In commercial projects such as masonry, granite had already part of it for more than a century. Though marble is the most used ever since the beginning of greek civilization, granite tampa florida is a bit useful also due to its color and sparkling aspects in which marble does not have. Considering also that the marble is already out numbering.
Due to these problems which you ought to know, you will decide whether to use it still for your plan or to look for another one which is more capable of doing your desired projects. These problems though can be avoided or can be minimized which will make you spend for another set of bucks.
The first one is blistering or the swelling of the surface to water exposure and other natural or artificial factors. When this is left unattended, it will worsen and may lead to exfoliation and spalling. Though it is already a natural reaction of granite there are available chemicals these days which can lessen this one or can even avoid it.
It is very sensitive that in a very single hard hit, it will crack and chip. It is its natural side because of the fact that it is composed of different types of rock and therefore its adhesion is not that strong compared to marble and quartz which is only composed of itself and made its composition to tight for easy cracking and chipping.
It is also very prone to efflorescence, it is the appearance of whitish substances on its surface due to salt build up. This phenomenon is very common in comfort room sinks and tiles and kitchen islands or tables due to over usage of cleaning agents or using the wrong cleaning agents which can create the reaction.
If granite is left uncovered and it is always exposed in air or placed outdoor, surely its surface will erode. This case can be compared to the case of the great sphinx of Egypt in which you can see some deep lines on it which was once thought to be cause by water but then it is caused by air. This is because granite is not made of only one substance but different types.
Flaking and Peeling, flaking mostly cause by thawing and freezing cycles which can cause water exposure to its surface. The exfoliation and delamination is more affective than those in blistering. The latter is the process of flaking away of the surface of the rock. Usually comes out into thin strips which usually caused by improper masonry such as putting chemical covers.
And of course it is also unavoidable that there will be some reason which is no longer a fault for the granite. Staining is just one of those factors which were caused by animals or human. Another thing that this is not good in outdoors is that once it is already stained, it can no longer be undone unless you are will to sacrifice a surface of it which is not a good thing for sculptures. Considering that vandalism is very prominent these days.
Due to these problems which you ought to know, you will decide whether to use it still for your plan or to look for another one which is more capable of doing your desired projects. These problems though can be avoided or can be minimized which will make you spend for another set of bucks.
The first one is blistering or the swelling of the surface to water exposure and other natural or artificial factors. When this is left unattended, it will worsen and may lead to exfoliation and spalling. Though it is already a natural reaction of granite there are available chemicals these days which can lessen this one or can even avoid it.
It is very sensitive that in a very single hard hit, it will crack and chip. It is its natural side because of the fact that it is composed of different types of rock and therefore its adhesion is not that strong compared to marble and quartz which is only composed of itself and made its composition to tight for easy cracking and chipping.
It is also very prone to efflorescence, it is the appearance of whitish substances on its surface due to salt build up. This phenomenon is very common in comfort room sinks and tiles and kitchen islands or tables due to over usage of cleaning agents or using the wrong cleaning agents which can create the reaction.
If granite is left uncovered and it is always exposed in air or placed outdoor, surely its surface will erode. This case can be compared to the case of the great sphinx of Egypt in which you can see some deep lines on it which was once thought to be cause by water but then it is caused by air. This is because granite is not made of only one substance but different types.
Flaking and Peeling, flaking mostly cause by thawing and freezing cycles which can cause water exposure to its surface. The exfoliation and delamination is more affective than those in blistering. The latter is the process of flaking away of the surface of the rock. Usually comes out into thin strips which usually caused by improper masonry such as putting chemical covers.
And of course it is also unavoidable that there will be some reason which is no longer a fault for the granite. Staining is just one of those factors which were caused by animals or human. Another thing that this is not good in outdoors is that once it is already stained, it can no longer be undone unless you are will to sacrifice a surface of it which is not a good thing for sculptures. Considering that vandalism is very prominent these days.
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