Top Bed

Top Bed is a finely grained limestone with a pale cream / buff colour which mellows with age to a honey colour.

It's suitable for all carving, ashlar walling and fireplaces.

Top Bed Bath Stone is extensively used in restoration work and new build throughout the UK. It possesses an unusually high bed height of up to 1600mm and therefore attractive to masons and carvers.

Technical Detail

Block Dimensions:

• Bed Height: 1600mm
• Block Length: 3500mm
• Block Width: 900-1000mm

BRE Test Data

Top Bed tested to the latest European and British Standards

• Density: kg/m3 1988
• Compressive Strength: MPa 13.80
• Flexural Strength: MPa 3.70
• Porosity % by volume: 22.95
• Saturation Coefficient: 1.00
• Water Absorption % by weight: 11.60
• Thermal Conductivity: 1.50w/mc