Application and maintenance of Calacatta white marble

The physical date of Calacatta white marble

Origin: Italy

Color: white 

Density: 2.72g/cm3 

Compression resistance: 139Mpa

Bending resistance: 7Mpa 

Water absorption rate: 0.18%

Material description: Calacatta white marble is a kind of white marble mined in Italy. This stone is deeply loved by designers and contractors in terms of material, pattern, and smoothness. It is widely used in the decoration of high-end hotels, high-end villas, and high-end leisure places. After laying, it feels moist and elegant with jade, as if you are in the palace of the Holy Spirit.

Advantages: Calacatta white has the characteristics of weather resistance, non-corrosion, durable, beautiful and generous, harmonious and natural, and is widely liked by users.

Ideal quality: (1) white background, the whiter the better, (2) fine lines, less lines, evenly distributed, (3) no yellow lines, yellow spots, gray spots, green spots (4) no cracks, (5) no Gray band, you can refer to these points to check the quality of the calacatta white you purchased.

Application: floors, walls, countertops, etc.

Project Cases: Beijing Kunlun Hotel (5-star), Macau Wynn Diamond Casino

Calacatta white marble does not need to be strengthened with waterproof adhesive on the back, only need to carefully repair the cracks on the cracked parts, clean the stone surface after comprehensive polishing, and when the stone is more than 90% dry, implement six-sided protection by soaking or cross-rolling , to ensure that it is fully saturated at one time, and the stand still for more than 24 hours, and the residual liquid on the surface can be wiped off before delivery and installation.

Stone application selection: Calacatta white marble belongs to dolomite marble, mainly calcium and magnesium carbonate, so in daily maintenance and management, special chemical agents should be used to make calacatta white marble more translucent and clearer, which cannot be achieved by general marble surface agents. The transparency, smoothness, clarity and high luminosity of calacatta white, especially the staff without professional training will make calacatta 

marble white beyond recognition, either yellowing or blackening. It is recommended that the owner must choose a more professional stone maintenance company! Before the grinding process, do not do a good job in the thorough protection of the stone. Of course, this kind of stone must be thoroughly protected before the installation, and the curing period after the stone installation must be sufficient for 28 days before it can be carried out.

How to do maintenance of calacatta white marble?

Management attention: Because white marble is more likely to be polluted than other colors stones, it is recommended that during maintenance, timely cleaning and dust removal and daily maintenance of the stone surface should be strengthened, especially pay attention to cola, wine stains, tea stains, carbonated drinks, and toilet cleaners , 84 disinfectant and other substances spilled! In case of similar pollution, it needs to be cleaned up within 10 minutes, and the crystallization agent should be replenished.

Key points of maintenance: do not use strong acidic crystallization powder and agents, instead use agents that can replace magnesium oxide inside the stone to enhance the light transmittance and anti-slip properties of the stone, and make stones such as calacatta white marble into a clear crystal glaze effect, which can consider using a glaze paste for a maintenance treatment! The common nature of white marble is that it is easy to be polluted and infiltrated, so it is necessary to strengthen the waterproof, oil-proof, and anti-fouling work of this type of stone in installation, polishing, and maintenance!

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