Natural stone for residential or commercial vehicle specification One of our prospective clients asked us about the ability to use natural stone pavers ie:  travertine, limestone, sandstone or marble for re-designing a commercial and pedestrian plaza area where commercial trucks and cars will be driving on the plaza.  They also wanted to know if we could produce the pavers in 2 ¼” thickness, as well.   The plaza carries both commercial vehicles and cars. Along the plaza are pedestrian walkways. Yes, we can produce pavers at 2 1/4″ thick as well as 3″ or any thickness desired.   As far as the concern re: the ability to handle truck traffic, the larger issue is the surface dimension of the pavers (ie: not necessarily the thickness of the pavers) as a fulcrum point or large void underneath the center of any paver can easily result in failure.  Consequently, a 4″x4″ paver would be highly unlikely to ever snap or fail, whereas, a large format paver[...]

Gothicstone was honored to participate in the Ursinus College Digital Spark Internship program this summer with a fantastic sophomore student, Zachary Goss, focusing on competitive and market research for new products we have designed for worldwide distribution. Thanks, Zachary, great work this summer! Enjoy Ireland!

6 Reasons why limestone should be your paver choice for driveways and pool/patio pavers

Stays cool even in direct sunlight
Will not react to salt or chlorine
Is faster and easier to install – cuts like butter
Perfectly rectified / calibrated (perfect 24 x 24, for example)
Produced in small or large format patterns, individual sizes
Used for both old world and modern designs – more flexibility

https://www.gothicstone.com/limestone-superior-bluestone-alternative/