PYRENEES QUARRIES PTY. LTD.
Pyrenees Quarries – Your One Stop Stone Suppliers

Primary website at:
 www.pyreneesquarries.com.au

STONE MULCH

BENEFITS OF STONE MULCH:
1:    Long lasting.
2:    Helps retain soil moisture.
3:    Helps keep soil warm in winter and cool in summer.
4:    Lasting attractive colour.
5:    Low maintenance.
6:    Fire resistant.
7:    Insect and mould resistant.
8:    Little compaction with time.
9:    Easy water penetration.
10:  Not easily wind blown.
11:  Pet and plant friendly.
12:  Lower long term cost than conventional mulches

STONE TYPE: 
An attractive beige pink to beige green pastel coloured flaky soft shale.

SLATE MULCH SIZES:
1:  Fine: shale flakes approximately 10-30 mm in diameter.
2:  Medium:  shale pieces approximately 30-70 mm in diameter.
3:  Large:  shale plates approximately 70-200 mm in diameter.

RECOMMENDED USAGE:
Fine shale mulch for pots, planters and small garden beds.
Medium shale mulch for larger garden beds, and over the root areas of shrubs, bushes and trees.
Coarse shale mulch for rock gardens and where a more rustic appearance is required – may be mixed with medium grade as required.
Better water retention if applied over a thin layer of organic mulch.
NOTE:  Product NOT suitable for high traffic areas.

RECOMMENDED APPLICATION RATES:
Fine shale mulch; recommended application depth 25-30mm..
Medium shale mulch; recommended application depth 50-60mm.
Coarse shale mulch; recommended application depth 100mm.

COVERAGE CALCULATIONS:
Calculate the square meters of area to be covered (eg. An area 2 meters long by 3 meters wide is 2x3=6 square meters.  For medium sized shale mulch applied at 50mm thick, this would be a cubic meter volume of 6x0.05= 0.3 of a cubic meter.
OR:  1 cubic meter will cover an area of 40 square meters at 25mm thick.
OR:  1 cubic meter will cover an area of 20 square meters at 50mm thick.
OR:  1 cubic meter will cover an area of 10 square meters at 100mm thick.
A standard full load on a conventional 6ftx4ft trailer is 0.5 or half a cubic meter.
Weight is approximately 1.5 tonne per cubic meter.

PRICE: 
Calculated on a cubic meter basis or part thereof.

OTHER NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS:
For all your stone requirements please visit our main website at: www.pyreneesquarries.com.au

PYRENEES QUARRIES
  At Pyrenees Quarries we have a large selection of local stone products from our own quarries, and supplement this with different stone types from other Australian and overseas quarries.
  We offer retail sales direct from our factory facilities in Castlemaine.

• Our stone range includes building and terracing sandstone and slate, paving in random form, tiles and flagstones in polished and natural split surface, water feature stones, landscaping boulders and slabs, stone strata and cladding, stone steps (natural and worked), hearth stones, lintels, table tops, granite and marble slabs, lawn edging, cobble stones etc.
• We also manufacture and fit polished granite, marble or composite bench tops, vanities, table tops etc to your specifications.

  At Pyrenees Quarries we specialize in producing unique products to suit our customer’s wishes. We have experienced stone masons and facilities available to modify, cut, profile, polish, drill or shape stone to your requirements, and have a vast range of stone at our 3 acre site for you to choose from.
  Castlemaine is situated just over one hour driving time from Melbourne CBD.  Should you be contemplating using stone or are just interested in natural stone, we suggest you visit our facilities in Castlemaine. 

PLEASE VISIT OUR MAIN WEBSITE AT:
www.pyreneesquarries.com.au

Pyrenees Quarries is a Member of the
STONE INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALASIA
& CMPA (CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL PROCESSING ASSOCIATION)
*CASTLEMAINE SLATE SANDSTONE AND GRANITE SUPPLIERS.