Architecture using bluestone is popular
owing to its distinguished washed out composition, a sedate bluish tinge sprinkled with ash
and changing hues with change in luminosity. Its magnificent mineral shade
washes off to a paler and more matted composition when amply exposed to weather.
Except this most common category of bluestone, there are also variants which
are more of a reddish cast.
Exposure to water brings out the best in the bluestone colour cast.
Leading landscapers, contractors and specialised builders often utilize bluestone in Melbourne for paving swimming pool surfaces, claddings on water
facing walls of seashore houses, artificial water bodies, and bluestone chippings
for pathways near water.
Bluestones extracted from the Kanmantoo quarry are known for its rugged
durability. These tremendously hard-wearing stones are unbeaten in standing the
test of nature. These quality bluestones are a class apart when
effectively cut, smoothened and processed for extensive use. Another plus for
using bluestone is of course its low maintenance. Due to its smooth surface,
soil and dirt do not really permeate into its crevices and even if it does, it
is easy to wash away. Unlike other semi porous surfacing alternatives, bluestone
champions the cause of the low maintenance landscaping agenda. Overlaying
garden paths with solid bluestone is a good idea as garden trails are always running
the risk of getting mud-laden. Kanmantoo bluestone in Melbourne is also widely exported for miscellaneous interior and
exterior building and decorating purposes.
Bluestone in Melbourne is fast becoming the number one popular
choice in creating vintage ambiance in home décor. The mixed chrome gray-blue
tinge of bluestone like a rainy evening sky is effective in provoking a
romantic aura when set in the outer lounges of elegant cafes, amid patches of
green or along serene water areas. Limestone
in Melbourne is also fast gaining credits in
brilliant landscape beautification for its great adaptability to desired
architectural design.
Both bluestone and limestone are fast becoming integral to
core architecture in Melbourne.
