Finishes

“Natural stone has always enjoyed a great fame and is considered generally as a noble, versatile and durable building material: the monuments and stone sculptures in our historic city centres substantiate this statement. For the last decade this material has increased in popularity, among others by the new possibilites in colours and finishes, realised thanks to technological renewals in the exploration and tooling of natural stone.”

(Belgian Building & Research Institute – magazine 2nd trimester 1999 page 25)

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Hand Honed
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As the name suggest the honing is done by hand rather than machine and therefore you will see abrasive and carborandum markings within the finish. The hand honed surface is smooth with fine (hardly noticeable) circular lines. This kind of finish is mostly used for external floors.

Honed
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The honing is created using different grades of abrasives under factory conditions. The honed surface gives a relatively slight and pale reflection (a matt-shiny finish depending on the stone). The surface is smooth, matt, without grooves. This kind of finish is the most recommendable and is applied for internal flooring in natural stone.   

Polished
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The polishing is achieved using the same machining as honing but with even finer abrasives. By polishing a stone the colours are reinforced and the stone gets a reflecting surface with a high gloss. The degree of polish of the natural stone is mainly determined by the degree of polish of its natural mineral elements and its texture. Therefore not every natural stone can be polished. The kind of finish is advised against by the Belgian Building & Research Institute for internal flooring in natural stone. But it’s perfectly usable for wall coverings and all sorts of cut to size applications.

Antico
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The tiles are hand honed and tumbled afterwards.

 

MATERIALS

Asian Blue, Jura Beige, Noce, Persian Red, Persian White, Thala Beige, Tuscany.

APPEARANCE

The floor has the impression of a worn look as if it has been used for years and has a natural patina from the start.

Brossato
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The tiles are sawn, hand honed and brushed.

 

MATERIALS

Simyra

APPEARANCE

The floor is antislip, but you can walk on it barefoot, easy to maintain and less sensitive to scratches.

Rustico
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The corners of the tiles are rounded off and the edges slightly sawn off at an angle. The top surface is honed

 

MATERIALS

Boisvillion, Massangis Roche Jaune Claire, Mirabelle.

APPEARANCE

The floor has a rustic radiation and is therefore suitable for the classic interior.

Sablino
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The tiles are first hand honed or honed and then sandblasted and lastly brushed.

 

MATERIALS

Jura Beige, Buxy Beige, Buxy Gris

APPEARANCE

Semi rough finish which feels very natural, easy maintenance and less sensitive to scratches.

Santino
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The tiles are first hand honed, then flamed and lastly brushed.

 

MATERIALS

Belgian Blue Stone, Gris Catalan, Moors Green, Pepperino Dark and Twilight.

APPEARANCE

Semi rough finish that’s antislip, but you can walk on it barefoot, easy maintenance and less sensitive to scratches.

Versailles
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The surfaces of the tiles are hand honed and brushed, the edges are milled.

 

MATERIALS

Massangis Roche Jaune Claire

APPEARANCE

The floor has a rustic radiation and breaths out atmosphere of ancient Burgundy buildings.

Vieux Manoir
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The surface of the tiles is rustically distressed by the combination of hand honing, milling and brushing, also the edges are highly distressed.

 

MATERIALS

Pierre de Bourgogne

APPEARANCE

The floor has a rustic radiation and breaths out atmosphere of ancient Burgundy buildings.