Isn’t it overwhelming to design a new home or redecorate an old one? Spoilt for choices and with so many “natural-like” products available in the market, homeowners find it difficult to choose the perfect marble – or any other natural stone for that matter.
By learning how to spot poor quality marble, you have a better chance of saving money on expensive renovations a few years down the line.
So how do you go about it?
What should I look for in Marble?
What should I look for in Marble?
- Quality
- Colour and veins
- Processing
- Cost
For more information on each aspect, read on:
How can you tell the quality of marble?
Scratches and dents may sound undesirable, especially to new homeowners, but that is exactly what distinguishes real marble from a harder stone like granite, doctored marble or other engineered natural stone.
To identify poor quality of slabs, check for cracks, pockmarks or indications of crumbling. You probably won’t find any at R K Marble, but you’re welcome to take a close look anyway.
To identify poor quality marble, you should look for cracks and crumbs in the stone.
Marble is a beautiful, yet complex stone. While some major cracks may compromise its strength and durability, some imperfections may only add to the artistic appeal without affecting the stone’s applications. You need to know which ones raise a red flag.
For instance, fissures will not impair or affect the performance or integrity of the stone.
Difference between fissures and cracks in marble:
Fissures are long, extremely narrow openings along the surface of the stone, occurring naturally during geological formation or mineral crystallization. They may be rare, but you can identify them by trying to run your fingernail through the irregular gap. If you can’t really fit your fingernail in the gap, there’s not much to worry about.
Contrarily, cracks are generally straight and deep, and caused by manhandling.
R K Marble uses CHR treatment to process the marble, running each slab under X-ray multiple times to check for microscopic pores and fissures and fills them in with Italian epoxy resin.
