Stone Products

Natural Stone Products:-

An approach to understand the Natural Stone products according to the applications in Construction industry, Home Interior and Exterior.

There are various type of Natural stones products available in INDIA and world. Main categories are: GRANITE, MARBLE, TRAVERTINE, SLATE, QUARTZITE, SANDSTONE, LIMESTONE, TRAVERTINE AND SEMI PRECIOUS STONES.

We should choose the stone Products like tile, slab, cobbles, pebbles, Mosaic, panels depending upon the area environment (Look of the area) and its usage.

SOFT STONES, Mostly recommended for walls:-

 

SLATE STONE: Certainly These are the softest stone and can be pealed out with any regular pressure. These are recommended for wall cladding and low activity floors with proper sealing. Furthermore Slate stones are available in Natural, Tumbled and polished finish, but the beauty of this stone is more visible in only Natural finish. These are available in Tile and small slab size.

 

QUARTZITE STONE: Especially These are harder then slate, due to quartz particles in it and are mostly used for interior cladding and flooring. In addition these are used also for Table tops. Furthermore Quartzite Stone are available in Natural, Tumbled, Polished and Brushed Antique finish. Natural, polished and Brushed all these types have there different look and pull out the beauty escaped in the depth of stone. Sizes available are Tile and small slab size.

TRAVERTINE STONE: It is a soft stone and mostly used to give an antique look to the wall. It look antique in the natural finish and mostly available in tile size.

 

SANDSTONE: Certainly It is a soft stone and it do not get slippery in wet condition. That is why it mostly advised to use outside the building as flooring. Furthermore in Natural finish for Cladding and garden/pathway flooring. Especially Interior walls in Natural, polished, sandblasted n brushed finish. Especially due to the reason it absorbs water very fast and it can take heavy hot and cold temperatures, hence a non-slippery surface are the key features. It is more likely to be used in heavily cold countries (Below Zero degree) for these reasons. Outside floors are recommended in Natural finish only. These are available in Tiles, Natural small slabs and medium size Gangsaw cut slabs.

 

INDIAN LIMESTONE:-

Harder then Sandstone, used as sandstone but it is more brittle. The flooring interior is recommended in Polished/Honed finish and exterior in Natural finish. Cladding can be of Natural, polished or honed finish. Due to the smoothness of this stone, these are very much recommended in Natural Steps, Benches, Garden Table tops etc. These are available in Tiles and small slab sizes.
 

MARBLE: Marble is a type of Limestone. Certainly it is basically more smooth in Natural and give an attracting antique look to the floor, wall or any top. Polished and Brushed Antique finish is available. These the available in tiles and Gangsaw size slabs. Some of the Marble like Rainforest Green n Rainforest brown have a classic brushed antique finish.

 

GRANITE: Very Hard stone, Used in interior n exteriors. These are available in Tiles, small and gangsaw size slabs. These have varies finishes, like, Honed, Polished, Brushed, leather and flamed. Further these are recommended based on the area of use.