Natural Stone Guides and Buying Advice
Choosing natural stone gets easier once you know what actually matters. The finish, the thickness, how it behaves wet and what a quote is really including will be the real decision makers. We’ve been supplying natural stone across the Globe since 1993 so these guides come from the questions we answer every week. You’ll find practical advice on materials, finishes, paving, tiles, pool areas, care and comparing suppliers. Have a read below and call us when you’re ready to order the stone properly

How to Choose Cobblestones for Driveways, Paths and Borders
Ideal way of choosing a cobblestone is based on where it is going to be installed and how that space will be utilised. A driveway that has vehicle movement in or and out several times during

Raven Black or Grey Granite for a Driveway?
When a driveway customer has already settled on Granite, the next question often comes to colour: dark or grey. Raven Black sits on one side of that choice. Ash Grey, Silver grey and Sesame Grey are

What to Know Before Choosing Galala Light Limestone Outdoors
Galala Light is an Egyptian Limestone, and the material Stone Planet currently supplies for outdoor paving and pool areas has a Sandblasted finish with a Tumbled edge. Its colour is best described as creamish white rather

What to Decide Before Ordering Natural Stone for an Outdoor Project
Many natural stone enquiries begin with a quantity: “I need 50 square metres.” “I need 100 square metres.” That is a reasonable place to start, but it is rarely enough information to place the final order.

Stacked Stone Panels vs Loose Stone Walling: What’s the Difference?
Stacked Stone panels and loose stone walling are both genuine natural stone. The difference is how the stone arrives and how it goes onto the wall. Stone Planet’s Stacked Stone is supplied as panels, with natural

What Should You Check Before Choosing Natural Stone Wall Cladding?
Choosing natural stone wall cladding involves more than picking a stone you like the look of. Before the order goes in, you want to know the colour, the walling format, where the cladding is going, the

How to Create Indoor-Outdoor Continuity with Natural Stone
An indoor outdoor natural stone project does not require the indoor and outdoor face surfaces to be identical. The goal is to coordinate the visual relationship while each area uses a product, finish and specification appropriate

Engineered Stone Ban in Australia: What Natural Stone Buyers Should Know
Australia banned a defined category of engineered stone benchtops, panels and slabs. It did not ban natural stone, instead gave it a boost. That distinction matters, but natural stone is not automatically silica-free as well. Being

Himalayan White vs Australian Sandstone: Which Should You Choose?
Ask around about Himalayan White and Australian Sandstone and the conversation turns into imported stone against local stone within about a minute. These two materials sit in different colour territory and in Stone Planet’s current supply
