Stone feature walls

[Ian]

These seem to have become very popular over the last few months, split faced mosaic tiles are one of the most popular but, can be very expensive, in some cases £100+ per m2. The photos in this example are from my own house, I used 300x300mm sheera slate and cut it into 50mm strips and then random lengths. The stone for this wall cost £120, obviously quite labour intensive putting each piece on individually but, if you can afford the time, a hefty saving. Maybe not the type of job a DIYer might take on but, I thought I'd show a few photos of the job.

 

[gamma38]

Top job there Bri, good tip as well

 

[White Room]

If you can make a few bucks on it, then go for it:yesnod:

 

[Andy Allen]

you must have the patience of a saint Bri... looks good though..

 

[Ian]

you must have the patience of a saint Bri... looks good though..

I did it on and off for about a year, lol. I reckon from start to finish it probably took 5 days, I like the look of split a faced slate but I don't like all the lipping, it just seems wrong to me, that's why I chose to do it this way.

 

[trevortine]

That looks brilliant Bri, how long did it take you?

 

[cam_low]

very wrong Bri !!!!!!! hehehe

 

[Ian]

That looks brilliant Bri, how long did it take you?

I'm sure it was about 5 days, it took a whole day to cut and wash the stone first, that was boring after the first couple of hours!

 

[Eduardo]

I love this...

 

[ruairi mac]

very tidy job Brian.