Are you building your new home with stone?
Designing and self-building your own home is probably the most personal construction project you could ever undertake.
You may be aiming to do a lot of the work yourself. But you’ll still need to rely on the support and co-operation of many different partners. From architects to landscapers and from material suppliers to specialist trades, you’ll need to form close working relationships you can trust.
Making your dreams come true…
Are you planning to realise a long-held dream to build your own home? If so, you’ll want to start by sourcing the very best materials available for the job.
If your ‘grand design’ includes natural stone, that’s where the team at Stamford Stone can help. We have years of experience in supplying locally sourced natural walling limestone to self-builders, helping them to create simply beautiful places to live.
What are the benefits of building your home with natural limestone?
Here are 5 top reasons why many self-builders choose natural walling stone:
- Stone looks great when new, and ages gracefully too. And when we say ‘new’, don’t forget we’re dealing with a naturally produced material that is over 150 million years old!
- Stone is solid and durable. Let’s face it – stone is tough stuff! Just think of the pyramids in Egypt – built in local limestone over 4,500 years ago, and still going strong…
- Stone is eco-friendly. Unlike man-made construction materials, stone already exists buried beneath the ground. If it is quarried in a considerate and sustainable way – and used locally – it is much more environmentally friendly than manufacturing new building materials from scratch.
- Stone is low maintenance. Natural stone will last more than several lifetimes without really needing any attention – apart from repointing, perhaps once every century!
- Stone holds its value. There’s no denying the kerb appeal of a natural stone house – whether that’s a centuries-old cottage or a newly built stone home. And it’s not just you (and us) that thinks that! If you ever decide to move on, rest assured that your stone-built property is likely to sell itself.
How we can help with building your new home
At Stamford Stone, we source beautiful natural Clipsham limestone from our own quarry on the Lincolnshire limestone belt. If required, we can also offer full architectural services for all your stonework design needs.
Our limestone is available in a variety of different shades, styles and finishes to suit all tastes – and we can cut and supply your walling stone blocks in sizes to meet your exact specifications. This saves you both time and money – because there’s less waste and less stone cutting and preparation needed onsite.
If required, we can also provide your stone in just-in-time batches – with part-deliveries onsite when you need them, rather than taking up valuable space while other more urgent tasks are completed.
Another important consideration is site access. Our delivery teams have all the necessary equipment and skills to drop your order where you want it. And if it would help you to have split drops to different parts of the site – that’s no problem!
Finally, all our stone walling products come with a no-quibble 5 year warranty. As long as you adhere to good building practice, we guarantee our limestone won’t let you down.
Some examples of previous self-build projects we’ve worked on…
What better way to whet your appetite – and show off what we can do – than to look at a couple of our recent self-build successes?
A brand new Edwardian style home with tip-top eco-friendly credentials. We were approached by self-builder Simon Thomas to supply beautiful Clipsham limestone for this massive project. We crafted more than 100 bespoke window casements – each consisting of ten separate components!
A grand design, deep in the Leicestershire countryside. We’re particularly proud of this one because we were involved in every stage of the project. Of course, we supplied all the building stone, plus internal and external stone features. But we also got involved with the design and consultancy side – recommending Clipsham stone for the house build, limestone paving for outside and limestone flooring within.
We’re ready and waiting!
We love getting involved with a wide variety of stone construction projects, but we find self-builds and home-building projects especially rewarding because they are so personal.
How can we help you? Whether you’re at the initial scoping stage or ready for us to start cutting stone to your exacting requirements, we can’t wait to hear from you! Get in touch for a no-obligation chat or quote – or request a free stone sample.