Tips from a pro on how to select and design a stone kitchen hood. The kitchen is, historically, the central gathering place of the home. It’s where families come together to share meals, conversation, and entertainment. What makes the kitchen such a great place to design within? Simply put, it is a challenge to cohesively ...
In an earlier post, Fifty Shades of…… Stone! , we discussed at some length the shading and veining of natural stone products. We hoped to explain what you should be prepared to understand during the selection process and also during the installation process. Lately it seems that we left something out of the equation and ...
According to the omniscient Wikipedia, grout is defined as , “a construction material used to embed rebar in masonry walls, connect sections of pre-cast concrete, fill voids, and seal joints (like those between tiles). Grout is generally composed of a mixture of water, cement, sand, often color tint, and sometimes fine gravel (if it is ...
Materials Marketing Limited is proud to be aligned with the American Institute of Architects and their Continuing Education program. As an AIA CEU provider we offer a course, “Stone in Architecture”. In addition to the obvious historical aspects of the subject matter, a considerable amount of time is spent discussing and emphasizing that the architectural ...
Travertine, marble and limestone are all very similar in physical and chemical composition, so cleaning and care procedures are practically the same for all three types of stone. Let’s focus on travertine for a moment. Travertine is less dense, than granite for example, and is sensitive to acidic liquids such as wine, juice and coffee. ...
