Materials used
The building industry is where natural stone has been used the longest, owing to the fact that it is hard-wearing and easy to maintain and therefore retains its natural beauty.
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Belgian bluestone
The advantages of Hainaut blue Belgian limestone:
Calcareous stone
Class 4
Suitable for use indoors and out, frost resistant
All applications: floor covering, stair, inner wall and outer wall cladding, customised products, sills, paving bricks and frames
Polishable from rough to polished
Not acid-resistant -
Granite
The natural effect of granite Magmatic rocks (igneous rocks) or metamorphic rocks; not calcareous
Class 5
Suitable for: floor covering and stair, inner wall and outer wall cladding
Frost resistant, for use indoors and out
High abrasion resistance
Polishable from rough to polished
Acid-resistant in respect of household acids -
Marble
The smooth beauty of marble Calcareous stone
Class 3
Suitable for: floor covering and inner wall and stair cladding, private areas
Class 4
Suitable for: floor covering and inner wall and stair cladding, private and public areas
For use indoors, not frost-free under usual reservations
Polishable from rough to polished
Not acid resistant in ground/polished finish