Limestone Floor tiles - Travertine Floor tiles - Oak engineered Flooring - Mosaic - Marble Quality flooring at the best UK prices available

Stone and Wood Shop offers great value natural stone tiles and engineered Oak flooring.

We are importers of first grade limestone, travertine, slate and marble floor and wall tiles which we offer in honed, polished and tumbled finishes at highly competitive prices.

Our smart engineered Oak flooring is suitable for underfloor heating, comes in long lengths and wide planks with a 6mm top layer.

We have professional quality pictures of our products and offer free samples which you can order on the site.

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Rough guide to buying, installing and living with natural stone tiles

Also view our rough guide to wood flooring

Choosing stone tiles

Stone and wood shop offers a great range of stone tiles selected for quality and value for money. You probably already have some idea of what you’re after but it might be worth noting the following basic choices when buying stone tiles as it may help you to reach a decision.

Colour – There is a great deal of choice in terms of colour and different stones have differing degrees of variation as part of their natural character. Some stone tiles for example are very ‘clean’ in appearance with only slight variation in shading. Brazilian black slate tiles are very consistent with gentle differences in shade within and between each tile. Other stone tiles are characterised by huge variations in colour – the point here is that when choosing stone tiles think about whether you like variation or consistency in your stone. Free samples are available and we have excellent quality pictures – its worth looking at each and every stone tile in the close up shots – this will give you a good idea of what to expect.

Remember you can’t ‘make’ the stone tiles fit in with a preconceived idea of what colour you require- it’s more a matter of understanding the true nature of the materials.

The ‘finish’ – This is another basic distinction to make. Do you want smooth or textured surfaces, softened or dead straight edges for you stone tiles?

We have given a description for all of our stone tiles so you can quickly browse to the stone tiles which are of interest to you. The ‘ Honed ‘ and ‘ polished ‘ stone tiles will have straight edges whilst ‘ tumbled ‘ or ‘ aged’ products will have a softened edge and textured face of tile having been deliberately abraded or ‘ tumbled ‘ as part of the production process.

Sizes- for any particular stone tiles there are usually a number of options in terms of sizes available. Think about whether you like squares, rectangles or mixed sizes.

With luck you can now narrow down your choice of stone tiles in terms of colour, finished, size and shape.

Buying stone tiles

Before you make a final decision, do order some samples and once again look carefully at the pictures on our site so you are relaxed about the natural variation you can expect in your stone tiles

When you know which stone tiles you want you can order them on line or call us to place an order over the phone remembering to allow an additional 10 % extra stone tiles on your order for cuts, breakage and wastage.

We will confirm that we have your stone tiles in stock and arrange delivery for you.

Bear in mind that we can give you a definite date that you can expect your stone tiles but someone must be at home to sign for them.

Make sure you have somewhere dry to store the stone tiles – it is ok to store them outside but do cover them carefully and set the stone tiles on some ‘ softening ‘ so as not to damage the edges. Stone tiles should best stacked on their edge not horizontally.

Installing Stone Tiles

This is a big subject and the first thing to do is suggest you have a read through the installation section of the website before you begin fitting your new stone tiles. If you plan to do this work its worth building up knowledge and taking advice before you start.

Be sure you have all the tools you will need – this will include a ‘wet cutting saw’ with a diamond blade suitable for cutting natural stone tiles.

Order in advance any sealers, grouts and adhesives you will need- we sell high quality products for fixing and sealing stone tiles on the Stoneandwoodshop website.

Bear in mind that correct preparation of subfloors and walls is essential to guarantee the longevity of any installation with stone tiles. Be prepared to spend time on this.

If you are employing someone to fit your stone tiles do check they have experience as installing stone tiles is not the same as working with ceramic tiles for example.

You can always speak to us at stone and wood shop we are happy to share advice and experience.

Care and maintenance of stone tiles

Well installed and maintained stone tiles will give many years of service and lasting good looks. It is important to avoid all non specialist cleaners on natural stone tiles as these can at best make the stone tiles look dull or at worst cause damage to the surface requiring specialist refurbishment.

Correct care of stone tiles is straightforward and there is comprehensive information on the this site – the important thing is to buy the correct products for the job .

We recommend and sell Lithofin products for use on stone tiles.

You will need some Lithofin Easy Care for regular cleaning – this is a concentrated natural stone soap as well as Lithofin Powerclean for occasional deep cleaning of any stone tiles or stone surfaces.