Natural stones are bringing natural beauty to your places. Natural stone always is dazzling your eyes with lustrous appearance unless time-worn effects are diminishing all.

1. Cleaning & Maintenance Tips for
Natural Stones

2. Introduction
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• Natural stones are bringing natural beauty to your
places. Natural stone always is dazzling your eyes with
lustrous appearance unless time-worn effects are
diminishing all. Some areas are affecting rapidly due to
ongoing wear& tear or weathering while some less,
thanks to proper cleaning and maintenance practices.
So, today I am going to describe ten (10) best cleaning &
maintenance tips for natural paving stones in 2019.

3. Know Your Stones
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Siliceous Stones: Some stones contain Silica, which is
the main component of sands, so those are referring as
Siliceous Stones.
Calcareous Stone: Some stones have Calcites or
Calcium Carbonate as chief mineral, so known as
Calcareous Stones.
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4. Tip 1 – Know Siliceous
Stones

5. Granite
Granite has tough and durable
surfaces. It is less porous, so it is
stain and waterproof/resistant.
Granite is weak heat conductor so it
can withstand against normal wears
and tears taking place in decks of
swimming pools on countertops
designed in patios. Granite also is an
excellent choice for exterior
locations. Its maintenance is easy.

6. Slate
Slate is a sturdy natural stone with
substantial heat and water-
resistant properties. So, it proves
an ideal option for roofing
material. It is equally applicable
for exterior paving with proper
treatment. When it is broken, it
turns into thin sheets. It requires
simple cleaning and maintenance
treatments.

7. Sandstone
Sandstone has a range of colors
and natural patterns those make it
beautiful. Thus, it is the best
choice for patios and terrace
applications in outer places. Due
to these all, it has a lot of
demands in the market. Being a
siliceous stone type, it demands
substantially low care.

8. Quartzite
Quartzite has the best of both
worlds, the durability of granite
and beauty of marble. It is hard
and resistance to stains. Thus, you
can pay less attention to the
maintenance program.

9. Tip 2 – Know
Calcareous Stones

10. Limestone
Limestone contains calcites, so it
is porous and prone to get stains
easily. It has look-n-feel of
marbles, so it gives a cheaper
option to marble. Due to soft and
non-slip nature, it is ideal for
paving applications under the roof
of your exterior as well. Thanks to
its delicacy, it requires more
attention in maintenance and
cleaning practices.

11. Marble
Marble is a kind of Limestone, but
have tons of options for color,
styles, and patterns occur in
nature. So, it has stunning beauty
and tempts us to lay as floors and
cladding on walls. It is highly
sensitive material to stains, spills,
humidity, and scratching.

12. Travertine
Travertine is durable and
thermally resistant material for
exterior applications. It is
luxurious material with all beauty
attributes of marble, but sturdier
than marbles. Finishing
treatments determine its
maintenance & cares. So, polished
travertine, thanks to its
properties, is easy to care and
maintain.

13. Onyx
Onyx is softer than granite. It has
bands of different silicon oxide
minerals, which are adding beauty
to it. Being calcites, it is porous and
absorbs stains easily. Therefore,
onyx requires more care than
other natural stones. It believes
that it has healing properties, so
the use of Onyx is high in affluent
homes& religious places.

14. Tip 3 – General
Cleaning &
Maintenance Tips

16. Tip 4 –Area/space
Specific Cleaning &
Maintenance Tips

17. For Exterior Floor Surfaces:
• Apply cleaning practices described in general cleaning section
regularly.
For Exterior Countertop Surfaces:
• Barbeque and exterior tables/desks countertops are the most used
areas where chances are high for staining, spilling, heat damaging,
and scratching due to complicated activities of food preparations.
For Other Surfaces:
• Exterior walls, open stairsteps, window sills, and myriads of other
large to small surfaces laid or cladded with natural stones are
demanding regular attention of cleaners. Dry dust removal and
wet/water washing are useful to avoid rapid wear and tear.

18. Tip 5 – Identifying
Stains

19. • There are varying types of staining takes place on
stone surfaces due to different causes. Let’s
identify causes of stains first so we can take
precautionary steps in advance.
• Organic Stains
• Inorganic Stains
• Oil-based Stains
• Biological Flora-based Stains
• Ink Stains

20. Tip 6 –General Stain
Removal Techniques

22. Tip 7 – By Type Stain
Removal Techniques

23. • Washing detergents and mineral spirits or acetone
are best solutions to remove oil-based stains.
• On siliceous stones, you can apply diluted hydrogen
peroxide solutions directly on the organic stains.
• For calcareous stones, you have to apply only a mild
detergent/soap solution or warm water to remove
the stone, not any acid-based mixture at all.

24. Tip 8 – Stain Removal
Poultice Technique

25. • Often general stain removal techniques and
solutions prove inadequate on tough stains. A
poultice is a technique to pull and suck the stain
molecules from inner mass or beneath the
surfaces of stones.

26. Tip 9 – Sealing Natural
Stones

28. Conclusion
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• Now, you have nearly complete guide for 2019 to clean
and maintain natural stones in your exterior spaces to
keep the natural beauty intact for longer. High-quality
natural stones for external applications from reliable
suppliers like World of Stones is an excellent and cost-
effective option. World of Stones provides only quality
stone products, which last for longer and need a fewer
maintenance expenditure. Would you like to try it once?

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