Pros and cons of marble flooring in kitchens

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Pros and Cons of Marble Flooring in Kitchens
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• Marble is one of the most elegant flooring
  materials you can choose for your kitchen. All
  natural, it is harvested from the belly of a
  mountain in great slabs of stone, which are then
  sliced down and refined into the individual
  tiles, slabs, and mosaics that are used in
  standard construction processes.
• Historically, marble flooring has been associated
  with a sense of wealth and opulence. It is a
  material that has adorned the palaces of kings
  and queens, and it been used in some of the great
  works of art and architecture produced throughout
  human history.
• When installed in a kitchen, it can create a
  sense of sophistication that will carry
  throughout the atmosphere of the room.

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Benefits of Marble Floors in Kitchens

• Color Marble tiles and slabs are available in a
  wide variety of colors. There are also
  multicolored marble materials available, which
  feature a variety of hues arranged in the surface
  of each piece. Since marble is a natural flooring
  material, each piece is going to look slightly
  different from the other, giving each tile its
  own unique personality.When marble is quarried,
  it is extracted in large sheets called slabs.
  These slabs contain natural features that form a
  symphony of colors across the surface of the
  piece. When the slab is sliced down into more
  manageable sizes, each piece is a section of that
  original natural picture. While it is impossible
  to perfectly reassemble these pieces, an
  installation of a single material will feature
  pieces that tend to match one another.

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• Polish Unlike many other stone flooring
  materials, marble is a very hard stone surface
  that can take an extremely high polish. This
  allows manufacturers to get the surface of marble
  extremely smooth and shiny. Polishing also tends
  to bring out the colors in the stone, making them
  more noticeable and dramatic.
• Natural material Marble is an all-natural
  material that is created by the earth. That means
  that it is eco-friendly and bio-degradable, and
  will not cause pollution at the end of its
  functional life.

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• Light transmission One of the reasons that
  marble has so often been used in great works of
  sculpture is that it has a slightly translucent
  quality. When used for flooring, this quality
  allows illumination to penetrate the surface of
  some lighter-colored marble materials, giving the
  material a slight glow. Even in darker marbles,
  the play of light across the surface of the stone
  can be quite lovely.

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Drawbacks of Marble Kitchen Floors

• High cost Marble is one of the more expensive
  kitchen flooring materials on the market, and
  individual 12 x 12 tiles can cost upwards of
  5-10 per sq ft. When dealing with mosaics,
  larger tiles, slabs and non-standard sizes, the
  price can be even higher.
• Slippery surfaces When polished, marble
  flooring has a very low coefficient of friction,
  meaning that it may present a slipping hazard.
  This is especially true in a kitchen where water
  and other liquids may occasionally spill on the
  ground. This can be offset to some extent by the
  use of floor mats.

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• Can be scratched A polished marble tile is
  relatively easy to scratch meaning that over
  time your kitchen floor may be marred by the
  moving of furniture and the clicking of heels.
  Repairing a scratched marble tile is a difficult
  job and usually requires the assistance of a
  professional.
• Can be stained Marble has a slightly alkaline
  composition, which means that whenever an acidic
  substance interacts with it, a chemical reaction
  will occur, in the form of a rather noticeable
  stain. In a kitchen, you will often have acidic
  liquids such as sauces and fruit juices splashing
  and spilling onto the floor, putting the marble
  in danger of permanently staining.

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• Complicated maintenance In order to prevent
  stains, a marble kitchen floor will have to be
  properly sealed with a manufacturer- recommended
  surface-barrier sealing chemical. This creates an
  invisible layer over the marble, protecting it
  from staining agents and acidic materials. You
  will have to reapply this sealant to the marble
  floor periodically, every six to twelve months,
  in order to maintain the appearance of the tiles.
• Expensive and difficult to replace Marble is
  expensive to install and relatively difficult to
  remove. While proper maintenance should ensure
  that your marble kitchen floor lasts for years,
  when it does come time to replace it, you may
  find that installing a new floor directly over
  the marble is easier than trying to remove and
  replace it.

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• Environmental concerns While marble is an
  all-natural product, there are some concerns that
  the quarrying process may cause environmental
  problems through the use of mining and equipment
  emissions. Marble is also heavy, so you have to
  consider the pollution effects and energy
  consumption that is inherent when materials are
  shipped from overseas.

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Marble suppliers in uae

• Natural Stone TR. L.L.C SharjahP.O.Box.
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  564081731 contactus_at_naturalstoneuae.com