Artificial stone – recently it has been considered the most optimal design solution in matters about the cladding of the room or its decoration of stone products.
General information about artificial stone
You should not give your choice immediately in favor of natural stone for decoration of the room, first you need to weigh all the negative and positive sides. First of all, it is worth understanding that the price of natural stone will be very high, and besides, its delivery requires greater pedantry. It is very capricious in care, and can even change its color, when processing with certain chemicals. In turn, artificial stone does not differ from natural, and moreover, it can be much more resistant to an aggressive environment, less fragile, and more importantly, it is made at home.
Due to the fact that you can make a stone at home, you do not need its transportation. You can make it smooth, various forms, perform an imitation of natural stone, lightly, and no one will guess that this is not a real stone.
The use of artificial stone today is practically not limited. It is used not only in repair work, but also for interior or furniture decor, they are decorated with various souvenirs, figurines. Everyone can use an artificial stone, as he thinks.
According to various materials that are used for the manufacture of artificial stone, they are divided into types:
Ceramic;
Concrete;
Acrylic;
Gypsum;
Quartz;
Liquid.
And this is far from the whole list, because in accordance with the starting materials, the manufacturing process, as well as a certain involved tools, also differs. For the manufacture of each type of artificial stone, it is necessary to take mixtures in certain proportions, for the correct and competent manufacturing. Each type of stones has its own virtues, and the ability to use them in a certain field. One of the most popular stones is a quartz and acrylic.
Forms of manufacturing stone
There are several types of forms that are used for the manufacture of stone:
One -time clay – perfectly suitable if the technology of manufacturing stone involves casting;
Polyurethane – differ in high price, but very long use;
Silicone – more often used in home production of stone, because their use justifies their cost.
If you plan to engage in the manufacture of artificial stone for your design solutions, then at home this is real.