Marble & Stone Restoration
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Engineered Stone
Engineered stone (also known as reconstituted, quantum quartz, re-composed agglomerated and
synthetic stone) is manufactured from a mix of stone aggregate chips (most commonly quartz or
marble, but also igneous rocks such as granite and basalt); mineral fillers (generally the ground
aggregate); a resin binder (typically an unsaturated polyester); pigments and additives. Tiles
are typically formed using a vibrocompaction process, where applied vacuum minimises any
porosity, usually reducing the water absorption to much less than 0.4%. There are many different
kinds of polyester resins, with different viscosity, colour and hardening time. Tile curing may
be accelerated by using ovens or steam. Some tiles are given post-curing heating treatments to
increase the degree of cure.
Since there are no standards for adhesive fixing of engineered stone tiles, they tend to be fixed
according to ceramic tiling standards, using adhesives designed for fixing ceramic tiles. Tiling
codes of practice have evolved from an empirical basis, where what was found to work was adopted,
and attempts were made to eliminate those practices that were associated with failures.
If you or your clients have any enquires regarding our services, please
feel free to contact the Marble & Stone Restoration staff today for
your free stone, tile and grout care evaluation.
