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From the earliest days of European settlement, this warm, golden stone has been used to build the nation's most significant structures, and it continues to be one of the most popular building and landscaping materials in Sydney and across New South Wales today. Appreciated for its beauty and timelessness, Australian sandstone is also hardwearing. From its use in heritage buildings around Sydney, it has come to represent the traditions and history of our urban beginnings and is tied to our natural surrounds of rockshelfs and rockpools.

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The original Sydney University, Sydney Town Hall, Lands Department, GPO, Great Synagogue, QVB, St Andrew's Cathedral, St Mary's Cathedral, Customs House, St Paul's College, the Australian Museum were among the many prominent structures built from sandstone.

Today's sandstone products are far more diverse and accessible than the hand-dressed blocks of the colonial era. Available from KLS Sandstone, their range of options can be be cut to any size by hand using traditional methods or by machine like saws and splitters. Modern quarrying and cutting technology allows sandstone to be produced in a wide range of formats:

• Paving Sawn pavers, crazy paving and flagging for patios, paths and driveways.
• Walling blocks Rockfaced, hydrasplit and sawn blocks for retaining walls, boundary walls and feature walls.
• Tiles Precision-cut indoor and outdoor tiles for floors, walls and pool areas.
• Wall cladding Lightweight sandstone veneer for feature walls and facades.
• Landscaping Boulders, logs, ballast, billets and edging for garden design.
• Custom stonemasonry Bespoke pieces including benches, firepits and memorials

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