Specifying Shahabad limestone on UK projects
What a specifier needs on the drawing: finish, calibration, bed depth, slip target and the tolerance the yard actually works to.
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Written for people who already know stone.
Specification detail, packing practice, lead times and honest positioning against what UK distribution already stocks.
What a finish actually does to the material
Riven, honed, brushed, polished: the same block, four different products, four different slip figures and four different landed costs.
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The bed at Miriyan and why it matters to a buyer
Owning the quarry is not a marketing line. It sets the tone consistency, the lead time and the price the container lands at.
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How Shahabad Grey compares to grey limestone already in UK distribution
An honest position for merchants: where the stone competes, where it does not, and the tonal range to expect across a container.
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Packing thin stone so it arrives whole
Breakage on thin limestone is a packing problem, not a stone problem. What goes into our crates and why.
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Lead times on a first container
Sample box to landed container, step by step, with the dates we work to and the two points where schedules usually slip.
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