North Wales Slate Flooring

The existence of a slate industry in wales is attested since the roman period when slate was used to roof the fort at segontium now caernarfon the slate industry grew slowly until the early 18th century then expanded rapidly until the late 19th century at which time the most important slate producing areas were in northwest wales including the penrhyn quarry near bethesda the dinorwic.

North wales slate flooring. Penrhyn quarry has been at the centre and the focal point for uk natural stone and its heritage for 700 years and a major operation for over 400 years. A family run business providing quality slate products sourced from the heart of snowdonia in north wales. Reclaimed welsh slate creates a charming flooring choice for a hallway foyer or kitchen. Welsh slate has been used as floor tiles in domestic and commercial applications for hundreds of years.

Available in fine rubbed honed finish. The material is highly durable colour fast and with its high compressive and flexural strength make it an extremely strong flooring material which is easily maintained. Traditionally hand split riven welsh slate flooring tiles with a unique natural appearance. Slate slabs many of our welsh slate slabs have been reclaimed locally from traditional welsh property s.

We provide the highest quality welsh slate products including slate hearths slate window sills slate floor tiles slate paving slate worktops and more. All of our slate products are cut and finished at the quarry we can cut bespoke sizes as well as standard tiles available to buy here online now. With over thirty years experience in the welsh slate industry lld slate ltd are. Welsh slate has been used extensively as a flooring material both internally and externally for over two hundred years.

We stock various types of architectural salvage specialising mainly in reclaimed timber flooring and reclaimed welsh slate products. The earliest records of slate used in north wales are from the roman fort at seqontium caernarfon circa 77ad. Quarried in snowdonia north wales from quality slate rock. We are also suppliers of reclaimed timber flooring to a number of established uk reclamation yards.