Marble - All Around

Marble - All Around Marble is considered as the most loved stone and is the most widely used material for construction work. Marble holds a different kind of classiness and royalty in it that anything which is made up of marble is considered as graceful and unique. It is so durable and versatile that it can be used in the kitchen, flooring, bathroom, walls, even outdoors and artistic craftwork too all over the world. Which shows exactly how popular it is. They can transform a simple building into a royal place.

From centuries all the people having royal tastes drool over using marble in their dream projects and till now it is in the trend and will remain the same for coming centuries too. Marble a metamorphic rock is formed when limestone gets subjected to a certain amount of heat and pressure. Marble is mined on a very large scale every year throughout the marble mines in the world.

The spectacular beauty of marble is unmatchable. Each naturally occurring, marble holds a unique color and shine. The most popular types of marbles are          

Vermont White - White, from Vermont, USA Creole - White or blue & black, from Georgia, USA Etowah - Pink, salmon or rose, from Georgia, USA Carrara - White or blue-gray, from Italy Connemara - Green, from Ireland Makrana- White, from India Sienna - Yellow with various color , from Italy Purbeck - Gray/brown, from the UK Murphy - White, from the USA Parian - Very white, from Greece

 Ruskeala - White, from Russia  Swedish Green - Green, from Sweden  Wunsiedel - White, from Germany Marble is both naturally occurring and man-made. And these both types of marbles have some special properties of their own. Here is the elaborated comparison of both types of marbles -

On basis of Style - Man-made marble can be customized as per customer’s requirement including the colors and thickness, whereas natural marble has its own natural colors, shade effects, size and thickness and one has to choose from availability.

On the basis of price - Natural marble is a little rare and needs extensive mining and then finishing to make it suitable for usage. Manmade marble is made in specific molds and thus less expensive.

On the basis of maintenance - Natural marble has a porous surface and thus needs high-end maintenance since it can get cracked, stained if not taken care properly but man-made marble is quite easy to maintain.

If marble is one of your favorite material for your dream home especially as kitchen counter-tops then Universal Stone is your ultimate marble countertops Charlotte, NC provider. At Universal Stone, we have a countless variety of other counter-tops material too with great finishing. Our products hold a specific niche in the market due to their durability, finishing, beauty, uniqueness, and affordability. Visit us now.