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Marble for construction:
2009-12-13
For thousands of years Marble has been used, as a decorative material for Walls and Floors and ..... |
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| Marble for construction: |
| 2009-12-13 |
| For thousands of years Marble has been used, as a decorative material for Walls and Floors and its natural beauty remains unsurpassed. Marble provides a durable finish of recognizable quality, which is considered essential for many prestige buildings today. It is used extensively for public buildings and in offices, banks, hotels, entrance halls, shopping centers as well as individual shops. In quality housing Marble is used for floors, staircases, bathrooms, kitchens and fireplaces. More and More ordinary homes owners are enhancing their living environment by employing these beautiful materials. Applications Marble can be used for internal wall linings and external cladding, all mechanically fixed to the structure, as well as for paving, stair treads and risers. Marble tiles 10 mm. thick, provide a cost effective alternative to slab for walls and floors in bathroom and toilet areas. All Marbles are suitable for internal use. For external use, Limestone marbles and Travertines are suitable but advice should be taken on the selection of appropriate materials. Polished finishes are not recommended for external applications. Dimensions The maximum size of individual stones will depend on the type of marble and the incidence of fissures, vents and veining characteristics of the particular material. Practical size limits must be checked and agreed with specialist suppliers, but slab sizes of up to 750mm. X 1200mm. for cladding and up to 0.6M2. For paving can be produced. Normal thickness for internal linings is 20mm. up to 7 meters if continuously supported. Externally 20 mm. can be used to 1st. floor height with 40mm. at higher levels. Polished tiles usually with a chamfered edge are readily available. Common sizes are 305 X 305 X 10mm. for floors and walls. Some materials are available in 300 X 150 X 7 or 10 mm. for walls. |
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| Granites |
| 2009-10-10 |
| Granite is a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz, orthoclase or microcline, and mica, used in monuments and for building. Granite stone is typically hardest of the dimensional stones and can effectively withstand the vagaries of nature. Granite tiles are quite literally, as old as the earth, perfect for use in residential and commercial flooring applications. Granite Slabs are ideal for fabricating granite counter tops, flooring, retaining walls and landscaping around a center fountain/pond. |
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| Marble |
| 2009-08-26 |
| A marble is a metamorphic rock formed by alteration of limestone or dolomite, often irregularly colored by impurities and used especially in architecture and sculpture. Marble tiles are suitable for bathrooms, entryways and fireplaces, living & dining areas. Marble floor tiles are also used for both interior and exterior flooring applications. Some of the different colors of marble are white, red, black, mottled and banded, gray, pink, and green. |
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| Marble is classified into three categories: |
| 2009-08-20 |
| Dolomite: If it has more than 40% magnesium carbonate. Magnesium: If it has between 5% and 40% magnesium carbonate. Calcite: If it has less than 5% magnesium carbonate. Marble comes polished to a mirror like finish, which captures the beauty and brilliance of the natural stone. A practical finish to use on marbles which are subjected to heavy traffic wear is the Honed finish. |
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