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Blue Limestone Paving slabs

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  • 05-02-2011 10:06am
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    christo82
    Registered Users Posts: 737 ✭✭✭


    Hi I am looking for some smooth finish blue limestone paving slabs. What I need them for is actually to carve lettering on them. Does anyone know a place that sells them in North Dublin?

    Thx,
    Chris


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    PSKdesign
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭PSKdesign


    thy this link:
    http://www.bricks.ie/Blue-Bricks.html
    hope it helps


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    Sonnenblumen
    Registered Users Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    christo82 wrote: »
    Hi I am looking for some smooth finish blue limestone paving slabs. What I need them for is actually to carve lettering on them. Does anyone know a place that sells them in North Dublin?

    Thx,
    Chris

    Sounds like you are looking for someone who makes amongst other things Headstones? Stone suppliers will generally supply only, however some will take on special requests such as yours, but this will invariably be sent to out to a Third Party. This will involve additional costs. You'd be better to contact the source directly, ie, Headstone supplier, Sculptor, or a specialist who can provide Sandblasting etching services.


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    christo82
    Registered Users Posts: 737 ✭✭✭christo82


    Sonnenblumen wrote: »
    Sounds like you are looking for someone who makes amongst other things Headstones? Stone suppliers will generally supply only, however some will take on special requests such as yours, but this will invariably be sent to out to a Third Party. This will involve additional costs. You'd be better to contact the source directly, ie, Headstone supplier, Sculptor, or a specialist who can provide Sandblasting etching services.

    Well, I actually learnt how to carve v-cut lettering in college, and I'd like to get back into it, so I just need some slabs of limestone around 1 - 1.5 feet squared to carve into. I can't seem to find a supplier selling the kind of stone I'm looking for, but I'll keep looking.

    thanks


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    Sonnenblumen
    Registered Users Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    christo82 wrote: »
    Well, I actually learnt how to carve v-cut lettering in college, and I'd like to get back into it, so I just need some slabs of limestone around 1 - 1.5 feet squared to carve into. I can't seem to find a supplier selling the kind of stone I'm looking for, but I'll keep looking.

    thanks

    Paving slabs generally range from usually 30-60mm in thickness, but what you require much more substantive, ie Architectural stone, eg stone blocks, stone cubes. Better to try Quarries. Not much choice around Dublin, but you could try Double L in Naas, Feely Stone in Roscommon or Manor Stone in Tallaght, Ryanstone and Murphystone are also in Dublin.


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