Natural and artificial stone

Natural stone will help to give the house an elegant, respectable look. Traditionally, it is considered a sign of wealth and great taste.

 

Material advantages:

• durability;

• strength;

• beautiful surface.

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The disadvantages of natural stone cladding include the laboriousness of the work and the high cost. Natural stone cladding creates additional impact on the foundation. Therefore, a preliminary check of its strength will be required to determine the possibility of natural stone cladding use.

Popular natural stones for facade decoration are:

• granite;

• marble;

• travertine.

 

 

Varieties of artificial stones in shape:

• sawn - has the shape of a parallelepiped, in which only the front face imitates the texture of the stone;

• natural or chipped - one face is made flat, the rest repeat the shape of a cobblestone, boulder, pebble;

• brick - the obverse recreates the surface of an antique or aged material.

Artificial stones are an alternative to natural materials.

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Material advantages:

• strength;

• saving money compared to natural stone.

 

 

The disadvantage of facing with artificial stone is the laboriousness of the work.