Floor of natural stone is always a luxurious element of finishing interior filling the space with history and aristocracy. Tiling and large-size panels or slabs of granite, dolomite, labradorite, marble, onyx and other minerals are successfully used in interior designs of flats and country houses. Stone floors are royally looking in spacious halls of offices, hotels and business centers as well as exhibition rooms and concert-halls. Using stone in finishing the floors emphasizes respectability and impeccable taste of the owner.
Advantages of natural stone floors
Along with the exceptional beauty and elegance natural stone differs in exquisite durability, abrasion resistance and longevity. It can be safely used for the floor cladding in the rooms with high walking transit. Stone floors even after long years of operation will save an attractive appearance. If a surface of the floor of natural stone grows dim over time from attritions and small scratches, it can always be restored – polished and returned a glossy shine.
The advantages of stone floors include:
• Longevity;
• Possibility of restoration;
• Attractive appearance;
• Durability;
• Moisture fastness;
• Cold resistance;
• Ease of maintenance;
Floors of stone tiles and slabs if necessary are polished till specular gloss, grinded and artificially aged becoming the brightest decoration of any interior.
Kinds of natural stone floors
Floors of marble. Natural marble is interesting with its variety of colors and unique patterns. It is easy to process – cut, grind and polish. Marble floor is classic blended with different styles and architectural designs;
Floor of labradorite. Labradorite is able to change its color and shade according to time of the day and lighting. For example, bright-green labradorite in the afternoon is getting dark-green by the evening. Labradorite can be blue, violet, green, yellow, orange, dark-gray and black;
Floor of granite. Granite is one of the most popular materials used for finishing floors. Red, brown, blue or light rock of granite with grainy surface can serve for decades;
Floor of dolomite. Facing tiles of dolomite is represented to be absolutely clear ecological material which has filtering qualities. It positively affects the microclimate in the room;
Floor of onyx. Onyx can be yellow, white, red, blue, beige and green. This stone meets the eye with an interesting natural pattern and semitransparent structure;
Floors of travertine. Travertine is a golden beige stone featuring an interesting texture and relative ease of maintenance. Floor of travertine provides a reliable soundproofing;
Floor of quartzite. Standard colors of quartzite are white, gray, cherry and yellow. Rare colors of quartzite are considered violet, crimson, blue, green and black.
Products for cladding the floor of natural stone
Stone coverings for the floor are supplied as elements of different forms and sizes thanks to what one can realize the most varied and complicated layout schemes. More often when finishing the floors with stone are used:
• Large-size slabs – panels of 2×3 m size. If you lay such slabs you get an all-cast surface with minimum of seams that fully revealing the beauty of the mineral;
• Tiles of different sizes. Stone elements can be laid in parallel to the walls, like stair steps, in diagonal and many other ways; they give the floor a look of processed slice of marble, onyx or granite;
• Stone mosaic. Decorative panels, art pictures and complex geometrical patterns are laid out from small fragments of different shades and stone rocks. The floor laid out with stone mosaic becomes a truly creative work of art embodied in stone.
Qualified specialists of the company “Radeka” have a considerable practical experience that allows us to carry out works on application, repair and restoration the floors of all kinds of stone – granite, dolomite, labradorite, marble, onyx, travertine, quartzite and other minerals. If you are interested in a high-quality stone floor, please contact us, we will be glad to help you.
