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Comments (10)hogmanay, Thanks� for the link, I'll check out the Cornell ext. Ken, Yes we will do the bulk of the planting in the fall. As I said we will be planting hard woods but since they can only be expected to be in leaf in this area for 5-6 months we need mostly evergreens to work as shade and wind blocking all year. What kind of Oak? The last batch of oak trees I planted, the last time I lived in this area grew at best a few inches a year. I had them in the ground for 8 years before I moved and they looked much the same as when I planted them. I will leave space in the back for a vegetable garden and any flower beds will be made to work around trees. The less grass the better....See MoreStone flooring experts please help
Comments (0)We have had some many problems with our build and here is another. We decided to use solid 3/4 hardwoods over a routine subfloor of plywood. We now want to use stone travertine in the kitchen. No additional subfloor was added under the hardwoods. How high will my kitchen floors be now? I have 16 inch stones and they seem 1 cm thick. How do I proceed now? IS there a way to use thinner materials to not have the floors so unlevel?...See MoreStone experts please help...possible rust stain
Comments (4)hi all.. Thank you lazydaisy..I appreciate your taking the time to chime in even though your are not an "expert." I just took another look at my problem area, and I began scrapping at it with my fingernail...And the residue started breaking up...A good Thing! .. I think it may just be hard water calcium build-up after all... So I'm going to attempt to get rid of it that way first..I think I can do that without using any chemicals. boylanite...its a Delta Talbott 16968... davidrol..I appreciate your response but I'm not sure if you understood...The "build-up" is actually on the granite..not the faucet or sink...But maybe I just misunderstood your response??? Anyway, hopefully this is just a case of hard-water calcium deposits. Living where I live I think I know how to deal with that issue! KA:)...See MoreStone experts: What's up with quartzite?
Comments (54)We have Quartzite Bianca and had our fabricator test it (ketchup/lime juice/oil) prior to installation and no stains or etches. Unfortunately, after installation, turns out it etches with water. The issue is the resin applied at the quarry (all stone over the past decade has resin applied, mostly for color enhancement) is reacting to acids. You don't think of water being an acid, but it can be depending on the pH. Technically, what etches is a reaction between calcite in the stone (e.g., marble, limestone, travertine) and an acid. Since quartzite does not contain calcite.. etching is caused by the reaction between the resin and the acid which explains why two people with the same stone experience different things re: etching. Depends on the quarry and resin used. I've removed the etching with baking soda, which also means water is not etching the stone, but the surface.. Your fabricator can also rebuff the stone to get the etches off. Won't cure the long-term problem, but can get rid of what etching you currently have. As to sealers.. once I read about people with this stone having oil stains, I researched sealers. I was told silicone-based sealers do a great job repelling water, but attract oil based stains, so I switched to a product by Stone Products (www.superiorstone.com) which is a flouropolymer--a smaller molecule than silicone which means it fills the voids better and does not attract oil stains....See Morethetzone
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