The Element · Stone
Natural stone flooring, Sydney
Limestone, marble, travertine, quartzite and bluestone — chosen slab by slab for the rooms that deserve a material with geology behind it.
Stone is the only element in a house that is genuinely old. It carries movement, fossil, vein and tone that no printed surface reproduces, and in the right room it does more work than any other finish. We keep a tight selection of honed limestone, bookmatched marble, brushed travertine, quartzite and Australian and Belgian bluestone, in formats from tile through to large-format slab.
Specifying stone well means being honest about it. It is porous, it patinas, and it needs the right sealer and a sensible cleaning routine. Where a client wants the look with none of the maintenance we will say so and put a porcelain body beside it — but where stone is the right answer, nothing else comes close.
Selected by slab and batch
Vein direction, bookmatching and batch consistency reviewed before anything is committed to a room.
Finish drives performance
Honed, brushed, sandblasted and tumbled finishes each change slip resistance, patina and how the stone ages.
Sealing and care specified
Impregnating sealer, pH-neutral cleaning and a realistic maintenance schedule provided with every selection.
In the studio
Stone in the collection
Common questions
Stone, answered
Is natural stone flooring practical for a family home?
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Yes, with the right stone and finish. Honed limestone, quartzite and bluestone are hard-wearing and forgiving, and a brushed or tumbled surface hides wear far better than a polish. Marble is the material that asks for tolerance — it etches and patinas, which many clients love and some do not. We match the stone to how the household actually lives.
Does stone flooring need sealing?
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Natural stone is porous, so an impregnating sealer is applied on installation and re-applied periodically depending on traffic and exposure. Sealing does not make stone bulletproof; it buys you time to wipe up spills before they mark. We supply the sealing and cleaning regime with every stone selection.
Stone or porcelain that looks like stone?
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Porcelain is lower maintenance, non-porous and consistent — the sensible choice for a busy wet area or a rental. Natural stone has depth, veining and a patina that develops over decades, and it reads as real underfoot. Many of our projects use both: stone where it is seen and touched, porcelain where it is worked.
Can stone be used outside and around a pool in Sydney?
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Yes. Travertine, bluestone and quartzite are all excellent externally when specified in a sandblasted or tumbled finish with an appropriate slip rating, and coping and pavers can be matched to the internal floor for a continuous line from inside to out. Salt and chlorine exposure influences which stone we recommend.
How much does natural stone flooring cost?
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Stone sits at the upper end of the market, and installation is a larger share of the cost than with other elements because of weight, thickness, cutting and setting-out. Travertine and some limestones are more accessible than bookmatched marble. Bring your plans to Drummoyne and we will give you a realistic supplied-and-installed range.
Where can I see stone samples in Sydney?
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At My Floor Studio, 184 Victoria Road, Drummoyne NSW 2047, by appointment Monday to Saturday. We serve the Inner West, Lower North Shore, Eastern Suburbs, greater Sydney and regional New South Wales, and can arrange full slab viewings for larger projects.
Where we work
Stone across Sydney
and New South Wales
The studio is at 184 Victoria Road, Drummoyne — five minutes from Five Dock and Russell Lea, ten from Balmain, Rozelle and Concord, and an easy run from the Lower North Shore and the Eastern Suburbs. Consultations are by appointment, Monday to Saturday, so the room is yours for the hour.
Regularly specifying stone for projects in Drummoyne, Five Dock, Russell Lea, Rodd Point, Abbotsford, Chiswick, Balmain, Rozelle, Leichhardt, Haberfield, Concord, Annandale, Newtown, Hunters Hill, Mosman, Lane Cove, Paddington, Woollahra, Bondi, Vaucluse, and for architects and builders across Inner West Sydney, Lower North Shore, Eastern Suburbs, Northern Beaches, Greater Sydney, New South Wales.
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