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Written by: Aleksandar Vrtariæ
Artificial Stone – A Luxury You
Can Afford
Due to the excellent aesthetical, mechanical and isolation characteristics, artificial stone is
convenient for covering indoor and outdoor walls. Considering the fact that it’s being produced
in different palettes of colours, it is an excellent choice for almost any room that is
in need of a dose of originality
Stone was the primary construction material of the
past, but it is just as popular these days because it
represents the very peak of aesthetics, the necessary
touch of nature within the four walls, as well as
excellent taste. Stone walls look just as lovely on older or
newly built archetypal houses and as style-related coverings
in luxurious apartments. However, natural stone itself
has numerous shortcomings. For example, every type of
natural stone has its own optimal way of impregnation,
but only some of those ways are familiar in our area, while
many impregnation materials are inaccessible. To ensure
that natural stone doesn’t leave any ugly stains due to its
grease and dampness, it must be impregnated in topnotch
manner. In addition, we must point out that the
prices of materials and prices of natural stone’s installation
are very high. The very process of stone installation, or
covering the walls, is pretty demanding and expensive,
and experts who are specialized in working with stone are
not always easy to find. Luckily, progress in construction
and technology always brings some new, interesting and
attractive options, and one of such products comes from
the company called Dekokamen (“Artificial stone”).
What Is Artificial stone
In short, this is a unique product made of light concrete,
or more precisely of a mixture of cement CEM – II 52.5,
which has excellent mechanical characteristics, quartz
sand and puffed clay and other structural elements and,
naturally, paint. Artificial stone is manually produced
and it imitates natural stone in very faithful fashion. Finished
products from the company, based on American
technology, are realistic imitations of natural stone and
its textures and colours that are typical of certain areas.
Decanted from a natural-stone mould, decorative stone
is produced with ridges on its backside, which largely simplifies
the installation process that is not very different from
installing ceramic tiles. Due to the excellent aesthetical,
mechanical and isolation characteristics, artificial stone
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