Indian Behali slate tiles from Bellstone & Slate

Specifications

300x200x10-15mm sawn edge.

Slate - Natural & Eco Friendly Building Material

A measure of the environmental credentials of a building product is the involvement by man and process up to the point where it is fixed to a building. On that basis this slate is a clear winner. Unlike Australian sandstones it cleaves or splits quite naturally when hit with a chisel and doesn't need expensive machinery to saw or cut it. That's why it is described as having a "natural split surface" - a quality very few sandstones possess. It does mean the thickness of the material varies a bit - naturally!

Colour & Texture Enhanced with Natural Split Surface

Slate splits naturally along planes reveals pallets of vivid colour not seen in stone with processed surfaces. The topography of the surface is intricate and has character, depth and grain - as you will see in the image below. Flakes of slate that are occasionally seen are evidence that the stone is high enough quality to split naturally and that it is genuinely slate.. The flakes if present, are easily removed.