Stone Restoration from kumarmonu's blog

 Structural repairs might sound intimidating, but they are essential for maintaining the safety and value of your building. Whether your dealing with a foundation crack or a sagging floor, understanding when to roll up your sleeves and tackle a repair yourself and when to call the pros can save you both money and headaches. We always recommend that you adopt the correct cleaning regime for your stone as soon as it is installed. This is packed full of advice and tips to care for your stone as well as product recommendations - stone restoration.

Natural stone is a material characterized by the geological circumstances of its formation and methods of its quarrying and shaping. Mineralogy and physical composition contribute to properties of strength, density, porosity, water absorption, freeze-thaw resistance, and durability to weathering. Siliceous stones, or those comprised primarily of minerals like silica, quartz, and feldspar, include granites, basalts, and sandstones - stone sculpture.

Natural stone can also chip or crack when water from melting snow becomes trapped in cracks or joints and then freezes again. The process for worktops, and walls is similar but uses slightly different machinery. We have specialist kit to get into small spaces and up to the edges of the room too. This is an important part of maintenance work to existing facades, particularly historic or listed buildings. Professional resurfacing of dull, scratched or worn marble will create a hard, smooth finish that resists soiling and stains. A professionally resurfaced floor is also easier to clean because the smooth surface does not have uneven spots that trap dirt. Our skilled team will come to your property and restore your stone surface to its original shine.

Exterior natural stone is seen as large units in load-bearing mass wall construction, as smaller units that comprise a cavity or transitional wall assembly, or as a thin veneer in barrier wall systems. Existing wall assemblies include different types of anchors, configurations, movement accommodation, and water management details depending on the materials used and the era it was constructed. The wide variety of stone available domestically and internationally have long made the opportunities for a unique aesthetic endless. For more information, please visit our site https://www.goldfieldstone.o.nz/