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Interior Wall Cladding – A Natural Stone for Unique Style

The other day I had a homeowner reach out to me asking for consulting services. He had hired a contractor for interior design for his home restoration task.  And the homeowner was obviously getting tired of spending money on frequent restoration with ceramic tiles on walls and floors across all areas of the house. Now, the homeowner was not in favor of ceramic tiles again. The contractor was also not coming up with a feasible idea within the budget. So, I inquired about how much his budget was. Upon his reply, I realized that the budget was sufficient to install natural stone slabs, but the contractor was not keen to install the same due to his margin constraints. To solve the issue, I suggested to him natural stones for interior wall cladding and stone slabs for flooring. I asked him to visit the World of Stones USA website for understanding the benefits of using natural stones for wall cladding.  Some questions might spring into your mind. What is the stone wall claddin...

Benefits of Using Tumbled Pavers

Recently, property owners in the USA have followed a welcome trend in using natural stones. They prefer a more rustic finishing touch on outdoor paving and walling. Their innate desire is to have a look that exhibits stones that have gracefully survived decades for decades. For recently commenced projects for façade, patio, driveway, walkway, garden stepping stone paths, and pool decks, it is only possible with tumbled pavers to gain time-worn effects even for fresh installations. Before doing any praise for tumbled pavers , let me say first that what tumbled stone pavers are. What Is Tumbled Stone Paver? Tumbled stone pavers are passing through an additional step during the paver finishing process. The word "Tumble" is derived from the "Huge Drum," which we use in mixing cement, sand, and concrete mixture in the construction industry. In the tumbling process, standard stone pavers filled in a rubber-coated metal or plastic barrel along with abrasive grit and w...

Why Porcelain Should Be Your Best Paving Choice in Outdoor Project

When your concerns are paving for outdoor living spaces like patios, terraces, or swimming pool decks, I would like to introduce you to an excellent outdoor paver. It is porcelain, chameleons in mimicking different natural paving materials, including natural stones, wood, and anything belonging to that category. I have solid, valid, and proven reasons to say, "why porcelain should be your best paving choice in outdoor projects" out of various options available in the present market. Let's explore some here. Porcelain – An Aesthetically Appealing Product in Dimension Stone Industry Porcelain is an engineered paving and walling product. You can get porcelain tiles with any desired color, texture, size, shape, and dimension, unlike natural stones. Porcelain allows you to mimic natural stones & woods with grains, veins, fissures, and patterns. You can simulate various wooden & natural rock effects, including colors, styles, and surface finishes on the porcelain t...

Benefits of Having Permanent Natural Stone Fire Pit at Your Home

Outdoor living is tempting. If chilly weather compels you to leave it, warmth from a fire pit may help you resist that nasty climate. Wikipedia has described Fire Pit as a feature because nomads in the ancient era dug it on a site and destroyed it before moving somewhere else. Today, things are different. We are not living like nomads. We have permanent homes. Of course, we have options to invest in a temporary fire pit or the permanent one on our outskirts of home. Investment in both options are almost equal, but the decision may depend on your circumstance. Suppose your circumstances are favoring the installation of a permanent fire pit. In that case, my advocacy will remain in favor of natural stone fire pits. I have illustrated the advantages of a natural stone fireplace in detail in my previously written blog.  So, no need to repeat those all again here. Instead, I would like to make arguments favoring a permanent natural stone fire pit in your outdoor areas. Most likely,...

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...

Guide: Flagstone for your home

Why is Flagstone popular? Flagstone is really a scene chameleon chiefly preferred for an extensive collection of garden projects. There are many different flagstones readily available to proceed with. Before buying, you should collect all of the needed information so you wouldn't repent down the road to your own decision. Here, we're likely to steer seeing Flagstone for the house. Somewhat About Flagstone Flagstone appears beautiful and amazing and may twist your terrace to appear outstanding. They could truly add an operating addition to your own property. When it really is patios, paths, or bathtub, it might possibly be set up anyplace so easily. The very fact can't be discounted that Flagstone patios may also play an important part to boost the importance of their property. They want less care and certainly will bring a parcel of comfort so you might easily enjoy yourself with your relatives and friends without worry about their own maintenance. Expert Natural stone p...

Why You Shouldn’t Use Weed Killer On Your Paver Patio

An outdoor patio looks fantastic if it's beautifully decorated in addition to installing things that are destitute. An attractive patio with installed natural patio pavers may truly take your heart off. There are many different patio pavers open to select from. You will go to your perfect patio readily. But do you understand what can impact the attractiveness of one's patio? It might possibly be weeds. They really do appear if they look for a cozy setting. The weedkiller is known as a perfect choice to go ahead to eradicate it readily. Some weed killers are very safe to use but think about other kinds that create stains. Employing a weed killer is just one of the public choices to kill weeds, that maintain growing on your patio. But do you have any idea that pros do not arrive and only make use of paver patios? Yes! There are a few strong reasons for it. They usually do not locate this program worthy to proceed with. Why don't we look it over why you ought to avoid havin...