{"id":227,"date":"2012-10-12T15:18:07","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T15:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/?p=227"},"modified":"2012-10-12T15:18:07","modified_gmt":"2012-10-12T15:18:07","slug":"how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose a Limestone Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Which Style of Limestone?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Limestone remains one of the most popular choices of Natural Stone flooring. It can suit both residential and commercial situations.\u00a0 From country cottage to stately home, in a\u00a0town house\u00a0or even a new build; limestone tiles\u00a0can be found to\u00a0suit.<\/p>\n

For an \u00fcber-modern look, use large sharp-edged tiles. Random sizes with gently undulating edges can make a new floor look as if it been laid for years. Uniform square edged tiles with contrasting coloured inserts can give a grand feel to an entrance hall.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Things to Consider<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

Limestone is a very diverse material, available in many different colours, varying from plain to wild in movement and with differing degrees of hardness and porosity. This must be a consideration when choosing your floor.<\/p>\n

For high-traffic commercial situations such as restaurants and shops, a low porosity stone is a must, and hardness is also very helpful, though not necessarily essential. This will ensure that your limestone is hard-wearing and long-lasting in this environment.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

In domestic situations there is much less foot traffic, so hardness and porosity will not be such an important issue. As long as the limestone floor has been sealed and installed properly, it should be hard-wearing enough for the home. The only areas of the home where you may wish to consider low porosity stone would be\u00a0kitchens and perhaps a high-traffic hallway.<\/p>\n

Having a low porosity will facilitate easy maintenance and lower the risks of staining and marking. All Limestone floors are sealed in the installation process and this is vital to the longevity of the look of the flooring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Which Style of Limestone? Limestone remains one of the most popular choices of Natural Stone flooring. It can suit both residential and commercial situations.\u00a0 From country cottage to stately home, in a\u00a0town house\u00a0or even a new build; limestone tiles\u00a0can be found to\u00a0suit. For an \u00fcber-modern look, use large sharp-edged tiles. Random sizes with gently undulating […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"twitterCardType":"","cardImageID":0,"cardImage":"","cardTitle":"","cardDesc":"","cardImageAlt":"","cardPlayer":"","cardPlayerWidth":0,"cardPlayerHeight":0,"cardPlayerStream":"","cardPlayerCodec":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[7],"tags":[36,40],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Choose a Limestone Floor - Livinghouse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Limestone can suit both residential and commercial situations. From country cottage to stately home, in a town house or even a new build; limestone tiles can be found to suit.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Choose a Limestone Floor - Livinghouse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Limestone can suit both residential and commercial situations. From country cottage to stately home, in a town house or even a new build; limestone tiles can be found to suit.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Livinghouse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-10-12T15:18:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/stone1-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"271\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"210\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"simon\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"simon\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/\",\"name\":\"How to Choose a Limestone Floor - Livinghouse\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-10-12T15:18:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-10-12T15:18:07+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d340409563f406255be475d2dbdd58f2\"},\"description\":\"Limestone can suit both residential and commercial situations. From country cottage to stately home, in a town house or even a new build; limestone tiles can be found to suit.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Choose a Limestone Floor\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Livinghouse\",\"description\":\"Interior Design Ideas\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d340409563f406255be475d2dbdd58f2\",\"name\":\"simon\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c366ceedadf9320c7f528589d5ad41dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c366ceedadf9320c7f528589d5ad41dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"simon\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/author\/simon\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Choose a Limestone Floor - Livinghouse","description":"Limestone can suit both residential and commercial situations. From country cottage to stately home, in a town house or even a new build; limestone tiles can be found to suit.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Choose a Limestone Floor - Livinghouse","og_description":"Limestone can suit both residential and commercial situations. From country cottage to stately home, in a town house or even a new build; limestone tiles can be found to suit.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/","og_site_name":"Livinghouse","article_published_time":"2012-10-12T15:18:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":271,"height":210,"url":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/stone1-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"simon","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"simon","Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/","url":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/","name":"How to Choose a Limestone Floor - Livinghouse","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2012-10-12T15:18:07+00:00","dateModified":"2012-10-12T15:18:07+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d340409563f406255be475d2dbdd58f2"},"description":"Limestone can suit both residential and commercial situations. From country cottage to stately home, in a town house or even a new build; limestone tiles can be found to suit.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-limestone-floor\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Choose a Limestone Floor"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/","name":"Livinghouse","description":"Interior Design Ideas","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d340409563f406255be475d2dbdd58f2","name":"simon","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c366ceedadf9320c7f528589d5ad41dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c366ceedadf9320c7f528589d5ad41dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"simon"},"url":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/author\/simon\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/stone1-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2RNVI-3F","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livinghouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}