Marble
Belgian Blue Honed
Full Service — Installation
Our marble range is available with full supply, templating, fabrication and installation across Portsmouth, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Waterlooville, Chichester, Southampton and the surrounding area, with our services extending to Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey, Dorset and Berkshire . The reach of our installation service depends on the type of project — contact us to discuss your requirements.
Supply & Fabrication — UK Wide
Outside our installation area? We can fabricate marble to your supplied template, or supply the stone directly as-is — anywhere in the UK . Learn more .
A 350-million-year-old Belgian limestone with genuine fossil inclusions in a sophisticated honed finish
Belgian Blue Honed is a truly extraordinary natural stone — a 350-million-year-old fossiliferous limestone from Belgium's Hainaut province, known in its homeland as Pierre Bleue Belge. Its deep, uniform charcoal-blue base is scattered with fine white fossil fragments and tiny mineral inclusions, each one a genuine remnant of Carboniferous-era marine life including crinoid stems, shells, and coral fragments. This is Belgium's national stone, with centuries of heritage in European architecture. The honed matte finish brings a sophisticated, contemporary quality to its ancient character, creating an industrial-chic aesthetic that works beautifully in modern kitchens. Unlike most marbles, Belgian Blue Stone is a limestone — dense, durable, and deeply connected to geological history. Every time you place your hands on this worktop, you're touching fossils that predate the dinosaurs by over 100 million years. Requires sealing for kitchen use and careful handling around acids.
Available Finishes
Ideal For
Performance
How This Stone Performs
Hardness
2 out of 5
Stain Resistance
2 out of 5
UV Resistance
4 out of 5
Heat Resistance
4 out of 5
Scratch Resistance
2 out of 5
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"Perfect. 1) Ian. What a nice chap. Very helpful, friendly, knowledgeable. Got me the marble I wanted. 2) Scott came to template. Clearly attentive to detail, accurate work; it's a perfect fit. 3) Kev and Gav came to fit. Very accommodating. Worked cheerfully around obstacles I had thrown in their path. Efficient, and respected my just cleaned new kitchen. All round blooming marvellous. I got exactly what I wanted. ( these guys listen to their customer) Look no further. Engage In 2 Stone!"— Dawn GalleryGoogle Review
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Why In2stone
Invisible Joins & Ogee Edging
The edge profiles and seamless joins other suppliers say they can't do? We do them every week.
"Other quartz suppliers weren't able to offer the ogee edging I wanted — In2stone could."
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"Beat 6 other companies by a mile. Even an online company that claims to beat any quote declined to."
Dean Fitzpatrick
Ian Answers the Phone
No answering machines or sales scripts. You'll speak to the people who'll actually work on your project.
"Ian always answered the phone or called me back — and that was before we even decided to use him."
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