Marble Veneer Vs Marble

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Marble veneer vs marble.

Marble veneer is a thin layer of real marble installed over another surface to make it appear that the entire surface is real marble. Mr barak manbar queen stone polans sp zoo ul. This is done as a cost cutting technique and is common in marble furniture and countertops. Each stone will be unique so natural stone of the same type can differ widely.

Face sizes for natural stone depend on the type of stone but tend to stop at around 18 inches in diameter. Stone veneer often referred to as faux or cultured stone is a man made product that was introduced as a lightweight alternative to natural stone. Because the marble veneer is real marble it must be cared for in the same way you would care for marble. It is made from concrete that is poured into a mould and coloured to give the appearance of real stone.

For a veneer style cover natural stone is quarried and then cut into slices with an industrial size similar to a wet tile saw. Jagiellonska 82 03 301 warsaw poland phone. A solid marble counter top would be 1 1 2. Though veneer this is still 100 percent natural stone and measures about 3 4 inch to 1 3 4 inch thick.

The veneer is created by slicing large pieces of quarried stone into various profiles. For instance you can have a marble veneer counter top or a solid marble counter top.