Project stone,
held on one block run.
Steps, columns, courtyard paving, landscaping and grave markers for contractors and stone fabricators across the Gulf. Quantities here are measured in containers rather than pieces, so the work is in reserving blocks, holding shade across phases and shipping to the site programme.
Nine markets
across the region.
Contractors, stone fabricators and landscape firms. What each usually orders is listed beside it.
United Arab EmiratesSteps, paving, landscaping, villa projects
Saudi ArabiaMosque, civic and courtyard stonework
QatarCourtyard paving, landscaping, steps
OmanPaving, steps, villa landscaping
KuwaitSteps, paving and architectural units
BahrainLandscaping, paving and markers
JordanPaving, columns and architectural units
IraqGrave markers, paving and steps
LebanonLandscaping, steps and markers
Five lines,
one supply chain.
Most projects take two or three of these together — steps with paving and landscaping, or columns and courtyard work on the same sheet.
Steps & staircases
QuotedPer piece
Treads, risers and landings with worked nosings
Columns & architectural
QuotedPer piece
Turned columns, capitals, balusters and mouldings
Landscaping & hardscape
QuotedPer m² or tonne
Kerbs, cobbles, boulders, water features and edging
Mosque & religious work
QuotedPer project
Mihrab surrounds, columns, courtyard paving and inlay
Grave markers
QuotedPer piece
Plain upright and flat markers, Arabic lettering
What the Gulf
does to stone.
Four things decide whether a specification survives here, and none of them show on a sample tile viewed indoors.
If a courtyard, terrace or pool surround is in the scope, ask us before the finish is approved. A dark polished stone that looks right on a drawing can be unusable barefoot by ten in the morning, and that is not a problem anyone can fix after installation.
Eight steps,
built around your programme.
The block reservation is the step that matters. Once a project's stone is held on one run, phase three still matches phase one.
- 01SpecificationDrawings, BOQ, finishes
- 02Sample boardApproved by the architect
- 03Mock-upPanel built and signed off
- 04Block reservationWhole project held on one run
- 05ProductionCut, finished, anchor slots
- 06InspectionThird party at the works
- 07Phased cratingBy floor or zone
- 08ShippingPhased to the site programme
Stone chosen
for the light here.
Pale granites carry the strong sun without glare or heat build-up, and hold their colour for decades where softer stones do not.
Send the BOQ
and the programme.