Everyone wants to have a high-quality flooring material that immediately gives visitors that “wow factor” once they walk into the room. One of the ways to do this is by using a material that screams opulence with every step. By this, we mean marble tiles.
For centuries, any place that is adorned by marble is considered sophisticated and luxurious, as the material has been used to decorate architectural masterpieces, such as palaces and historical places. The affluent use marble flooring or marble accents in their homes to further illustrate their wealth, and every visitor to their homes can attest how glorious the material looks.
Thankfully, despite the high price that many assume is attached to marble materials, using marble on your project today is within your capacity to do so. Before installing marble however, here are some things you should know.
Marble tiles are unique.
When marble is quarried, it is extracted from the rock surface in giant slabs that are processed and sliced into smaller pieces. These smaller pieces are processed and polished before they are turned into products that you can purchase from stores, such as flooring material.
Because of this trait, every single piece of marble is then unique, in the sense that no two tiles are exactly the same, and only have a superficial resemblance to the other pieces. Each piece has a unique coloring and veining, that when combined with the whole project will result to a stunning appearance.
Furthermore, depending on the quality and type of marble you choose, you can gleam a uniform look that will complement your establishment. Some high-end marble tiles have even coloring and soft veining that forms a uniform look, and radiating elegance and a sense of grandeur to your project.
Marble has a beautiful sheen.
When you walk into any establishment, the beauty of the place often takes you in. When you use marble, your visitors will feel a sense of grandeur as they walk on the polished floors.
This is because marble has a high tolerance to polishing, meaning to say you can polish the surface of your floor to look extremely shiny and smooth. This helps the colors stand out even more, which draws the gaze of your visitors to the marble tiles.
Furthermore, marble tends to shine when exposed to light. You can test this by installing white tiles in an area where there are a lot of naturally occurring sunlight. This will feel like light is flooding into your area as it penetrates the surface of the marble.
Maintaining marble flooring can be easy.
A good marble installation must be sealed with a high quality protective sealer to ensure that it retains its sheen from the day it is installed. This sealer is then maintained on a regular basis.
When it comes to cleaning the floor, keep in mind that marble reacts to acidic materials, such as most cleaning liquids. Using acidic cleaners can stain your marble tiles and damage its surface. Oftentimes you just have to use soap and water, and to scrub the floor with a nylon scrub brush to clean it.
Of course, all of these would be for naught if the marble you purchased is not made of quality materials in the first place. As such, you have to make sure that you tap a company that can provide high quality services that is fully compliant with environmental and OHS standards and has rigorous quality assurance processes.
When it comes to marble, look no further than Terrazzo Australian Marble Pty Ltd. We are a family-owned company that has been involved in the industry for over four decades. Our marble tiles are quarried from our five marble quarries in western NSW. What’s more, we have state-of-the-art equipment that ensures you will get the best marble materials in the market, including 5 axis CNC processing machines, CNC edge polishers, and tile presses, among others.
Our tiles have been installed in many of the demanding Australian environments, including airports, shopping centres, and railway stations. These projects saw the benefit of using our services, as they have years of trouble free maintenance. Contact us today if you want to have marble tiles that will stand the test of time.