Stone work
Beautify your home and kitchen with stone
Stone is a small solid nonmetallic material, a major building material that has been in use since the early days. The versatility of stone makes it a good material that can be used in home construction right from the foundation up to the parapet in a building.
Therefore, building your kitchen with stone brings some advantages; let’s consider four of these to help you in your choice of types of material to use in your next home project.
EASY TO BUILD
If you are not familiar with culture stone, your first impression about building with stone might be that of difficulty to construct. But contrary to this, I am yet to see any kind of house construction that is more appealing to “do it yourself” idea than stone building stoe house.
What you need is to understand the various types of stones you can use and how to get them. Luckily, there are modern methods of stonework that are available to you.
Following are types of stones used for building that you need to know about.
Igneous - this is a kind of rock that is hard and non-porous formed from the slow or quick cooling of molten magma. Granite is a good example.
Sedimentary - this is fairly porous and soft type of rock. They are products of compacted rock deposit found on sea beds. Sandstone and limestone are examples.
Metamorphic - this is hard and non-porous rock formed as a result of extreme heat and pressure. Examples are marble and slate.
We also have stones meant for building classified as:
Natural Stone
Natural stone are in different colors and textures, such as river rock, limestone. These give builders choices according to aesthetics and beauty desired.
Thin Veneer Stone
These are light weight stones with appearance of natural stones. They provide good materials for decoration.
Cast Stone
This stone avails builder the opportunity of casting into preferred shapes and patterns.
DURABLE WITH HIGH RESALE VALUE
stone is natural Stone building has great durability and superior artistic quality, which makes it the foremost choice of buildings for religion, palaces and aristocrat homes.
The over 4000 years old Pyramids in Giza was built in stone and standing till date.
Stone house, due to its high value and durability makes it command great resale value today and will remain so for a long time to come. Apart from its durability, stone house has very low maintenance costs.
With a stone building, you don’t have to worry about fire or any normal building threat; they are built to withstand harsh conditions such are weather and natural disasters and will remain standing and looking good, even for centuries.
UNIQUE AND ATRACTIVE
Many years after you built your stone home, its beauty continues to glow. There is no need for painting and yet your house will stand out in the pool of other houses nearby. With abundant natural stones, which come in different shapes, sizes, colors, and textures, your home’s final appearance is limited only by your imagination and knowledge.
culture_stoneENERGY COSTS SAVING
Stone building has superior insulator, a great help in conserving energy at different seasons; keeps you warm in cold weather and cool in hot season, thereby saving you energy costs for heating and cooling.
To many who do not have the working knowledge of stone in building construction may find it totally unpractical to venture into building their homes with stone, but with this knowledge comes the need to find out more about using stone in building construction.
Luckily, stones are natural materials and are available in sustainable quantities and standards all around you, talk to a building expert about it and you would shocked at the enormity of stones available nearby and you may be lucky a stone quarry is just a drive away!