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carmen
Joined: 12 Jun 2009
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Location: China
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 Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:38 pm Post subject: what do you think of stone products in the floor ? |
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Hello Everybody,
I would like to hear some idea about the floor material ? What do you think of stone products ? It seems lots of peoples like to install their floor in stone material , Such as beautiful medallion , mosaic , column and some statues in the garden ,then looks very very luxurious . What do you think of that ? Do you use stone in your house ?
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solidred
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Location: Scotland
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Treat any material as if it were widely considered beautiful, precious and desireable and that care and attention to it will make it so. It's called craftsmanship. 
By the same token, treat marble or gold or onyx as things to show off with; as things that make a visual experience 'classy' or 'expensive' or 'exclusive' and you make of your project a rather vulgar monstrosity. |
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SDR
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Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, would that all architecture -- all building, in fact -- were founded thus.
Indeed, where were Vitruvius, Ruskin, et al, when this aspect of the Art was under appraisal ? Or did I miss that, in failing to read those men completely. . .
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briklight
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I think my ancestor, Oog had a stone floor in his cave. It seemed to work out all right.
Seriously, stone is great for floors. But, it is - fundamentally - stone, and has general properties which vary somewhat from one kind to another. But, generally,
It conducts heat really well, so it can feel cold to bare feet unless you warm the stone somehow.
It is heavy, so it needs more support than, say, bamboo.
It is more brittle than wood or carpet, so that supporting substructure can't deflect much, and the stone flooring needs to be thick enough to take what flexure it is subject to. A concrete slab as a substrate solves a lot of these problems.
There will be joints. It is easier to lay it well with smaller pieces and more joints.
It is not manufactured. There is no pattern repeat and you will not be able to match the pieces you get in two years with those you got today because these came from one part of the quarry and those will come from another part - assuming the same quarry is still operating.
Keep your expectations in line with the material. You would not expect vinyl to stand up to sandpaper or fire. Stone is pretty durable, but it will scratch (limestone, marble, and shale, especially) and it will stain. And stone - even soft stone - is hard. It will break every piece of stemware you drop on it. |
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May M
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
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Location: Boston, MA
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This is an interesting question!
Personally, I think that stone floors have a great visual appeal, but are not really the most convenient material. It's great for an outdoor space, such as a patio or a garden, but not so much for an indoor living space. The two biggest problems that I see in a stone floors, as Briklight pointed out, are that they are very cold when you walk on them barefoot, and that they are very hard- so anything that you drop on the floor will break!
I think that it really is a toss-up between visual appeal and functionality, but it is possible to find other floor surfaces that are both convenient and comfortable and visually pleasing.
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