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Hearth & Backpannels
The only question is "What size do you Require and what material would you like?"
Finch's have access to hundreds of types of materials.Including:-
Natural Marble
Natutal Granite
Natural Slate
Natural Stone
Quartz
Micro marble
This gives us the unique opportunity to fabricate your exact requirements for all projects.
We buy the raw materials in finished polished slabs ranging from 3m x 1.3 m to 3.2m x 1,6m. These slabs can be in either 20mm or 30mm thickness.
We can make anything you require , in any size ranging from a bespoke hearth,backpannel or full surround fireplaces to bathroom vanity units, kitchen worktops, splashbacks, Dining table ect.. The possibilitys are endless and all at imported, trade prices!!!.
Prices
Please contact us with your size requirements and colour of material and we will be happy to give you a quote over the phone. You can then visit our factory to choose your custom firelpace colour, size and design to suit your requirements
Marble - The Facts
Marble is a kind of limestone that has undergone a process which has made the structure of the rock more solid. This process allows the stone to take a high polish. This stone is generally formed when limestone is faced with extremes of pressure or temperature that cause it to undergo a process known as metamorphism.
When Metamorphism occurs the structure of the limestone becomes crystal in nature, transforming into calcite or dolomite. These two substances are the main materials in marble. The crystal is a very strong molecular form and the result of this is a stronger, highly polishable stone, with unique coloring characteristics often known as Marbling.
The many colors of marble are induced when impurities get caught in the structure of the marble during formation. Impurities such as carbon, iron, and various oxides cause streaks and shapes to appear in the surface of the stone. There are an enormous variety of impurities that can become trapped in the marble. The result is that marble comes in a very wide range of colors. Further, the way the impurities become trapped form randomized shapes in the marble which ensure that any piece of the stone is one of a kind. It is this feature that inspired many artists to work with marble as a medium.
Limestone - The Facts
Limestone is one of the most versatile stones available. In its pure form it is hard enough to be used in almost any application, however it is relatively soft compared to other building stones such as marble or granite.Limestone is chiefly composed of calcium carbonate. It is a sedimentary rock, which means that it is formed by the collection of other minerals coming together to bond at a structural level. This most commonly occurs when lime builds up in oceans, then washes ashore and dries out.It is white in its purest form however impurities that become stuck in the structure during formation cause colorful streaks and shades to appear in its surface.
There are literally an unlimited number of colors limestone can come in due to the variety of impurities and the nature of their relationship to the forming stone. Iron will generally cause the colors in limestone to shift to red, or yellow, while carbon will shift the colors more towards grey or black. The erratic nature of the way the impurities join with the limestone, means that each piece of limestone is unique. Despite these wide variations Limestone can be easily categorized into several subgroups.
The igneous rock Granite is a very hard crystalline, igneous or metamorphic rock primarily composed of feldspar, quartz and lesser amounts of dark minerals. It is visibly crystalline in texture.
This igneous rock is created deep within the earth from magma, cooled slowly under great pressure. Granite, the hardest building stone has very dense grain which make it virtually impervious to stain.
Granite is available in a wide array of colors,different shades and textures such as black, grey, pink, multi coloured etc.It is used as a building material for a variety of interior and exterior applications. These include Kitchen worktops,Vanity units,Fireplaces and floor tiles. The versatility and diversity of granite makes it such an appealing and unique material to use.
Slate- The Facts
Slate is mainly composed of quartz and muscovite or illite, often along with biotite, chlorite, hematite, and pyrite along with, less frequently, apatite, graphite, kaolin, magnetite, tourmaline, or zircon as well as feldspar.
Occasionally, as in the purple slates of North Wales, ferrous reduction spheres form around iron nucelei, leaving a light green spotted texture - the spheres sometimes deformed by a subsequent applied stress field to ovoids, which appear as ellipses when viewed on a cleavage plane of the specimen
Slate tiles are often used for interior and exterior flooring or wall cladding.
Tiles are installed and set on mortar and grouted along the edges. Chemical sealants are often used on tiles to improve durability and appearance, increase stain resistance, reduce efflorence, and increase or reduce surface smoothness. Tiles are often sold gauged, meaning that the back surface is ground for ease of installation.
Slate is often used as a decor in freshwater aquariums. Slate will not alter the chemistry of water (except in the slate containing felspar which may leech silicates into the water resulting in excess diatom growth in marine aquaria). When broken, slate produces a natural appearance while remaining relatively flat and can be easily stacked. Silicon glue adheres to slate, creating a non-toxic bond to secure it. It is also used in stairs and pathways for the same reasons. |
