Soon by summer?
It certainly seems like summer is approaching up here in Leicestershire: The sun is out, the daffodils are emerging and happily at last, it’s a bit warmer! So I suppose we’ll be getting out in our gardens, and spending a little less time infront of the roaring fires in our stone fireplaces? For those just embarking on their building projects though, now is the time to start shifting up a few gears. The good weather always seems to be with us for such a short time in this country, and there is no doubt that it is easier to deal with building works in good weather!
Now is the time to get all your specialist items for your project on order. If it’s a stone fireplace that you’re incorporating into your scheme, then you should allow 6-8 weeks from order to delivery, but if there are a lot of other major or messy jobs being under taken then stone fireplaces are best left till later on, to avoid the chance of someone dropping scaffold pole on it, or reversing a dumper over it!
If you are installing more structural features: A stone staircase; stone mullions; or other structural stone items then there is no alternative, they just have to be built-in as the project progresses. You should just ensure that they are well protected from the hazards that a building site inevitably involves.
Stone stairs and stone door surrounds and stone mullions, all take a little longer to make and deliver, so you should ideally get your order in about 10 to 12 weeks before you need the stuff ideally. This means there will be no hold ups with your builders. Don’t panic though, if you do forget to order something in time, we will do our best to pull out all the stops and get you out of ‘trouble’