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  When the weather outside is frightful, it’s hard to imagine using and enjoying your patio. However, if it’s a problem area for you, now is a great time to think about redoing it. Curl up by the fire, dream of sunnier days and get ahead so that when the good weather comes, you’ll be ready to enjoy it.

Make your fireplace a statement with a bespoke stone hearth, mantelpiece and other elements. Stone is the ideal choice for a fireplace as it cannot catch fire. This means that stray sparks, a falling log or simply the heat from the fire itself won’t start a fire or damage the stone. At Surrey Marble and Granite, we create bespoke stoneworks for a wide variety of uses. Our team are accustomed to creating single parts and whole fireplaces. This is for both modern and period properties. As all our stoneworking is […]

Granite is one of the world’s toughest materials and has been used in buildings for thousands of years. A natural stone, it is formed by extreme heat and pressure deep underground. Find out more about the origins of granite, or read on for some perhaps surprising uses of the stone.  Find out more about the origins of Granite 1. Monuments – built to last From gravestones to temples, monuments that are intended to last down the generations are often made of granite. Before power tools existed, carving granite was laborious […]