Flivik

A red-brown granite from Småland. Flivik is best specified with a worked surface, bush-hammered, flamed, honed, polished or leather; we do not recommend it split face because it cleaves unevenly.

Where to use it

As a hard silicate stone, Flivik is supplied for external paving, paving slabs, setts, block steps, walls, facades and interior flooring. For external surfaces we recommend a flamed, bush-hammered or blasted finish, which keeps its grip when wet. Thickness and format for paving depend on traffic load and bedding; we size them with your engineer against EN 1341 to EN 1343.

• external paving
• paving slabs
• setts
• block steps
• walls
• facades
• interior flooring

Finishes

• bush-hammered: evenly textured, the classic finish for squares and plinths
• flamed: rough and slip resistant, for external paving and steps
• honed: smooth and matt, shows the pattern, for interior floors
• polished: deepens the colour, for interiors and facade details
• leather: a silky matt with a slight texture

Origin and geology

Småland is the land of red granites and black diabase, with many quarries working since the early 1900s.

Granite, quartzite, gneiss and diabase are silicate rocks: hard, dense and unaffected by acids. They are the stones for facades, squares, setts and steps, wherever stone has to take frost, de-icing salt and traffic.

Supply and documentation

Zurface supplies Flivik as slabs, treads, setts, cladding and cut-to-size pieces, delivered to site. Every quote comes with the declaration of performance (DoP) and CE marking. See Specifying Swedish stone for standards and tender wording.