Indonesian natural stone
Black Lava Stone
A dark volcanic stone for paving, cladding and landscape work.
Overview
Black Lava Stone is a volcanic stone from Indonesia. It is dark and quiet in appearance, which is why buyers reach for it when a surface should recede and let the planting or the building sit forward.
It is normally supplied for paving, cladding and landscape work. Format, thickness and finish come from the project detail rather than from a fixed list, as with every stone in the range.
Appearance and variation
Dark, in the charcoal range rather than at true black, and rarely uniform. A volcanic stone carries small surface variation, and pieces from different parts of a batch sit at slightly different depths of tone. It lightens as it dries in daylight, so judge it outdoors rather than under a lamp.
Tested technical properties (water absorption, density, slip rating, frost resistance) are not published here, because no test data has been supplied for this stone. If your specification calls for a tested value, ask for it in the enquiry and we will confirm what can be provided and what cannot.
Sizes and finishes
What we need to quote this stone
Quoted per order
Paving and cladding take different thicknesses, and a cladding piece is usually cut thinner and lighter than a paving piece. Tell us which face is seen and how the piece will be fixed, and we quote to that rather than to a stock size.
Tell us five things and we can quote:
- Thickness
- Format and nominal size
- Surface finish
- Edge treatment
- Packing unit
Formats, thickness and finish are quoted against your order rather than published as a fixed list, because what the block allows and what the finish needs change from one order to the next. Send the schedule or the drawing with your enquiry and we will confirm what we can produce for it.
Applications
What this stone is asked for
- Paving and driveway edges
- Wall cladding and feature walls
- Stepping stones and garden paths
- Planted borders and garden edging
- Landscape steps and risers
These are the uses this stone is usually asked for. Whether it suits your project depends on the finish, the thickness and how your contractor will fix it, so confirm the application in your enquiry before you specify.
Where this stone goes next
Production, quality and export
The same process applies to every stone in the range. These pages explain what happens to your order after it is quoted.
Production and quality
Packing and export
Questions
Black Lava Stone: what buyers ask
Is Black Lava Stone black or dark grey?
It sits in the charcoal range rather than at true black, and it reads lighter as it dries in daylight. Judge the sample in the light the finished work will actually sit in, not in a photo taken under a work lamp.
How much does the tone vary across a batch?
Volcanic stone carries surface variation, and pieces from different parts of a batch sit at slightly different depths of tone. If the project needs a tight tone match across a large area, say so before we quote, because that changes how the batch is selected.
What is Black Lava Stone normally used for?
It is asked for as paving, cladding and landscape material. Confirm the application in the enquiry, because the finish and the thickness change with it and we would rather quote the real detail than a general answer.
Request a quote
Ask for Black Lava Stone
Send the format, the thickness and the application. If the stone suits the job, we will quote it. If it does not, we will tell you before you order.