Lightweight Quoin Stones for Houses

Quoin Stones on Site

Quoin stones as installed at a private residence · tap the marker to see what's underneath

Close-up of the coursed corner detail

Quoin stones: a quick buyer's guide

Quoin stones are the dressed stones set at the corners of a building. They are laid with long and short faces alternating up the corner, which frames the facade. You see them on classical and Georgian houses. Ours are lightweight mouldings made to give that look.

Every quoin stone can be made with plain, chamfered, bevelled or rounded edges. The finish is a textured stone-effect, or smooth and painted with the look of Portland stone. We confirm it at technical-submittal stage.

The long faces come in 337.5mm, 450mm or 562.5mm. Our standard range is QN101 to QN104, and there are more quoin profiles in our Extended Range that can be adapted to your sizes. Coursing and setting-out follow the approved drawing for your project. Tolerance is ±2mm on the nominal dimensions.

Quoins are normally fixed on a 3-strip adhesive bed with Insta-Stik secondary fixing. They can be retrofitted to existing brick, stone or rendered walls, or fitted on new builds before rendering. We check the wall and confirm the fixing method on every job.

They are made from lightweight EPS (polystyrene), so they are much lighter than real or cast stone and many pieces can be handled by hand, subject to a site assessment. Our guide to EPS mouldings and cast stone goes into the differences.

Lead time is typically 2–3 weeks from drawing approval. We can supply only, or supply and install, and we deliver across the UK, Ireland, Jersey and Guernsey. All our profiles carry a 12-month manufacturing warranty from delivery, covering manufacturing defects.

Capping a wall as well? Have a look at our coping stones.

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