Something which is elegant, beautiful and sophisticated option of flooring is always a value addition to your home. The marble floor is such a choice that complements to the decor and design of your house. Marble stone is one of the most widely used and the best considered components for flooring. If you consider a holistic beauty overall, then undoubtedly marble provides a shining and impressive look to the complete structure of your home or work place. It is important that you have good knowledge about this material which will make you more comfortable while going for flooring of your home or even office.

Marbles are natural stones, and are basically metamorphic rocks that are suitable for polishing to enhance their shine. It is hard, sound, dense and homogeneous in texture with crystalline texture. It is uniform in color, free from stains, cracks, decay and weathering. It comes in several colors. In case of a marble floor, the stone is cut according to the size and shapes given in drawing or to suit site dimension of the room and desired pattern. All angles and edges of marble slabs are true and square and are free from chipping. Both the surfaces are really plain which eases the work of laying them appropriately.

The raw materials that are needed for marble flooring are first the marble stone, then coarse sand ordinary cement, white cement, pigment, and lastly, the polishing material. The marble stone flooring consists of 20 mm to 25 mm thick marble slabs laid over a 20 mm thick base of cement coarse sand mortar of 1:3 and jointed with white cement slurry mixed with pigment to match the shade of stone. As far as polishing and finishing of the stone is concerned, the grinding may be done either by hand or by machine. Manual grinding should be done after two days of laying of marble flooring where as the machine grinding should commence 3-4 days after they are laid. While grinding, the water should be used profusely and the surface should be thoroughly washed to remove all grinding mud. A grout of cement and pigment in the same mix and proportion must be applied to the surface and it should be allowed to dry and then cured for four days.

When you have a marble floor at your home, proper maintenance of flooring is required to retain the beauty. The flooring preserved nicely grabs attention of everyone who comes to the house. Each type of flooring requires some distinct way of protection. Here are tips to maintain Marble floor. Clean the dirt from the floor with the help of vacuum cleaner or with water, warm water is best. You can also water proof backing door mats to avoid dust enter your house. You should avoid using too much detergent on the floor as it contains too much chemicals and reduces the shine of floor, making it look dull. In case of oil spill or grease stains, clean it immediately otherwise you will observe blots on the surface of floor. You take care of your marble floor on a routine basis and you can be rest assured of its beauty and the charm it will exhibit all through your life!