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Some Problems Of Using Granite

By Anita Ortega


Granite is one of the most used rock in industrial and commercial construction together with marble and other types of rocks. It is an igneous combined with quartz and feldspars and other mono rocks. Granite tampa florida mostly appears as a dark or light grey stone and mostly used as tiles, grave markers, sculpture and stone tables.

Though it is one of the most used, you still have to know some problems that you will surely encounter whenever you decide to have it on your project. Well this is for you to decide whether to continue or look for another type. But these problem though do not occur at the same time but only depends on how you take good care of it.

The very first one is that this type of rock blisters, if being exposed to the water for a very long time, it will swell. This is a natural phenomenon of such stone which can be minimized using some lamination chemicals available in hardware stores. So if you think that exposure to water is part of the work, then this is not the ideal stone.

Another thing is that in the middle of the work, it could have the tendency to chip and crack which may cause delay, postponement or worse cancellation of the project. Its sensitivity to machinery is very high so if you still desire to have it due to some factors, the only thing you could do is to be very careful.

When it is already installed in your bathroom, kitchen, or anywhere, time will come that white substances will appear like big maps of continent. This reaction is called efflorescence which is usually caused by some sort chemical reaction between the chemicals used in such stone and those from the cleaning agents.

Its surface also erodes if left unprotected. There are available lamination chemicals that could cover the first layer of the granite. But for some reasons which you should not use such, it is not good if the material will be exposed in air for too long because its destiny will be like what happened to the sphinx of Egypt and other igneous composition.

If you are in a place which winter always occurs, this one might not be ideal in an outdoor setting. The process of thawing and freezing can cause flaking to the stone. This one can be bad for layers are stripping from time to time and so if you will be making a sculpture of it, it will reach to the point that the details will become dull.

Another problem is vandalism and bird waste stains. Yes, even if they are not caused by the stone, its reaction is a big problem because once the act is already done it can no longer be undone not unless you will sacrifice the surface affected.If the stain is already on it, it can no longer be removed without damaging it unlike glasses which you can still find a way. Those iron connectors can also cause for its staining. So whenever you will use something, be sure that it will not cause it to damage its real appearance.




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