Marble tiles

Use of marble for the floors

Among the various materials which can be used as a coating for the floor, marble certainly represents a particularly elegant solution.

Around the 60's/ 70's there has been a radical change in the use of flooring materials.
Ceramic tiles, industrially produced, had, in fact, almost totally supplanted marble.
The reasons for this are mainly to be found in the small variety of marbles then available, which could not compete with the assortment of colors, shapes and design of ceramics, in addition to greater cheapness and to the easy installation.

In more recent years, the placing on the market of marble from all over the world, has partially reopened the trade of this product that goes well with any furnishing requirement (classic or modern).

The cost is higher than that of a common ceramic floor, because, in addition to the purchase, you should consider a greater burden due to the mode of installation and the final polishing of the surface.

Apart from that, the marble, as natural, has indisputable merits, than any other industrial product.

The main quality of this material is to enhance any environment with class and elegance, and to have a perfectly flat and shiny surface.

How to choose the marble for the floors

To choose the type of marble to use in your house, apply some general guidelines.

The material comes in sheets of various thicknesses and sizes, and the price ranges to vary considerably from these. The smaller the size, the lower the price per square meter, in fact, the cheaper is the format tiles.

First, the slabs to be cut must come from a single quarry block.
This allows you to have a material with visual (color and veining) homogeneous.

In choosing a marble floor one of the main problem is in fact the homogeneity in the supply of material. Between a plate and the other there can be substantial differences both in the shade of the color and in the grain. It is therefore important to make a careful check of the supplied product before putting it in place ..

To have a greater certainty about the final effect of the marble already worked, in the case where there is a proposed material still rough and unpolished, just wet the surface with water.

Installation of marble floors

As is the case also for other materials, the laying of a marble floor is carried on a specially prepared concrete layer, or the material can be glued directly on the support.

To even out any unevenness, in laying the marble to be polished by a method similar to what is used in the laying of the parquet.

In the laying of the elements you must ask the installer to place, at the corners, pieces already polished in the laboratory, because these areas are hardly accessible by sanding machines.

As a final treatment applies instead a manual wax-up that allows you to waterproof the marble, closing the pores and thus preserving the absorption of dirt and liquids.

Maintenance of marble floors

The marble is concerned in a particular way about spots, in fact it can be ruined if primarily fatty acids fall on it. You should also pay attention to iron, in the presence of moisture, it forms rust. For this reason, once laid, becomes crucial the waterproofing treatment.

The marble can also be treated with a lead polishing, which allows to obtain a mirror finish that completely isolates the material. In this way the cleaning of the material will be more simple, with the warning, however, that the floor surface will be more slippery.

Marble polishing must be carried out two or three times a year with a wax, fat-free and colorless, like that of bees or vegetable.
For daily cleaning, however, is enough a damp cloth.

Where to go?

Margraf - Industria Marmi Vicentini, the protagonist of the history of world architecture, is still an outstanding interpreter of the made in Italy known and appreciated all over the world, with products that translate the language of pure beauty in the strength of the materials of stone, destined to live and last forever.

By using the most advanced technology, and thanks to the experience of human resources, Margraf Project, oriented to building and operating division of the company for any type of special processing, is able to respond to any type of need design, reinterpreting with maximum flexibility collections and productions typically standard.

MielePiù, authorized dealer of marbles Margraf - Industria Marmi Vicentini, is the largest showroom in Campania area for the sale of floor and wall tiles, sanitary ware and bathroom furniture, products for heating and cooling, with offices in Atripalda (AV) and Salerno, and with a e-shop section on its website where you can buy products directly online.