How to buy good quality stone?
It is hard to avoid in decoration to use stone, choose stone to decorate novice is undoubtedly a challenge, buy marble, floor tiles and other stone as long as the following four steps, can easily meet the challenge of stone selection.
A view: namely naked eye observation of the stone surface structure. Generally speaking, the stone material of uniform fine material structure has exquisite sense of feeling, it is the best of stone material; Coarse grain and unequal grain structure of the stone material its appearance effect is poor, mechanical and mechanical properties are not uniform, slightly poor quality. In addition, natural stone due to the influence of geological action often produces some veins, micro-cracks, stone is easy to rupture along these parts, should pay attention to remove. As for the lack of edges and angles is affecting the appearance, especially attention should be paid to the selection.
Two quantity: namely the size specification of the quantity stone material, so as not to affect splicing, or cause the pattern after splicing, decorative pattern, line deformation, affect decorative effect.
Three listen: namely listen to the stone percussion sound. In general, good quality, internal dense uniform and no microscopic cracks of the stone, the knocking sound is clear and sweet; On the contrary, if there are microscopic cracks or veinlets inside the stone or due to weathering, the contact between particles becomes loose, the knocking sound is rough.
Four try: use simple test method to test stone quality stand or fall. Usually on the back of the stone drop a small drop of ink, such as ink quickly four disposition of leaching, that is, the stone internal particles are loose or there are microscopic cracks, stone quality is not good; On the contrary, if the ink drops in the original place is not moving, it means that the stone is dense and good.