The character stone

Shahabad Yellow

Warm golden buff with visible movement through the bed. The colour deepens markedly when wet, which makes it the stone to specify where water is part of the scheme.

Close-up texture of Shahabad Yellow limestone showing the grain at working distance — Texture at working distance. Dry, honey to biscuit with ochre banding. Wet, it moves to a saturated amber and the banding reads as continuous figure. Buyers should always view a wet sample.

Swimming pool surround in warm golden buff Shahabad Yellow limestone, with the wet coping course reading noticeably darker than the dry paving — Installed. Reads warmer than Indian sandstone in the same price band and holds its colour under UK weathering. Best used where a scheme needs a warm floor without moving to a sandstone body.

Finishes

Shahabad Yellow through 4 finishes.

Riven natural cleft face of Shahabad Yellow limestone showing ochre relief — Drag the slab, or use the arrow keys, to move between finishes on one piece of Shahabad Yellow.

Honed matte face of Shahabad Yellow limestone showing an even golden buff tone — Drag the slab, or use the arrow keys, to move between finishes on one piece of Shahabad Yellow.

Riven: Natural cleft face, left as the bed splits. Highest surface relief and the strongest wet grip.
Honed: Calibrated and ground to a flat matte face. The standard specification for external paving.
Brushed: Diamond-brushed after honing. Softens the arris and lifts a fine directional grain.
Polished: Progressive grit sequence to a close reflective face. Interior use only.

Shahabad Yellow limestone slab with water on the surface, showing the deepened amber wet tone

Wet

Dry, honey to biscuit with ochre banding. Wet, it moves to a saturated amber and the banding reads as continuous figure. Buyers should always view a wet sample.

Every sample box ships with a water bottle so the wet tone can be judged in the light of the project.

Formats

Sizes and thicknesses

Sizes, calibrated

600 × 300 mm
600 × 600 mm
900 × 600 mm
1200 × 600 mm
Random lengths, 600 mm width
Cut to size to 2400 × 1200 mm

Tolerance ±1 mm on honed, brushed and polished. ±3 mm on riven, where the cleft governs.

Thicknesses

20 mm
25 mm
30 mm
40 mm

Sawn six sides as standard. Bullnose, chamfer, drip groove and kerf slots to order.

Technical

Specification

Batch values from our most recent third-party test round. Certificates travel with each shipment.

Compressive strength: 108 MPa
Flexural strength: 15.1 MPa
Water absorption: 0.46 %
Apparent density: 2,614 kg/m³
Abrasion resistance: 20 mm groove
Slip resistance, honed: 40 PTV dry / 34 PTV wet
Slip resistance, riven: 66 PTV dry / 57 PTV wet
Frost resistance: 48 cycles, no visible change

Recommended use

Where this stone belongs

Pool surrounds and coping
Garden terracing and courtyards
Hospitality external floors
Feature cladding and seating
Interior floors away from heavy traffic

Packing specification

Crate: Heat-treated timber, ISPM 15 stamped
Crate footprint: 1180 × 820 mm, 1150 mm high
Tiles per crate: 22 m² at 25 mm
Gross crate weight: 1,585 kg
Crates per 20 ft: 12
Loading per 20 ft: 264 m² at 25 mm
Protection: EPS corner blocks, foam interleaf, steel strapping

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