Stone Flooring | Slate Flooring

Stone, one of the most original and natural building materials, has been used to form and cover internal and external floors for millennia. From the first time man found and arranged slabs to create a dry work place for himself, stone flooring has proved to be a functional material.

Since then, human skill has adapted the material to many forms; rough stone flooring slabs hewn from local quarries have been used for domestic flooring to give a practical, hardwearing surface; in formal settings stone flooring has been used to impart order and richness to the decorative scheme, whilst the rectangular pavior still forms a familiar feature of courtyards and streetscapes.

The decorative potential of stone flooring was realised from the earliest times as can be seen from Graeco-Roman mosaics. Today's designers are able to introduce inlays and panels of different materials to produce an infinite range of decorative motifs.

Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in natural materials, not surprisingly stone - combining natural beauty and durability - is at the forefront.

Whether in corporate and public buildings - where the strength and durability of the material are manifest - or in the intimacy of the home, where it becomes a part of daily life, a well-composed  Burlington stone floor is an enduring statement of quality.