Questions & Answers

We recommend a white brickie sand mixed at 6 parts sand, 1 part white cement and 1 part lime. We can also supply limestone dust that can be mixed with the mortar to blend the colour closer to that of the natural stone.

No, construction with BRUHN Limestone is the same as traditional brick.

The properties of Limestone has little expansion or contraction, however it is recommended that expansion joints be put in place.

We recommend that you use qualified tradesman only, and we can supply a list of stonemasons in your area. We also offer onsite training for a bricklayer who is laying limestone for the first time.

We recommend that you do the build up to damp course level out of brick or block. This may require one or two courses of brickwork to slab height and can be rendered to the stone colour.

Any fixing into limestone needs to be a plug and screw method or chemical fixings like Chemsets. Do not use Dyna Bolts as if over tightened they will work loose over time.

Yes, we recommend our limestone to be sealed, and recommend our own product BRUHN Rock Seal.

Sealant can be sprayed on using a painter’s airless spray gun applying two coats wet on wet, or alternatively one heavy flood coat. We recommend re-coating every 7‒10 years.

BRUHN Rock Seal is a water based acrylic with a silicon additive. It is milky white liquid that has a mild odor and is easy to use.

BRUHN Limestone supply a large range of standard moulds utilising their own factory cutter heads. If a client wishes to use a certain design outside of this range, there maybe an additional cost to the client for the design and purchase of the steel cutter head.

Each pallet of stone is strapped and shrink wrapped for delivery direct to site by BRUHN Limestone trucks with all terrain forklift equipment. However this can vary depending on site access.