Written in Stone

News and Tips from International Stoneworks

Posted on October 30, 2017 at 3:27 pm by Jacqueline Tabbah

Regular Stone Maintenance: Which Stones, When and Why
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We love our natural stone surfaces and who doesn’t love a beautiful marble kitchen island or limestone lobby floor? But reality check: we USE our stone surfaces: we walk on, cook, shower on our beautiful stone floors, walls and tops. We adore our stone, but no one likes the embedded dirt or loss of shine … ∞

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Posted on July 17, 2017 at 7:26 pm by Jacqueline Tabbah

Quartzite and Marble: Stone Care Do’s and Don’ts
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Quartzite Definition: “A dense hard metamorphic natural quartz-based stone typically formed of sandstone” (Marble Institute of America)   1. Don’t get Quartzite confused with Quartz countertops Quartzite is a natural stone; it is a hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock. Quartz is an engineered, man-made material. It typically contains a combination of natural ground quartz and polymer … ∞

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