Our 4 favourite up-and-coming garden design trends for 2021

Our 4 favourite up-and-coming garden design trends for 2021

Each year’s design trends can be influenced by a varied range of factors, but rarely are they all influenced by a single one. That’s all changed this year, of course - the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic means that we’ve all spent more time than ever in our homes and gardens over the past ten months, so we’ve all needed to find new ways to en...
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4 low budget ideas to refresh your driveway

4 low budget ideas to refresh your driveway

Your driveway is a pretty central part of your home’s exterior space. After all, it’s something that you probably use almost every day, so it needs to be practical and it needs to look presentable. Not just for yourself, but also for others - it’s estimated that a good driveway could add anything between 5% to 10% of your home’s total resale val...
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How to protect your Indian sandstone in winter

How to protect your Indian sandstone in winter

Now that the sunnier months in the year have passed, the wind is beginning to get a little chillier, and the rainfall a little heavier and more frequent. It’s not everyone’s favourite kind of weather, and the same is certainly true of your Indian sandstone paving too. They’ll need some proper care if you want to ensure that they remain free of a...
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How do you install calibrated sandstone paving? A guide

How do you install calibrated sandstone paving? A guide

So, you’ve chosen the shade of Indian sandstone you want for your space, purchased the slabs, and got them back home and ready to go. The main question left is: how do you install them? As you can imagine, it’s a question we field quite a lot here at Bridge Street Stone, and it’s one with a relatively long answer. So to save you some time, here’...
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What is calibrated Indian sandstone?

What is calibrated Indian sandstone?

This is one of those questions we get reasonably often here at Bridge Street Stone, especially from our customers who are brand-new homeowners. We stock both calibrated and uncalibrated Indian sandstone amongst our range, and while picking between them often comes down to a matter of personal preference, it helps to make absolutely sure you know...
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