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Basement & Game Room Flooring with Natural Stones

With the onset of October month, the climate in the northern hemisphere will become colder, and snowfalls are likely phenomena in many regions. Usually, snow and frost are driving everyone indoors, and our homes are suddenly constrained for space for more activities. The entire household seems disturbed, with noises coming from playing kids, TVs, and Videos around. How dare we take risks of sending children outdoors for playing games in such harsh weather? Of course, everyone has private rooms in a home, but how long can we banish them forever? Allocating teens & toddlers their required space seems a nightmare. In such a scenario, the basement under your nose looks like a handy space to allocate as a game room or something more than that. Your basement can be a fun zone where noise and exuberance are always invited.  If you have decided to turn your basement in a game room, then certainly you should have a supporting structure to meet game room requirements. The first need ...

7 Ways to Clean Natural Stone Walkway

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Let me share my personal experience with you today. My spouse has a bit more ingenuity in keeping our outdoor oasis clean and the patio walkway is bound to catch her attention first. She has weekly, monthly and seasonal schedules to keep the patio walkway stones in excellent condition. So, she gathers the entire family in her cleaning drives and then rewards us with a barbeque only if we offer her our exclusive dedication.  Therefore, I’d like to share my practical experience for cleaning natural stone walkways in the exterior of your homes. Also, for more insights, you can read my previous blog, “ 10 best cleaning & maintenance tips for natural stones in 2019“ .  Nature of Dirt on Natural Stone Walkway  Before jumping on the bandwagon, I would like to share some valuable details about the nature of dirt that can occur on natural stone walkways. Debris:  Trees, shrubs, plants, and grasses are a natural occurrence in any natural outdoor l...

Pool Coping Repair Guide - All You Need to Know

A swimming pool in the exterior of your building is a luxury if you are lucky enough to have one—a matter of pride for many. If you want to keep its utility continued, regular cleaning and maintenance are mandatory. Like other construction elements in your landscape, the pool also is liable to have damaged or wear & tear impacts. However, the right knowledge of damages, causes, and their solutions may save you from several hurdles, including monetary constraints. So, I hope the present guide may give you the essentials concisely. Today, we are going to discuss pool coping repairs, so let’s begin right from knowing the anatomy of the swimming pool to get into the subject precisely. Anatomy of the Swimming Pool I have revealed most of the things regarding swimming pools and pool copings in my previous blog, “ 10 Benefits to Choose Natural Stone Pool Coping ,” and according to it, the following are primary components of any typical in-land pool. Basin or ...

Troctolite Rock - All you need to know

The term troctolite seems unfamiliar even in the (general) construction industry, homeowners, and contractors. Troctolite is a Geo-Science term. I think Gabbro rock may sound a familiar word for you, and Troctolite is a similar kind of intrusive. Igneous rock. Here, intrusive means the rock forms when magma or molten lava is gradually cooling on the surface of the earth and forms large crystals in the rock. If the formation process is rapid and results in smaller crystals, it creates extrusive types of igneous rocks. What Is Troctolite?  Troctolite is coarse-grained and consists of predominantly Olivine & Plagioclase Feldspar.  Olivine is an influential rock-forming group of minerals containing Magnesium, iron silicates. It has unusual yellow to bottle-green tints due to Mg-Fe combinations in a series.  Plagioclase is a member of feldspar minerals forming translucent crystals.  When Olivine completely altered to serpentine, it results in a stippled appear...