Yorkstone

Sawn Natural Yorkstone (NYS)

This close-grained, durable natural sandstone has been used for hundreds of years to build public and private building. Light buff in colour with fine sedimentary striations, Yorkstone can be used to form block masonry, architectural embellishments and paving.

Quarried in Yorkshire, Yorkstone is an exceedingly hard wearing and frost resistant. This distinctive natural sandstone is equally suitable for restoring historic properties or creating precise modern buildings and landscapes.

Product Code: NYS
Type: Buff Sawn Natural Yorkstone

Availability

Block for landscaping or as sawn two sides, sawn six sides or as finished masonry.

Maximum Sizes (metres)

	Height on bed	Length	Width
Quarried	0.6-0.9	2.5	2.0
Sawn Six Sides	0.6-0.9	1.0	0.5
Blocks	1.0	3.0	1.75

Specifications

Geology	Carboniferous. Millstone grit series.
Colour	Light Buff.
Texture	Very fine Hard stone.
Crushing Strength	Air dried 1336 kgf/cm²
Weight	Water saturated 2430kg/m³
Acid immersion test	passed
Porosity (%volume)	8.6%
Saturation coefficient	2.4%

Recommended Uses

Arches

Chimneys

Columns

Copings & pier caps

Cornices

Fireplaces

Flooring

Foundations & footings

Garden features

Load-bearing walls

Non-load-bearing cladding & facing

Paving

Porticos and porches

Quoins

Retaining walls & batters

Steps

Thresholds, cills and lintels

Sawn Natural York Stone Paving (YPSS) and Wealden Sandstone Sussex Walling (SW)

Sawn Natural York Stone Paving

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Samples are indicative of the texture and colour of our material.
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