Monday, February 9, 2015

sandstone lives, o.k

Lancashire houses had nothing but sandstone floors, very often
throughout the ground floor and the roof and the yard and the outer skin
of the house itself.

It went out of fashion and then into fashion and became wildly expensive
in the 80's and early nineties.

I've flagged our kitchen floor together with the lobby, pantry and
cloakroom.

I believe it to be yorkshire stone which likely originated from
sidewalks around the Manchester area.

It ranges from 3inches to 6inches in thickness and each flag measures
from 2feet by 2 feet to 2feet by 3feet 6 inches.

We love it, but it's never had any treatment and the solid fuel rayburn
we had for 16 years added all sorts of grime to what was already there.

I note your comments on sealing. Advice like that is worth gold dust.

I'm still looking, however for an industry standard method of restoring
the stone to its natural state.

What a great site, though.

best regards

Peter Steggall

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