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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2015, 08:14:52 pm »
Quote from: chris scott on May 06, 2015, 06:38:31 pm
It's sawn Indian  sandstone…
The "common"  Indian sandstone is hacked out of larger pieces by children working in the quarries.
Thank you sensei  ;D
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Kev Martin

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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2015, 08:24:38 pm »
Quote from: chris scott on May 06, 2015, 06:38:31 pm
It's sawn Indian  sandstone…
The "common"  Indian sandstone is hacked out of larger pieces by children working in the quarries.

Chris

That's amazing you identified the stone and where it's from just from a photo!  You really are a Sensei

Kev
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2015, 09:18:11 pm »
Quote from: Kevin Martin on May 06, 2015, 08:24:38 pm
Quote from: chris scott on May 06, 2015, 06:38:31 pm
It's sawn Indian  sandstone…
The "common"  Indian sandstone is hacked out of larger pieces by children working in the quarries.

Chris
 
That's amazing you identified the stone and where it's from just from a photo!  You really are a Sensei

Kev
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #23 on: May 06, 2015, 09:51:41 pm »
If its West Yorkshire it is possibly a type of sandstone.
This company quarry a lot in yorkshire, lancashire and cumbria
http://www.cumbrianstone.co.uk/stone-types
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #24 on: May 06, 2015, 10:17:03 pm »
I bet the ones from Yorkshire are really thick  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #25 on: May 06, 2015, 10:26:28 pm »
Quote from: Andrew Briscoe on May 06, 2015, 09:51:41 pm
If its West Yorkshire it is possibly a type of sandstone.
This company quarry a lot in yorkshire, lancashire and cumbria
http://www.cumbrianstone.co.uk/stone-types
It does look like the Lambhill picture on that site.
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #26 on: May 06, 2015, 11:50:11 pm »
Quote from: Kevin Martin on May 06, 2015, 08:26:14 am
Quote from: samson on May 05, 2015, 09:34:58 pm
If this doesn't work I am taking simon advice, and calling it Sammy sandstone !

Samson

If you don't care what it is why ask?  It now definately looks like sandstone but the piece on the left with a crack in it looks like limestone!  Your blown up picture has identified a lot of grout haze and excess grout in the pits and fissures especially towards the front leading edge. I would take care to point it out to the customer beforehand as when you clean it they will see it as clear as dat because of the colour of the grout.  I personally would clean it with a Mono Rotary coupled with a Medium Brush and an acidic cleaner subject to a test area first.

Kev

Kev I thought you aren't supposed to use acid on sandstone?

Danny
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #27 on: May 07, 2015, 08:43:29 pm »
Customer said this is Indian sand stone .... It had lots of fossilised fern in it...
Oh yeah and the worst black spot I've ever come across...









Not perfect, but customer over the moon with it, personally I'd have liked better
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #28 on: May 07, 2015, 09:39:37 pm »
I would be happy with that too !!

Such a nice house and they let the paving get in that state around the pool.

Make sure they have follow up cleans Darran
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #29 on: May 07, 2015, 09:42:21 pm »
And you kept the pool clean too  ;D
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #30 on: May 07, 2015, 09:52:06 pm »
After some one has re grouted it, I'm going back to seal it  ;D

Darran
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #31 on: May 08, 2015, 07:49:17 am »
Quote from: Smudger on May 07, 2015, 09:52:06 pm
After some one has re grouted it, I'm going back to seal it  ;D

Darran

why dont you point that yourself? You can make some good money on it.

I have just started using geofix all weather, Indian stone pointing in the rain is great fun!

Simon
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #32 on: May 08, 2015, 09:27:29 am »
I just don't want to do that kind of work, father in law does smaller ones for me, but won't travel out as far as this job.

I mentioned geo fix to him once, I was told to avoid it like the plague

Darran
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #33 on: May 08, 2015, 10:10:42 am »
The grout lines need to be cleaned first before re grouting!  Then it needs to be sealed, then grouted and then sealed again
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #34 on: May 08, 2015, 10:16:19 am »
Quote from: Kevin Martin on May 08, 2015, 10:10:42 am
The grout lines need to be cleaned first before re grouting!  Then it needs to be sealed, then grouted and then sealed again
Do you do a course on this type of work Kevin ?
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #35 on: May 08, 2015, 10:35:55 am »
Quote from: samson on May 08, 2015, 10:16:19 am
Quote from: Kevin Martin on May 08, 2015, 10:10:42 am
The grout lines need to be cleaned first before re grouting!  Then it needs to be sealed, then grouted and then sealed again
Do you do a course on this type of work Kevin ?

We cover this on our Hardfloor courses
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #36 on: May 08, 2015, 10:40:59 am »
If anyone has a floor like this coming up!  I am happy to come up and give a demonstration of a Mono Rotary Machine  fitted with a correct brush cleaning this type of floor versus a PW to demonstrate how much more efficient it is.  I would particularly like to do one round a pool to show people that with our method virtually no cleaning solution will go in the pool and how to do it without masking off.  If it is not too far from Birmingham I will even do it free of charge and the person who gets the job can have all the money

Kevin
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #37 on: May 08, 2015, 05:46:23 pm »
Kev - got a job coming up where the front step is marble any particular product needed to clean it and shine it up?

Haven't got any pic's but will get some if this helps

Darran
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #38 on: May 08, 2015, 05:58:49 pm »
Quote from: Smudger on May 08, 2015, 05:46:23 pm
Kev - got a job coming up where the front step is marble any particular product needed to clean it and shine it up?

Haven't got any pic's but will get some if this helps

Darran

Darran

Send me a few pics so I can see what is involved please!  Please be patient though because I am in Germany next week at the Stone Tec show in Nuremberg and will only be dealing with E Mails at night in Hotel

Kev
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Re: What is this stone called ?
« Reply #39 on: May 08, 2015, 06:03:50 pm »
No probs - going to look at the job Monday - so I'll send pics then

Many thx
Darran
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