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Rockcut Stone Panel
Stone that looks quarried with explosives rather than cut. Charcoal plates, broken along random lines, standing at different heights with gaps deep enough to put a finger in.
Technical data sheet, MBHSY (PDF, 1.0 MB)·Colour card, 106 surfaces in four series (PDF, 10.4 MB)
The pattern is a broken bed: plates 60 to 200 mm across, each one tilted, each separated from its neighbour by a gap of 5 to 10 mm. Nothing lines up. It is the most aggressive texture in the range and the one that photographs worst, because a still image flattens the depth that the wall has in a room.
Nine millimetres on the 600 module and twelve on the 1160 × 3000. The 12 mm sheet is the thickest we press, and it is the only way to get 12 mm of relief without the plates going soft at the edges. At 9 kg it is still a one-person lift on a small sheet, and two on a 3000. Specified as stone cladding on interiors that want the weight of a quarry face without the fixing detail that goes with it.
Depth you can put a finger in
The gaps are the design, not the plates. In the texture shot the darkest parts are 12 mm below the highest plate, and light gets in there and stays, which is why the wall looks black in some rooms and grey in others. That is a lighting decision as much as a material one.
Bar, then entrance
The bar is the 3000 sheet behind the bottles, in charcoal, with a linear light washing down. The hotel entrance is the same stone on a 4 m wall either side of the doors, outside, where the rain runs off the plates instead of sitting on them.
Installed, rockcut stone
Good for
- Bars and cellars
- Hotel and restaurant entrances, inside or on a drained exterior wall
- Feature walls where the brief asks for drama
- Walls in large rooms that need to look smaller and heavier
Not for
- Small rooms; 12 mm of relief in a 3 m room is oppressive
- Anywhere it will be dusted by a cleaner in a hurry
- Corridors with a trolley
Charcoal and two greys
Three: the charcoal in the shot, a mid grey and a warm grey-brown. On this texture, colour matters less than light: a pale grey version reads as concrete from a distance until the light rakes it.
Specification
Everything below applies to the Rockcut Stone as supplied. The PDF above is the same sheet we send out with a quote; ask for a printed copy and it travels with the sample.
| Sheet size | 1200 × 600 and 1160 × 3000 mm |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9 mm ± 1 mm and 12 mm ± 1 mm |
| Weight | 9 kg/m² ± 0.5 |
| Item code | MBHSY |
| Substrate | Mineral powder, sand and fibreglass, pressed in a steel mould |
| Fire | EN 13501-1 A2-s1,d0, on a non-combustible substrate |
| Fixing | Polymer adhesive, or mechanical fixings on a ventilated frame |
| MOQ | Stocked colours ship from stock, no minimum |
| Lead time | 3–5 days for stock, 20–25 days for production |
Fitting it
Four steps, and the third one is the one that goes wrong.
Questions we get asked
How deep is the deepest gap?
Twelve millimetres on the 1160 × 3000 sheet, and nine on the 600 module.
Is it too much for a house?
In a large room, no. In a normal living room, usually yes. The 600 module is the domestic version.
Can it be used outside?
Yes, on a drained wall. The plates shed water; the gaps are the thing to check, because they can hold it if the wall is flat and unventilated.
How do you fix it?
Adhesive on a flat substrate, or mechanical fixings on a frame if the wall is uneven. The 12 mm sheet is heavy enough that a frame is often the better answer.
Sample of Rockcut Stone
A4 offcut, posted from Ningbo, free. Ask for the colour card too — it covers all thirty-seven surfaces in the series.
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