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Why to Choose Paver Base Stones For Your Walkway And Patio?

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Installing natural stone pavers in walkways, driveways, and various paths, as well as numerous  external application , is a trend in the construction industry. We know the standard stone paver  installation process  well. According to it, after levelling and compacting sub-soil at the required depth, we used to pour gravel or similar material to create a paver base. On the paver base, we lay at least one-inch thick sand bed before fixing paver stones on it permanently. What Is Paver Base? Technically, a paver base is consisting of stone aggregates. We can get cheaper material with desired properties from two known processes. Quarry Process (QP) Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) For a sand bed, we can use Concrete Sand to provide a setting bed to stone pavers. Let’s know what QP, RCA, and Concrete Sand in details is. Quarry Process or QP to Create Paver Base: Stone quarries compose of any of the following  stone types  are ideal for carrying the Q...

Different Ideas to make your Driveway Attractive.

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When we utter the word ‘ Driveway ’ our sole focus remains on a path sturdy enough to bear the load of moving vehicles. We hardly think that it could be beautiful or adds anything in the overall beauty of your landscape and façade. Usually, the driveway is an entry point when your guests come with cars or a vehicle. They will examine your home based on driveway experiences. So, it is a good opportunity to improve the beauty of the driveway by selecting the right material for its construction and decorate the landscape surrounding it throughout the entire path. I think we should start with the material from it we are going to construct a driveway. Afterwards, we should know which type of material is a good option to beautify it, and how. There are mainly four types of materials used in the construction of driveways today. Bricks, natural stones, gravels, and asphalt out of these,  natural stone pavers  are the costliest choice, albeit with certain advantages of their ...

Make your Backyard classy and Beautiful by Using Amazing Natural Stone Crafts

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The backyard is nothing but an extension of our life from the interior to exterior spaces. In most of the States in the American continent and countries in European peninsula have warm yet cosy climate during the summer months. Exterior Living We tend to shift from the interior of the home to exterior living spaces like backyard patio or garden patio with some pergola like covering. Backyard patios and garden patios enable us to enjoy cool wind waves during the hot summer. Natural shadows from large trees and some covering from pergola-like structure facilitate us to pass the entire daytime in the natural ambience. Things to Beautify Exterior Living Spaces Natural plants, shrubs, and trees are common natural beauty objects living with us if planted well in spaces attached to our backyard patios and  garden patios . Apart from these, there are some other creative ideas to add more flavours in your natural beauty outside your home and it is stone crafts. 8 Amazing...

Obsidian Rock - Everything you need Know.

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We know three main classes of rocks, sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. In  Limestone  article, we learned how sedimentation occurs, and the formation of sedimentary rocks takes place. Today, we are going to know Obsidian rock, which falls in the main class igneous rocks. We know igneous rocks have two basic types: 1. Intrusive Igneous Rocks When molten lava/magma is cooling slowly below the surface of the earth and forms large crystals in the rocks they known as intrusive  igneous rocks . For examples- Diorite Gabbro Granite Pegmatite 2 – Extrusive Igneous Rocks When molten magma is cooling rapidly onto the surface of the earth and forms small crystals in the rocks they known as extrusive igneous rocks. For examples- Obsidian Andesite Basalt Dacite Pumice Rhyolite Scoria Fire Opal What Is Obsidian Rock? If you strive to know the obsidian meaning, go ahead in this section. Obsidian is a class of igneous rocks, w...

Different Ways TO Find The best Natural Stones Supplier In The USA.

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Well, you are on the way to find the best  natural stone supplier  for patio in the USA. I mean you are firm on using natural stones for your backyard patio project. Do you know why you have chosen natural stones for your patio paving material? If not so, I would recommend you to go through an  informative blog  to get all sweetly and shortly. Now, it is time to know which natural stones are suitable for outdoor projects. Before listing all, I would like to classify natural stones used in building projects in the USA in the following two main categories. Siliceous Stones : Contain sands or silica minerals as predominant content. Sandstone, Granite, and Quartzite are examples of it. Calcareous Stones : Consist of calcites minerals as main content.  Limestone , Marbles, and Travertine are ideal candidates. You have nearly a dozen types of natural stones in your list to make the right selection. Technically, siliceous stones are ideal candidates for  e...

How round steping stones are best for your garden?

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In private gardens, around the home or at the backyard, designing a wide walking path is nothing but wastage of the premium land. A narrow path for a single person is the best choice for home gardens of any scale. It is stepping stones making sense here. The shapes of stepping stones may be irregular flagstone type or regular shapes with square, rectangle, circular, or oval. Undoubtedly, the natural stone material is an excellent selection for your  stepping stone installation . Highly experienced exterior designers and contractors are agreeing with round shaped stepping stones due to several reasons, and today I am going to discuss the same here. Round Shape Covers Minimum Land Area We know circle has a central point and periphery run around a fixed length of diameter equally in all directions. Therefore, a neat circle covers the least area under it compared to square and rectangle shapes in the geometry. Moreover, we know the stride of an average person is about 18 inche...

Merits and De-Merits of Marble Flooring.

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Natural stones always fascinate us when used in the construction and decoration of our living and working spaces. Out of all, marble stones offer the superior appearance and augment the more natural beauty of your spaces than others. Therefore, the contribution of marble is more than half of all natural stone trades in the world. Let’s Know What Is Marble as a Natural Stone? In simple geological term, marble is a metamorphic rock when limestone is passing through metamorphism process due to heat and pressure in the crust of the earth, be it on land or at the submarine level. Being a  kind of limestone , marble is a calcareous  type of rock containing chiefly calcite (CaCO3 compound) and other miscellaneous impurities including sands, clays, iron, and other minerals. What Are Physical Properties of Marble Stone? Most of the marbles found in lighter color shades and while is in abundance. Thanks to some impurities, marbles get grains & veins of different colored sha...

Uses of Travertine Pavers For Exterior Application.

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Do you think your gorgeous interior design is enough to impress your guest or potential buyers of your property? It maybe, but what about exterior spaces where your guests, family members, and seldom your property buyers pass through before getting entry into interior places? The exterior elements of your property such as  hardscape , walkway, driveway, sidewalk, garden paths, patio, patio paths, swimming pool, siding, exterior walls, and porch are cumulatively responsible in creating the first impression. However, a variety of factors involved in the development of overall curb appeal, but the  paving or flooring  becomes the focal point. If you think of augmentation of paving, the material of your exterior surfaces has prime importance to manage the rests of aspects of beautification of your hardscape. Today, various materials used for  paving, but natural stone  is a luxurious choice thanks to its added advantages. Recent advancements in quarry...