Yarrabee & Castlemaine Stone Solutions Project 7

Set In Stone

For the past 40 years, Yarrabee & Castlemaine Stone Solutions has been delivering high-quality stone products to hundreds of satisfied clients Victoria-wide. As one of the state’s leading suppliers, Yarrabee & Castlemaine Stone Solutions offers a stunning variety of natural stone paving, walling and flooring to suit any project.

The company owns and operates the original Castlemaine Slate and Stone Quarry in central Victoria and has specialised in this unique and iconic stone since 1953. Yarrabee & Castlemaine Stone Solutions also supplies a range of limestone, sandstone, bluestone, granite, porphyry stone and quartz from quarries all over the world.

The company’s latest masterwork sits in a stunning home with a stunning view. The renovation and extension of this exceptional residence on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula was designed by Tasara DeRoche at All About Design & Drafting in Rosebud. The pool, the house and the landscape were all built by Craig and his amazing team at Quality Built based in Mt Eliza. The impeccable attention to detail is a credit to all concerned, and Yarrabee & Castlemaine Stone Solutions’ beautiful ‘Willow’ limestone is the perfect complement to a breathtaking space.

Sourced from Spain, ‘Willow’ limestone is a unique, light sand-toned material that fits perfectly in the seaside setting and adds a soft warmth to the whole picture. ‘Willow’ limestone is ideal for both indoor and outdoor applications, which makes it perfect where a continuity from inside to out is sought.

The external material here comprises 900mm x 600mm tiles with an acid-etched ‘antique’ finish. This etching process creates a gentle ripple in the stone’s surface, which is the origin of its excellent nonslip properties. For the technically minded, this limestone has P5 slip rating – which is as good as it gets.

The pool coping comprises 900mm x 400mm pieces with a 50mm drop face along the water’s edge. These also have the ‘antique’ finish to ensure maximum safety and a seamless continuation of the design and its warm sand colour provides the perfect frame to the glistening pool.

Some natural stone products require protection from salt attack if being used as coping to a salt chlorinated pool, and ‘Willow’ is one such limestone. To make life easy for the installer, Yarrabee & Castlemaine Stone Solutions has its coping pre dip-sealed with DryTreat 40SK at the factory when the stone is being produced in Spain. This ensures security and peace of mind knowing that the sealing has been professionally done.

For the home’s interior, the gorgeous ‘Willow’ limestone was selected in a ‘honed’ finish, which provides a smoother surface making it easier to run a mop over to keep clean. This finish drops the slip rating back to a P4 – which is still suitable for pool surrounds and well exceeds the requirements for use in wet interior areas, such as bathroom floors. There is minimal visual difference between the ‘honed’ and ‘antique’ finishes and this results in a seamless transition between the indoor and outdoor spaces – giving the home an open and organic atmosphere.

‘Willow’ is just one of the ten limestone paving and flooring options supplied by Yarrabee & Castlemaine Stone Solutions. With more than 40 years in the industry, this exceptional company has a wide network of suppliers across the globe producing unique stone products that are proven to be of a very high standard. In addition to a wide range of colour tones, shapes and textures, all the company’s materials have been slip and salt tested to give you the utmost confidence that they all are fit for purpose.

Yarrabee & Castlemaine Stone Solutions also carries Quartz paving, Italian Porphyry Stone, Travertine, Bluestone, Granite and of course the Castlemaine range of stone products from the original Castlemaine Slate and Stone Quarry in central Victoria.

These products, alongside the company’s other exceptional natural stone options, are on display in Yarrabee & Castlemaine Stone Solutions huge showroom in Oakleigh East. This impeccable space has everything displayed in large areas so that you can truly get a sense of how each and every stone product will look. For confidence in the quality and expert advice, a visit to Yarrabee & Castlemaine Stone’s showroom is well worth your time.