With the continuous improvement of people’s living standards, people are increasingly pursuing luxurious and high-end decorative effects in home decoration. Gradually, it has become a fashion to use a large amount of natural stone in home decoration, and its application range has gradually expanded to bathrooms. and bathroom decor.
Bathroom stone selection
Due to the different concepts and preferences of home owners, and the diversity of stone colors and textures, bathroom stones are used in a variety of colors and materials, including marble, limestone, granite, sandstone, slate, quartz stone, etc. Wait. However, usually marble and granite are mainly used in bathroom stone. (However, due to concerns about the radioactivity of granite, the use of granite has begun to decrease.)
Nowadays, people generally like to use plain or solid color or simple-textured stone to decorate the floor and wall of the bathroom, and use rich-textured marble to decorate the countertop of the washstand, which can add a bit of elegance to the bathroom.
Marble is also called metamorphic or recrystallized limestone. True marble is a calcite-like metamorphic rock with a crystalline structure. Marble is mostly derived from limestone through geological changes. Its main components are calcite and calcium carbonate, and its Mohs hardness value is about 4.5. Therefore, its disadvantages are that it is soft, has poor acid and alkali resistance, poor weather resistance, is easy to absorb oil, water and other liquids and is polluted, is easy to be scratched, and is not wear-resistant. It will cause damage to the marble, and if it stays for a little longer, the marble will be damaged and lose its luster.
Therefore, the marble used in the bathroom should be made of hard material and high density, and try to avoid using marble with soft material and high water absorption rate. It is best to choose a polished surface for bathroom marble, and do a protective treatment before use, so that the stone can be better protected and easy to clean, and the marble paving is suitable for vertical paving. Light-colored stones are more resistant to slight soapy water pollution than dark-colored stones, so it is recommended not to use green serpentine and black marble in toilets and bathrooms, so that the stone surface is less likely to be polluted Some.
Cleaning and maintenance of bathroom stone
Natural stone is a high-grade decorative material with natural beauty and unique texture. The surface of natural stone looks fine and hard, but due to its naturalness and diversity of mineral structure, as well as many defects and problems in the stone itself, In fact, natural stone is very delicate. Natural stone not only needs to be carefully installed and laid, but also needs to be carefully cared for and maintained in daily use.
Due to the special environmental conditions of toilets and bathrooms, there is a lot of moisture, humidity, mold and dirt, and they are often exposed to daily chemicals such as detergents, so bathroom stones are very easy to be polluted. Once the maintenance is not good, the surface of the stone will be damaged. It is corroded, becomes dull, and even stains and lines appear.
Therefore, in daily life, be careful not to use shampoos containing dyes, soaps and shampoos containing artificial colors, and acidic or alkaline detergents. Use neutral detergents to clean the surface. Make the surface of the stone dry, wipe it clean immediately when there are pollutants poured on the surface of the stone, etc.
