JournalREINVENTED RECLAIMED REIMAGINED

Welcome to the specialist Reclaim Division of Lapicida.

This Genuine Antique English Reclaimed Flag floor may look like an original floor laid centuries ago, yet it was actually only recently supplied to a private residence in Martha’s Vineyard, New England.

Before it made its journey across the Atlantic it had been sourced by Lapicida then expertly recalibrated into a more regular thickness of around 30mm for ease of installation before being carefully colour selected to the client’s specific requirements.

That is the Lapicida way. That is why Lapicida is the obvious choice for those who understand the processes and skills involved in the supply of a reclaimed floor. A Lapicida reclaimed floor is very special and will always remain unique to your project. As John Ruskin (1819-1900), the famous Victorian polymath, is attributed with saying:

“It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money – that’s all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do.”

That maxim hold true with reclaimed flooring today.

Shown: Genuine Antique English Reclaimed Flag

HISTORIC PATINA

Each surface carries unique tones and textures, heavy with history. Still beautiful from thousands of footsteps and ready for thousands to come.

When you acquire a genuine antique reclaimed floor from Lapicida you become its trusted custodian, its guardian for future generations. You add the next chapter to the story.

SHAPING HISTORY

Craftsmen hand select and finish reclaimed stone to form antique floor patterns.

Uniquely, Lapicida has brought together bespoke machine technology and artisan craftsmen, working in union so that the antique stones are fit for modern building requirements – whilst maintaining their historic integrity.

Shown: Genuine Antique Lyon Terracotta

SUSTAINABILITY

Few materials are greener than salvaged, pre-used flooring, re-engineered for re-use. And those same flags can be reused ad infinitum for generations.

PROVENANCE

There is a story in every texture, every colour, every tile. If only floors could talk: the tales they could tell and the history and dramas they would reveal.

CRAFTSMANSHIP

Lapicida’s experienced craftsmen are experts in sensitively handling reclaimed materials, using bespoke technology and artisan skills, developed over decades, to meet modern requirements.

DRY LAY

We offer a unique dry laying service. On receipt of an order we can dry lay all the stone, if required crafted for your individual interior. This allows you to inspect the floor prior to delivery , if required, to make changes. Once approved, this exact floor will be delivered to you.

QUALITY CONTROL

Each Reclaimed flag has been chosen for its character and quality. New consignments are painstakingly cleaned , measured, and split. individual stones are all prepared using both traditional and modern stonemasonry techniques.