Balmoral Red Coarse Grained is a premium granite sourced from Finland, renowned for its striking red tones and robust, coarse-grained texture. The stone displays subtle veining that adds depth to its rich hue, making it an ideal choice for high-traffic floors, kitchen countertops, and elegant wall cladding. Its natural durability and resistance to abrasion and heat make it suitable for both interior and exterior applications. Marmi di Carrara supplies Balmoral Red Coarse Grained in ready-to-install slabs of 2–3 cm thickness, as well as custom-cut blocks, and provides high-resolution photographs of actual slabs before purchase to ensure complete confidence in your selection.
Petrographic description
Typically a coarse-grained granite with a dominant red hue.
Balmoral Red Coarse Grained is a Granite quarried in Finland, catalogued in the Marmi di Carrara atlas under the international reference ICFIGR00545. Its dominant tone is red.
Like every granite, it is supplied as raw blocks, gangsaw slabs in 2 and 3 cm and cut-to-size pieces made in our Carrara plants. Recommended finishes: polished, honed, flamed, bush-hammered, leathered. Typical applications: kitchen worktops, exterior cladding and paving, stairs, monuments, high-traffic floors.
Availability varies with the quarry campaigns: before quoting we check current stock, block sizes and the selection grade, and we send photos of the actual slabs. Price and transport are confirmed by our technical office within one working day.
Balmoral Red Granite: complete guide
Overview
Balmoral Red is a Finnish granite with a bold, uniform red. It is chosen when a warm, vivid colour is needed together with the durability of a stone suitable for exteriors.
History and origin
It is quarried in Finland and is one of the best-known Scandinavian red granites. For many years it has been used for monuments, memorial work, façade cladding and street furniture. The compactness of the material also makes it suitable for sculpture and engraving. Marmi di Carrara supplies it on request.
Appearance
The background is bright red, formed by red feldspars, greyish quartz and small dark micas evenly distributed. Variation between slabs is low, with slight differences in the intensity of the red. Polished, it becomes bright and saturated, while flamed it takes on a lighter, pinkish red.
Uses
It is used for façades, outdoor paving, steps, monuments, kerbs and worktops. Indoors it performs best where a strong accent of colour is wanted, such as counters or kitchen worktops. On large interior surfaces it can be very dominant.
Care and maintenance
Cleaning with water and a neutral detergent is enough. A water- and oil-repellent protector is recommended on kitchen worktops. Outdoors it requires no special treatment beyond normal cleaning.
- Classification
- granite
- Density
- approx. 2,600-2,650 kg/m³ (indicative)
- Mohs hardness
- approx. 6-7
- Water absorption
- very low
- Main use
- interiors and exteriors
- Acid resistance
- high
FAQ
Is Balmoral Red Coarse Grained suitable for outdoor use?
Granite: excellent for façades, paving and stairs in any climate. Tell us the climate and exposure of the project and we will recommend the right finish and thickness.
What is the price of Balmoral Red Coarse Grained per m²?
Indicative price from €120/m² for polished 2 cm slabs ex works Carrara, VAT excluded. The final figure depends on selection, block size, finish and quantity; a personalised quote is free.
How is Balmoral Red Coarse Grained shipped from Italy?
Slabs travel in wooden A-frames inside 20-foot containers (about 25 tonnes); blocks ship loose or in open-top containers. We quote FOB, CIF or door-to-door to any port or site.
