Artificial Stones and Natural Stones

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Stones are important for home constructing. Stones plays important role for both exterior and interior designing of the home. Stones are used for various purposes at home construction. From building beautiful walls of the house to decoration pieces, stones are used. The only thing that differs is the type of stone to be used. Stones differ into artificial and natural stones. Though both are used respectively for construction of house.

Natural stones are creation of nature's greatness or nature's products. They are created naturally. Their color texture shines size and shape all are the nature's gift. To compare the beauty of natural stone it is awesome. On the other hand artificial stone is just a cement based product that is molded to represent a stone surface and then sprayed, dyed or coated like stucco with a stone like color. They are used like thin pieces are stuck onto a wall or structural surface, like tiles. Then to fill the gap between the stones other piece of stones are installed. Artificial stone is made by crushing and grinding natural stone and then re-constituting it, in a mould, with cement mortar. Sandstones, marbles and limestone are well suited to the re-constitution process.

The artificial stones include Modena, Verona rose, tankard, shale white, old brick, hand brick red. These were some of the artificial stones which are used for home construction. Artificial stones are generally used for exterior of the house like walls, pavements, and top roof flooring. Though some artificial stones which are processed well are used as decorative pieces of marble. It is due to their shine. Even Sand stone wall decorative ornaments are hand made from fine sand mixed with cement.

Whereas natural stones provides aesthetic value to the house. Whether it is luxuriant granite beige limestone lustrous marble rustic grey slate or exotic brown sandstone all natural stones create serene beauty to home. Beautiful marble flooring with Granite counter tops and silver beige marbles for bathrooms attracts thousands of people. Natural stones are naturally good. Their shine and lustier for long cannot be faded. While there is possibility that artificial stones lose its color. For they are not made good. For some time it is good but not for long.

After all artificial stones are actually not real stones. Natural stones are the actual stones. So it is obvious that natural stones will last more. Whatever stones are used at home it is important to find out the real stones and accordingly it should be placed. Whether it is granite marble slate sandstones all can be found both as natural and artificial stones. Though artificial stones can appear smooth and more beautiful due to polish but it is actually natural stones whose beauty last forever.

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How to Maintain a Natural Stone Floor

The most common natural stone floors in homes today are marble and limestone. Both these stones are calcite based, meaning they contain calcium carbonate. They are also generally soft stones compared to Igneous varieties such as Granite and Basalt. What this means from a maintenance point of view is that the stone will absorb liquids and will easily etch (meaning the stone can suffer acid corrosion)

The first step which needs to be taken in order to facilitate easy maintenance of the stone is to have it sealed properly with an impregnating sealant. This needs to be an oliophobic sealant which will repel both oil and water, especially in the kitchen. This is the single most important step in stone protection. Generally, water based sealers will offer less protection than solvent based sealers, however there are exceptions to this rule. A qualified stone restoration company will have the skills and knowledge to properly seal a stone floor and so this is usually a job that should not be left to the tiling contractors.

Unfortunately, although a good quality sealant will protect the stone from staining nothing can really protect it from acid based substances. A polished floor which is subjected to lemon juice or vinegar which is left on the surface of the stone will almost definitely show etch marks. These are where the acid reacts with the calcite and shows signs of corrosion.

Once the marble or limestone is properly sealed the next issue which needs to be addressed is surface scratching. The main cause of scratching on a marble or limestone floor is grit from outside being caught under shoes and walked across the floor. Therefore the easiest way to minimise scratching on the stone is to introduce good quality, deep coir barrier mats. One should be placed outside the front door and one inside if possible. Scratching is more of an issue on a polished floor as damage to the natural crystals in the stone is the main cause of a dull looking surface and lack of shine and reflection.

For regular maintenance and cleaning of the floor, a good quality natural stone soap will need to be used. This can in most cases be simply mopped on and left to dry. The better natural stone soaps will contain linseed oil which also helps to keep the stone protected by leaving an invisible film on the surface.

Described above is one stage of the maintenance cycle and at some point the stone will need restorative maintenance due to a loss of shine, staining due to sealant needing to be re-applied or repairs to damaged tiles. At this point a stone restoration expert will restore the floor to as new and the cycle of maintenance will start over.

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Stones area unit vital for home constructing. Stones plays vital role for each exterior and interior planning of the house. Stones area unit used for numerous functions reception construction. From building stunning walls of the house to decoration items, stones area unit used. the sole issue that differs is that the sort of stone to be used. Stones disagree into artificial and natural stones. although each area unit used severally for construction of house.

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