Maintenance / Care

GRANITE

Granite is an important structural and decorative stone. It is the hardest structural stone. Granite’s rich colours, stiffness and density, make it an ideal choice for flooring, counter tops, vanities as well as exterior applications. Many stylish patterns and colors make granite the most versatile and trendy of all stones. It is also a very low-maintenance stone. Granite is composed of quartz, feldspars, micas and other minerals. These minerals contribute to the color and texture of the granite stones. Granites get their wonderful variety of colors and patterns from minerals that are melted into the liquid mass as it is formed.

MARBLE

Marble has been valued for thousands of years for its rich palette of beautiful colors and appearance and is perfect, pretty much anywhere in the house. Marble stones consist of limestone that has undergone heat and pressure. A transformation process takes place when the weight of overlying material, pressure from crystal collisions and heat from the earth's core generate temperatures in excess of 1800ºF.Texture of marble depends on the form, size and uniformity of grains. The element components of marble determine the color of the stone. Generally calcite and dolomite marbles are of pure white color. They are not perfect. It is not uncommon for them to contain fissures, fractures, quartz concentrations, pin holes, pitting, open veining and even soil veining.

TRAVERTINE

Travertine is generally used for floors, walls, countertops and for outside as cladding and pavement. Travertine is generally filled with grout before it is honed or polished, which produces a uniform surface more like other marbles. Unfilled travertine is also quite beautiful, and is often seen as exterior surfaces of buildings. Travertine stones result from hot spring water penetrating up through underground limestone. When the water evaporates, it leaves behind layers of dissolved limestone and other minerals, giving it its banded appearance. Travertine stones are generally light-colored beiges and tans.

LIMESTONE

The soft limestone stones are ideal for today's more casual and comfortable environments. Generally these soft beiges and tans are suitable for bathrooms, fireplaces, counters and floors. Limestone is a sedimentary rock that is formed at the bottom of lakes and seas, as organic matters settle to the bottom.

SLATE

Slate is formed of compressed layers of sediments formed under ocean. Since it is formed in layers, it can easily be split to expose beautifully textured surfaces. The usual colors of slates are earthy browns, beiges, yellows, black, dark-grays, and greenish-gray, pinks, purples and copper are also found. They usually exhibit lot of variations even in the same quarry. Slates are used for flooring, cladding and landscaping.

SANDSTONE

Sandstone consists of sand covered by silica, iron and lime. Cementing material determines the color of sandstone, iron sandstones are reddish, brownish, black, carbonaceous, siliceous, white and argillaceous, earthy to buff. The hardness of sandstones is important in deciding suitability for applications for sandstone.

QUARTZITE

Quartzite stones are the same with slates, but with higher content of quartz in them, which gives a bright texture. Like slates, quartzite is used for various applications depending on their hardness.

RECONSTITUTED STONE

Reconstituted stones (Caesarstone, Quantum Quartz, YDL Stone) are solid surfaces contain generally Quartz and silicate minerals that are resistant to acids, alkalis, chemicals and solvents. Materials are combine with specialized polyester resin. Highly impervious, heat, scratch, chip and stain resistant, resistant to mildew, mold and immune to freezing and thawing. Reconstituted stone is used indoor for kitchens, vanities and splash backs, staircases, wall and floor paneling, in bathrooms and not suitable for external use.

 

CARE & MAINTENANCE OF MARBLE

CARE & MAINTENANCE OF GRANITE

CARE & MAINTENANCE OF RECONSTITUTED STONE

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