Stone Floors for Big, Open Rooms
Cobham is a large village on the River Mole, and many of its homes are detached houses on generous plots. A lot of them have a kitchen extension or an open plan living space across the back of the house. That means wide, unbroken floors, where one stone runs from the hall, through the kitchen and up to the garden doors.
Stone Classics Ltd is a small, independent company with over 25 years of experience in natural stone. We supply the limestone, prepare the base, lay and seal the floor and fit the heating beneath it, all with our own team.
Stone Flooring for Kitchens, Extensions and Open Plan Rooms
A stone flooring project in Cobham usually starts with the size of the room. On a wide floor, the format and the laying pattern shape the look as much as the colour of the stone does, so we agree both with you before anything is ordered.
The points we go through:
- Format. Our limestones come in random length formats, which give the long, traditional flagstone look that suits a big room.
- Sizes and patterns. Each stone is available in a range of sizes and patterns, so a broad kitchen and a narrow hallway can share one stone.
- Finish. Aged, tumbled, textured or smooth, picked to suit the light and the way the room is used.
- Edges. Where the stone meets door thresholds, steps and the floors in neighbouring rooms.
Our flooring services take in subfloor preparation, laying, sealing and surface finishing.
Underfloor Heating Installation in Cobham
Big floors and heating are best planned together. We fit both electric and water based systems, and our own heating installers work alongside the tilers, so the heating, the floor levels and the stone are designed as one job.
Every system is tested and commissioned. There is more on our underfloor heating page.
The Same Limestone Outside on the Terrace
Many of the limestones we supply are suitable for exterior use. Where a kitchen opens onto the garden through wide doors, the same stone can carry on outside to a terrace or courtyard, so the two read as one floor.
We will tell you which stones and finishes we recommend for outdoors. External stone tiling for patios and entrances is part of our tiling work.
Natural Stone Tiling for Bathrooms and Wet Rooms
Natural stone tiling in a Cobham house rarely stops at the ground floor. Our tilers also fit stone in bathrooms and wet rooms, on feature walls and as kitchen splashbacks, working in limestone, marble and travertine.
Stone tiling on a wall is set out as carefully as a floor. We plan where the cuts will fall around windows, niches and fittings before the first tile goes on. See our tiling services for the full list.
Stone Supplier: Limestone for Large Rooms
As a stone supplier to homes in Cobham, we offer our own range of limestone flooring, the Timeless Stone Collection. Three stand out for a large, light room. Chepstow has rich creamy tones and a smooth surface. Fontwell is a neutral stone with a pillowed edge, suited to rooms that flow into one another. Newbury is a light grey limestone with fossils that works in modern and traditional schemes.
Every stone in the range is sealed and suits underfloor heating. We bring samples to your home so you can see them in place, and the full range is on our stone supply page.
Who Does the Work
Flooring Company
As a flooring company serving Cobham, we look after the whole floor, from the first site visit to subfloor preparation, laying and sealing. You have a clear quote and a timeline before work starts.
Tiling Company
As a tiling company, we send our own people to every job in Cobham. Each tiler is full time and directly employed by us. We work for private homeowners and alongside the architects, interior designers and builders who run larger projects.
Around Cobham
Cobham is in the Borough of Elmbridge, with the A3 along its northern edge and Painshill Park, the 18th century landscape garden, on the edge of the village. We cover all of it, from Fairmile on the eastern side to Downside in the south, as well as Stoke D’Abernon, which shares the railway station.
The housing is a mix of period cottages, large detached houses on private or gated roads and newer developments, and there is a limestone to suit each. We also work in Oxshott, the next village to the east, and in Esher.
Common Questions
When should the stone fitter join an extension project?
As early as you can. Floor heights, the heating system and the thickness of the stone all affect one another, so it helps to agree them with your builder or architect before the floor base goes in. We can visit while the project is still at the drawing stage.
How is a large floor prepared?
Subfloor preparation comes first. The base has to be sound and flat before any stone is laid on it, and underfloor heating is built in at this point. The layout is then set out across the whole room, so the pattern runs straight and the cuts at each edge are even.
Which sizes and patterns are available?
Each limestone in the collection comes in random length formats and in a range of sizes and patterns. At the site visit we talk through which format suits the size and shape of your room.
To talk about natural stone flooring for your home in Cobham, contact Stone Classics Ltd. We will arrange a site visit, bring samples and give you a clear quote and timeline.