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Paver Edging - A Detailed Guide

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Augmenting the natural beauty is the prime reason that homeowners are looking for natural stone pavers at World of Stones USA (WOSU) and its distributors across the nation. Paver edging offers an immense opportunity to enhance the natural beauty of natural stone pavers and secure the structure. Let’s dive into details about paver edging installation, border options, and restraints to make it safe and durable. Susan & James have laid a driveway path from their garage door to the main gate crossing the landscape in zigzag layout. The DIY project lasted for weeks, and they have used the best quality pavers to give it an aesthetic appeal. Unfortunately, after several months the interlocking designed was ruined, and pavers started leading to create gaps due to movement on the edges both sides. They consulted  World of Stones USA  and asked for help. When our consultants had examined the site, they realized the issue with paver edges. The overenthusiastic couple was not awa...

Block Paving - A Detailed Guide

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Block paving is a growth area in the paving industry for the last three decades, and enough potential remains in it.  World of Stones USA  is introducing you to natural stone block paving and encourages you to think of it compared to other block paving options. Let’s explore it in the current post. Exterior paving is a prime focused area in construction and city architect fields. Streets to highways mostly found with asphalt or  RCC  (Reinforced Cement-Concrete) materials. However, personal driveways still adorned with brick paving. Bricks are nothing but smaller blocks compared to large slabs. Therefore, brick paving becomes block paving in colloquial language across the globe. What Is Block Paving? Block paving is a common practice to construct  exterior pavement  in the construction industry using individual blocks made of different materials like clay, concrete, and natural stones. Why Block Paving? Scientifically, individual blocks offer a f...

10 Advantages of Cobblestone Pavers

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We are fans of classic and aesthetically pleasant things in surrounding. One of our family friends had suggested us to use cobblestones in our exterior paths and driveway construction. We loved it and went to the premise of a distributor of  World of Stones USA  in the neighborhood. What do we get there? Deep insight and appropriate guidance regarding cobblestones use. Let’ share it here. In the 1800s, most of the cobblestones arrived in the United States from Europe via ships. The majority of city roads were configured from cobblestones. What is cobblestone paving? Cobblestones are naturally crushed and shaped stones with nearly 64mm diameter. Most of the cobbles are available in riverbed or seabed areas along with boulders, pebbles, and gravels. However, after centuries, the concept of cobblestones has changed greatly. Square or rectangular pieces of stones like Granite Setts are known as cobblestones among the new generation, which are obtained from natural stone qu...

5+ Mistakes to Avoid When Cleaning Natural Stone Surfaces

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Everyone loves to have natural stone in the homes and offices, as it brings natural beauty, greater utility, and values worth to your investment. Improved stone mining to supply scenario has made easy and quick availability of a variety of stones from any corner of the world. It resulted in tremendous consumption. However, everyone is not tech-savvy and ready to take pains of reading about natural stones, their types, and based on it cleaning as well as maintenance requirements. To bring an essential awareness today, I am going to pinpoint some common mistakes we make while dealing with natural stones as an integral part of our home; hence, life. Let’s start with the basics first. The stone industry classifies dimension stones into two chief categories based on their content. Siliceous rocks , which are high in silica or sand content and sturdy, durable, and somewhat resistant to acidic pH as well as scratching from cleaning and maintenance perspective.  Quartzite , granite...

Buy Natural Paving Stones – Special offer & Contest for contractors

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Enter the  World of Stones USA  photo contest by submitting your photos of projects using our products to  info@worldofstonesusa.com  Every customer that enters a photo contest will receive a coupon of 10% off for the next order. The coupon could be redeemed at any authorized dealer of World of Stones USA. A lucky participant would be randomly chosen to win a new iPhone 11 Pro model. However, the entries will consider valid only if we receive it by  March 31, 2020. World of Stones USA (WOSU) has declared some lucrative incentives on the eve of holiday season 2019 for a photo contest. If you have bought natural paving stones from World of Stones USA or its authorized distributors in your neighborhood, a great opportunity of winning the  iPhone 11 Pro and 10% discount coupon for your next order  is awaiting. Let’s grab it by submitting photos of those installed natural stones/ porcelain in your construction projects. Why A Photo Contest Af...

Natural Stones Visualizer – Finest option for your Interior and Exterior designs

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World of Stones, USA, has invested heavily in the creation of  natural stone visualizer . It is with hopes to facilitate stone buyers to check different designs and styling options on virtual spaces in the visualizer. Such simulations may help our patrons to make the right selection of natural stones for exterior and interior applications. Let’s learn about our visualizer and how to use the interface. Natural Stone Buying Experience Have you ever visited the premises of the  natural stone manufacturers , suppliers, or showrooms in your neighborhood? As a buyer, your interest might be up to seeing ready to use pieces of stone tiles or slabs, may not be in raw materials and processes. Most of the  natural stone suppliers  keep large racks/stands to hold big pieces of stone slabs and tiles for better presentation to visitors. These tiles or slabs usually classified into different product categories. Thus, it enables stone shoppers to check stone textures, colors, ...

8+ Top Designing Outdoor Kitchens with Natural Stone

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Do you love to throw yard parties frequently? Do you love to live outdoor during warm summers after prolonged cold winters? Does cooking out is a big part of your warm-weather milieu? An outdoor kitchen is bringing the romance of al fresco feast, particularly when your kitchen is equipped with all modern amenities. It can be a pivot point for backyard funs, children parties, family barbeques, and summer cocktail parties. Everyone has unique space allotment for outdoor living in a unique milieu and contexts. Therefore, treating each case equally may prove a kooky idea. Instead, we at  World of Stones USA , are studying the space thoroughly, consider future needs, and budget for recommending  types of natural stones . We know which stone type can withstand the frost-thaw cycle and which natural rocks are heat tolerant. Your lifestyle, culture, and eating habits of your family also are detrimental factors to fix the layout of your outdoor kitchen right from the floor to walls...