy paving blue lias at 30 per m 2 please contact us with your requirements and we will be happy to help and advise you. This variety of lias is usually found in the somerset and dorset areas typically the lyme regis glastonbury and the polden hills.

The biggest flagstone here measured 900x900x130 these were supplied oversized and cut and dressed in situ allowing us to shape the slabs to match the adjoining floor. At hadspen quarry we supply blue lias floor tiles flagstones and cobbles that can be used to build traditionally designed floors and pathways. As trade suppliers of biggs contractors horgan developments ltd cg fry son bradfords and luke grafton stonemason ltd you can. Restoring blue lias limestone kitchen flagstones in somerset.

Blue lias is coloured by the iron content of the rock with layers of limestones and shale. We supply all types of quality natural stone natural stone flooring dry stone walling blue lias stone flooring architectural masonry quoins and more supplying blue and white l. With the exception of ingrained dirt the flagstones were in good physical condition considering their age but the some of the grouting had come loose and would need replacing as part of the. Prices start at 90 per m 2 for external patio quality and up to 180 per m 2 for the very best cathedral quality internal flagstones.

The blue lias is a geological formation in southern eastern and western england and parts of south wales part of the lias group the blue lias consists of a sequence of limestone and shale layers laid down in latest triassic and early jurassic times between 195 and 200 million years ago. Blue lias flagstone floor kitchen odcombe restoration tile cleaning activities work history yeovil ad 1 this post comes from the kitchen of a house in the village of odcombe which is a few miles west. The blue lias is famous for its fossils especially ammonites. Its age corresponds to the rhaetian to.