Bursting Stone

GRITBLASTED:
A high-pressure airline projects coarse-grained abrasives, giving a regular non slip finish.

FLAME TEXTURED:
Heat and water combine to achieve a regular textured finish.

HONED:
A Smooth finish with a slight sheen, produced by using a polishing head.

SPOT TEXTURED:
The top surfaces of sawn slabs are pneumatically tooled to produce a pitted surface.

SANDED:
The top surfaces of sawn slabs are coarsely diamond sanded to produce a non slip finish.

LINE TEXTURED:
The top surfaces of sawn slabs are pneumatically tooled to produce a grooved surface.

RIVEN CLEFT:
A finish in which the Stone is split along its natural cleavage plane.

WATER JET:
A similar finish to honed but with greater slip-resistance.

POLISHED:
A smooth high Gloss finish, produced by using a polishing head. For Limestone only.