Walling Finishes

The inherent flexibility of Natural Stone means there are a wide variety of textures and finishes available, of which four of the most beautiful and practical have been designed into the Stancliffe Architectural Masonry Range.

Pitched Face

Historically a way of flattening stone for use in a wide range of buildings, the pitched face has now become the most common finish for use in housing and commercial developments throughout the northern half of the British Isles. Originally produced by hand, it is now made using the latest technology at both our Locharbriggs and Grangemill facilities.

Split Face

Where a less pronounced, flatter texture than pitched face is required, then split face walling may provide the answer. This is where the stone is processed through a cropping machine to leave a raw face. Because of the intrinsic nature of the sedimentary rocks, it is common for the stone to crop with either a convex or a concave face and this can result in some variation of the bed width. These textures may require additional site working before walling.

Cottage

Local planning requirements and the increasing difficulty in finding reliable sources of reclaimed material for sensitive locations can make sourcing natural stone a problem. Cottage walling from Stancliffe can provide the ideal solution. Cropped faced stone is further processed by tumbling to create a stone which has eroded arisses, but still has sawn beds to allow easy construction.

Rubbed Face Walling

Our Rubbed Face Walling is, as are the rest of our standard components, based on a 10 mm joint rather than the 5 mm which is usual for bespoke ashlar.

These blocks are finished to give the overall appearance of the bespoke solution, but at the price and availability of standard components.

Walling Finish & Size Options

All finishes available in 65mm, 140 mm and 215 mm course heights. All the standard formats have both beds sawn. The dimensional tolerances are ±5mm on course height. Other dimension tolerances are  as described in BSEN 771-6:2005. The stones come on timber pallets and are shrink-wrapped.