Sandblasting - CED Ltd for all your Natural Stone

Truly beautiful artwork set in stone.

Ideal for memorial gardens, house names, corporate logos, informative paving, features, landmarks, welcome signs etc.

We can sandblast any design, text or logo, raised or inset into the stone of your choice with colour and fonts to suit.

	Slate Monolith Guide price £900 This 3.5 metre slate monolith stands about 2.7 metres above the ground. There is a small paragraph of commemorative text sandblasted into the face of the stone. Smallest text size 20mm high. The face was already smooth so there was no need to grind a surface. Text highlighted with white highlighter spray to make text stand out when stone is wet. Gold highlighter spray also available. All soild paint colours available for infill.
	Rustic Caithness Flagstone Monolith Guide price £2500 - £3000 This piece was commissioned by a Rotary Club with a total budget of £3000 . Working from a loose brief, concept sketches were produced for the clients to discuss and choose from, then the preferred option was developed into full colour spec drawings for the client's final approval. The graphic was designed by Lorraine to convey the wording that was stipulated in the brief and is written on the stones. These two stones were hand picked at the quarry, one large stone 3.5m x 1m x 90mm thick, and small one to match 1.6m x 1m x 90mm thick. Overall height 2.7m aboveground. Lettering all recessed and infilled with solid lilac colour, graphic raised and painted on a sandblasted circle. These stones are sited in an enclosed contemplation garden within a hospital complex. The installation was done by lifting the stones over the roof by crane and then cemented into a large foundation block, this part cost £500 of the budget. A similar job with stones picked from stock, predetermined text and graphics that simply need separated for sandblasting would cost around £2000.
	Dimensional Caithness Flagstone Monolith Guide price for one off £700, Guide price for 10 off £260 each1500mm (1200 above ground) x 300mm x 60mm. The cost for one off is high, this is due to the initial setting up, adapting and detailed hand painting of the graphic. 10 identical monoliths could be made at a lower cost.
	Slate Monolith Guide price £1250 This green slate monolith was 4m in length. There is more text than No.1 and the surface of the stone was rough, which meant an area was ground to make smooth for the stencil. When this is the case, it is best to use a text box as shown. This text box is 400mm x 800mm, text size 21mm high. The text has been sprayed with a white highlighter. Gold highlighter is also available. All soild paint colours available for infill.

	Whinstone boulder - double sided Guide price £1680 This boulder weighed approx 1.5 tonne, size 1.2m high x 0.9m wide. It had two 'rough' faces that were ground to make smooth. Text and background sandblasted to create text within a box. Black paint infilled by hand with the stencil still on the stone. All paint colours available. Text box on each side approx 600mm x 800mm.
	Whinstone Boulder Guide price £1120 Set within a drystone wall (wall done by others). Text and logo sandblasted and infilled with black paint. Logo needed adapted for sandblasting. The size of the sandblasted area is slightly smaller and this one has less information on it compared with no.8, hence the slightly lower price.
	Caledonian Glacial Granite Boulder - Tee marker for Golf Course Guide price £1120 for one off, Full 18 tee markers. Guide price £700 each Approx weight around 1 tonne. Size - approx 800mm high x 900mm wide. The face needed to be ground smooth to take the stencil. The crest needed to be adapted for sandblasting, and 18 layouts ( one for each tee ) needed to be designed and approved by the client before manufacture. All text and graphics in relief and hand painted. 4 colours are used on this boulder. It is recommend that all text is painted to make it stand out well.
	Caledonian Glacial Granite Boulder Guide price £1045 Approx weight 0.75 - 1 tonne. Size - 900mm high x 1m wide. Larger area needed to be ground smooth to take the stencil. Graphic on this needed to be completely reworked to suit sandblasting process. Similar in work terms to 8 and 10 but produced using a granite stone. All text and graphics in relief and hand painted. The graphic was adapted from a child's design which won a local art competition. The brief was to design the logo for this park.
	Large Red Sandstone Entrance Sign Guide price £2550 This piece was specially selected from the quarry and originally was one piece cut in half to create two stones. They have made 2 cuts :1 to form the faces and 1 to form the bases. The face shown above is therefore a large (1.2m x 1.5m) flat workable area. The stone had heat applied to it to dry it out. The stencil was then applied to this area and the background blasted away. All text and graphics are in relief and hand painted (2 coats). The logo was designed with sandblasting in mind.

Sandblasting Caithness Flagstone

Caithness Flagstone - Pavement Art

Guide price for above £1000 per sqm

Prices start from a little as £415 per sqm x 60mm thick for wording only ie - poems or commemorative text. Price increases up to £1250 per sqm for very detailed graphics. Guide price for above is £1000 per sqm x 60mm thick which includes design service. Volume discounts will be applied to larger areas bring the sqm price down. Text and graphics can be sprayed with white or gold highlighter. Alternatively infilled with solid colours, see next pic.

Sandblasting Caithness Flagstone

Caithness Flagstone - Hexagonal Pavement Art

Guide price £1600

This piece is 1200mm from point to point x 60mm thick. The area of this piece is probably about 1 m/sq. It is fitted into a paving scheme in a city centre ( directional signage underfoot ). This single piece is regarded as a one off special as it has to be cut to order and transported directly from the quarry. Because of the large dimensions the stencil is cut by hand with computer cut text pasted in after, all sandblasted and infilled with solid paint, 3 colours in all.

Sandblasting Caithness Flagstone

Caithness Flagstone - Pavement Art

Guide price £1135

This piece is 1m x 1m x 60mm thick = 1sqm. This piece of work included creating the design from a photograph supplied by the client.

Note - If the client is able to provide the design/logo the cost is much reduced eg a single logo from page 23 enlarged to fit the panel above would cost in the region of £600.

Sandblasting Sandstone

Sandstone Interpretative Artwork

Guide price £2500

This piece, 1.3m wide x 0.8m, was manufactured from buff sandstone selected from the quarry. One face was sawn, much the same as no. 17, but slightly smaller. The cost of this piece included approx £900 of design work. All relevant pictorial reference was researched and designed into a pictorial piece depicting the wildlife of a community regeneration project on a brown field site. Butterfly and frog detail were added to back of stone.

Sandblasting Reclaimed Slate

Reclaimed Slate Artwork

Guide price £2500

These two pieces, total size 2.5m x 1.2m (above ground) required approx £900 of design time. The brief was to depict the industrial past of a small town. Information gathering from library, consultation with community focus group and presentation of proposals followed by manufacture. Installation carried out by the client. The piece was treated with anti-graffiti coating.