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Using Natural Stone to Beautify House Design
There are a variety of materials that can be used to enhance your home. Natural stone one., If we are careful in choosing and installing it. Natural stone makes the room look so natural. Shape, texture, and the motive to make a natural cool atmosphere changing room. In the installation, natural stone can produce a variety of patterns and appearance.
In general, natural stone can be divided into two, namely hard rock and soft rock
Hard rock
This type of stone is older so it has a high density and low porosity. Rock types is very strong and hard. Andesite stone, slate, marble and granite are included in this group.
Andesite-shaped plate on the market available in various sizes. Generally between 5 cm x 20 cm, to 20 cm x 40 cm and has a thickness of typically 3-4 cm.Jenis and colors there are several options that are usually named after the region of origin. For example cibereum andesite, andesite cipanca, andesite or andesitic volcanic Haur cilimus. Each has its own characteristics and uniqueness.
In addition motifs are now more diverse plot. From the straight groove, groove worms, rhombus, diagonal and Napoli. Not to mention the type of installation there is a pattern such as brick walls, bundles of betel leaves, square boxes, installation of back and forth, etc. as needed.
Slate or slate stone on the market more often known as a stone. Besides being very strong for the foundation, rock types can also be split into thin slabs for wall and floor coatings. Due to the irregular shape requires skilled craftsman in the installation.
The type and color is also named after its origin. Popular among black slate tasik, Pekalongan and arrowroot. Purwakarta Stone and stone banjo color is brown.
Marble and granite are also many available on the market. The type and color are usually named after the region of origin. As tulungagung yellow marble, marble ash bandung, white marble end in view or a red marble rosso poor.
Usually rock marble slabs are sold in four forms ie marmo (surface waves), fire (surface fire), keprik (faced serrations) and Napoli (teeth larger.
Soft rock
This type of stone is much younger so as to have lower levels of density with high porosity. This causes a type of rock is softer. This type of sandstone, limestone and stone temples including soft rock category.
Sandstone or sandstone derived from the deposition of sand grains that changed for many years. Characteristic soft and easily carved. In the market the most popular is the natural stone palimaman cream-colored, white and gold, and stone baligreen breccia.
Limestone or limestone from the limestone that hardens. The most popular example is sandstone.
Stone temple formed from cooling lava that comes out when the mountain erupted. Have large pores and dark. In the market for sale in the form of slabs. The nature of this stone is very easy to absorb water. . Available Size: 10 cm x 20 cm, 15 cm x 30 cm and 20 cm x 20 cm. There are also larger sizes, ranging from 20 cm x 30 cm, 20 cm x 40 cm and 40 cm x 40 cm.
Other natural stone that is often used for interior and exterior applications are pebbles and coral.
Some are sold in the form of mosaic tile and packaging kilogram. Unique shape tend to be round and flat. Rock type is often used to beautify the floor carport, patio, pool and garden view. Even some that used for the interior.
There are several kinds of color.
Gravel Alor black and Bengkulu.
Sukabumi coral colored gray. Gravel Timor and Ambon white.
There is also a pink, green and red
The most important part of all that is in the process of installation and maintenance.
In addition to the existing type of rock above is still quite a lot of types and motives existing natural stone. Hopefully this bit of information can add insight and our knowledge of natural stone … congratulations to create.