New Zealand Stone Masons Association
Poolburn Stone Quarry Ltd is a corporate member of the NZSMA. The site has a useful pdf about building with stone and the associations role. Advertisements Continue reading New Zealand Stone Masons Association
Author: judy cockeram
The Many Colours (and sizes) of Schist
We sell rock in Brown and Grey tones and because of now the rock colour changes we have a really interesting mixed colour category. 3 colours, in short, long and mixed lengths. The golds and browns are from higher up … Continue reading The Many Colours (and sizes) of Schist
Our good guys
As usual, our guys are hard at work. On that really hot day they still kept moving the rock through the guillotine and recently they achieved their … Continue reading Our good guys
The size of it
How long is long and how short is short? At PBSQ we cut stone for lots of orders and we have lots of rock in stock. In … Continue reading The size of it
Working with Island Stone
We work with Peter and John (the stonecutter) at Island Stone here in Cromwell to produce diamond cut veeners and beautiful tile like stone. Check out their website to see how posh schist can look. Continue reading Working with Island Stone
Price Structures
Rock price is dependent a number of facts. Every time it is handled, the depth of the rock and each process adds to the cost as does the size and difficulty of extracting. A cap rock is often very brittle … Continue reading Price Structures
Pavers! Yes we have them :)
In conversation with a frustrated landscape designer friend it became obvious there is a difficulty in sourcing big pavers. Not anymore. Because of the nature of the Poolburn Stone Quarry pavers are not a problem. The flat plates can even make … Continue reading Pavers! Yes we have them 🙂
