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What’s the Deal With Quartz?
When it comes to the installation of stone in kitchens, bathrooms or other rooms in one’s house, many homeowners ponder the thought of which surface is superior to the rest. For centuries, natural stones such as Granite and Marble have been the foundation of flooring, countertops or walls. With a large selection of varieties to […]
Continue readingNatural Stone Selection Now on IPad
You don’t need to travel to Europe to find natural stones. With the tap of your finger you can see beautiful stones of North America. Dozens of marbles, granites and other natural stone samples. The Marble Institute of America has created an app for the I Pad. The only app for finding locally sourced stone, […]
Continue readingThe 8 Beatitudes of Natural Stone Care
The “Eight Beatitudes” of keeping your natural stone beautiful (the way it should be). For building managers, developers, homeowners and designers. 1. Choose your stone wisely – don’t mix granite with marble with wood with metal interspersed, unless you want to spend big money with maintenance and aftercare, probably substandard. The care, smaller machinery and […]
Continue readingSealing And Protection Of Your Natural Stone, Marble, Terrazzo & Limestone
Sealing And Protection Of Your Natural Stone, Marble, Terrazzo & Limestone Many a store and hotel manager, aside from the housewife and househusband, has been stymied and frustrated at the inability of being able to protect natural stone surfaces with sealants that would stop the “etching” and staining of the surfaces. Now, after decades of […]
Continue readingPresidents, Power & Natural Stone: How Symbols & Structure Make the Man
Now that the election for the next President of the United States is nearing – along with the myriad of Senatorial and other races, the consumer might be surprised at the use and restoration of natural stone in and around the regional visits of various candidates. In fact, the recent NATO Conference brought Sungloss Marble […]
Continue readingThe Restoration, Recycling And Renewal Of Marble
THE RESTORATION, RECYCLING AND RENEWAL OF MARBLE – As A Way To Help Save the Planet While Improving Your Curb Appeal, Selling Your Home Or Building Yes, this is NOT a “spin” (we actually don’t spin marble tiles!) the restoration of marble and other natural stone vs. the quarrying, cutting, transporting, fabricating, re-transporting, installing and […]
Continue readingWhat You Don’t Know Can Hurt Your Marble (or Limestone, or Travertine, some Granite, and other Natural Stones)
Basics of Marble And Natural Stone Tile Ownership Part 1: Why acids damage your beautiful marble. As it relates to natural stone tile and other precious surfaces, you may wonder why you see dull spots on your marble around the sink, dull ring marks that match the shape of your favorite highball glass, or marks […]
Continue readingNatural Stone Reclamation
I was curious about how marble is recycled—it is a natural product we work with every day, but don’t often realize how sustainable it is as an architectural material. A brief Google search produced a few webpages, some unexpected topics on marble reclamation: A story from Emory University about recycling marble flooring in a historic […]
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