granite or sandstone stone cladding for fireplace?

Linto · 18-05-2013 1:56pm #1

Any advice? Please pm with suppliers if you have good recommendations. I'm based in Dunlin

little me · 18-05-2013 2:27pm

Hi,

Last year I put some fake stone cladding on my fireplace in the kitchen. It is gorgeous to look at and feels just like real stone. It was from a really good/helpful company called century stone.
Website is http://www.centurystone.ie/

I've attached some pictures of it. The type I ordered was a custom blend/mix of sandstone and brown/grey mix (60% sandstone & 40% Brown and grey). No extra cost to supply you with a custom mix to get the colour you want.
Very helpful and delivered to me quickly.

Hope this helps.

little me · 18-05-2013 2:31pm

Sorry here's the pics.

Linto · 18-06-2013 9:42pm

little me wrote: »

Sorry here's the pics.

Thanks!
Where did you get your timber mantle?

little me · 19-06-2013 7:07pm

Linto wrote: »

Thanks!
Where did you get your timber mantle?

Hi Linto.

I got it from a local salvage yard. All salvage yards would have a good range of timbers, beams etc. That one was a little longer, which my husband cut down and cost 90euro. But looks gorgeous in real life!

Pinky123 · 20-06-2013 7:13pm

Have just ordered my stone from Lacken Stone, they are based in Ballina but they should deliver to Dublin. I have gone with their light grey sandstone, my aunt had her fireplace built in it and it is really beautiful.

HTH

yop · 20-06-2013 9:19pm

Ours is lacken stone. Link to it here:

Pinky123 · 23-06-2013 8:03pm

yop wrote: »

Ours is lacken stone. Link to it here:

You have to go West for the Best

Linto · 23-06-2013 8:28pm

Pinky123 wrote: »

You have to go West for the Best

Nice timber mantle too. Where did you get it? Expensive?

yop · 23-06-2013 9:41pm

I got it from Coillte would you believe, I THINK i paid 100 euro. Weights a TON!!!! Was 100kg anyway.

Linto · 23-06-2013 9:47pm

Do Coillte sell these from some sort of showroom or are they made to order??

yop · 23-06-2013 9:51pm

I think I rang them, it was 2005/2006 when I got this. Can't remember exact details to be honest. I picked it up in Claremorriss off a lad who came up from Tipperary I think.

guideanna · 01-07-2013 10:57am

Both of these look great, would you be able to pm me with the prices for the cladding.
I've been thinking about getting the artificial if the price is better than the natural as it's only for the chimney breast so not a huge area.

granite or sandstone stone cladding for fireplace?

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