Floors made of natural stone will be appropriate in any design, from luxurious classics to minimalism, thanks to their versatility. After all, they go well with many materials. For example, with wood, decorative glass, forged metal and so on. Designers in modern styles often use polymeric materials (in furniture and other elements).
Against the background of natural granite or marble, they look very advantageous. It is worth noting that natural material is good not only for its attractive properties, but also for its operational properties. So, stone floors are difficult to erase or mechanically damage. But even if this happened, you can always restore the surface by returning the original view.
Benefits of natural stone finishes
These include:
- unusually beautiful appearance due to a wide palette of colors and a large selection of natural patterns;
- durability - floors finished with natural stone will last a very long time, since the stone is very difficult to deform, it is resistant to mechanical damage that may occur during operation, wears out very slowly. If the lining is made with high quality, then chips, cracks, scratches should not appear on the floor;
- not afraid of temperature changes, moisture, and other environmental influences. If the natural stone is chosen correctly, taking into account the level of operation (for example, how often the floor will be walked on), then the floor will retain its original appearance throughout the entire period of operation.
Variants of natural stone used for flooring
Materials such as marble, granite, onyx, travertine are very popular in the matter of flooring. Since marble is a rather soft guy due to the pores, it is able to absorb moisture, and also wears out much faster than granite. Therefore, it is usually used for arranging premises where low traffic is planned. Accordingly, due to these characteristics, it is not possible to use marble in outdoor decoration.
Otherwise, the floor will simply collapse on frosty days. Here granite can be used both for interior decoration and for exterior. And also in rooms where, as planned, the floor will experience heavy loads and be subjected to high traffic. All this is due to the natural properties that make the stone dense, resistant to frost, severe stress, abrasion, unlike marble.
For interiors that are characterized by luxury, they use onyx trim, which is natural, because onyx is considered a semi-precious and translucent stone. In addition, he has a zest that makes him unique: he is able to transmit light. As for the physical characteristics, they are similar to those of marble, only onyx is a little harder. Because onyx is used for floors only indoors, outside it will be unsuitable, as it will quickly fail.
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