<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Marble Tile News Articles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Articles]]></description><link>http://tilenet.net/resources/</link><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright Marble Tile News Articles]]></copyright><generator>sNews CMS</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Keep Your Marble Floor Clean to Maintain Its Shine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marble tiles are one of the best flooring materials that anyone can use to make their homes appealing and elegant. marble tiles are elastic and beautiful, reasons why a lot of people prefer it as their flooring materials in their homes.
    
Marble tiles comes with different colors, with different designs and textures, so you have variety of arrays to choose from, which one that will best suit one’s home.
    
Wondering where marble comes from? marble is formed from heated limestone which then crystallizes within the earth’s crust. So the marble become durable which makes its perfect flooring material for one’s home or even office.
    
But you have to know that marble tiles need much maintenance and attention. Yes, indeed, it can make one’s home appealing, beautiful, elegant and sparkling, but you also have to give attention to it in return. You also have to take good care of it in order to maintain the elegance, beauty, spark and appeal of the marble tiles. In order to keep its artistic value and shine, you have to keep it clean and shiny always. You also have to avoid your marble flooring from damage that can come from scratches or even from stains. So for you to make your marble flooring last for a long period of time, you have to give constant attention and care.
  

Marble can stain easily, and it can deteriorate when expose to acidic materials or foods. So you have to be alert and clean immediately if there is any spill to prevent it from staining and damage. marble can easily be damage by acid, since it is softer than granite, and it is very permeable. So marble can be damage from acidic foods such as vinegar, orange juice and so on. marble tiles can be ruined and damaged, if you let these acidic foods on the surface of the marble tiles, leaving it with stain which will look unpleasing and dirty.
    
Do not let your marble floor to have spills and water spots for long period of time, cause these will leave to be stains on the marble floor, since marble tiles are delicate. So if ever there are spills or water spots, you have to immediately wipe it with clean and dry cloth, so not to allow stains to your marble floor. You have to keep your marble flooring dry always.
    
When you clean your marble flooring, make sure to use lukewarm water and soap, do not try to use other cleaning materials or any pH neutral cleaning solution, for you to avoid any stain or damage to your marble floor. In maintaining the cleanliness of your marble floor, you have to use lukewarm water and soap. Never make your marble floor too wet. Use a barely wet sponge in cleaning it. You have to scrub the marble tiles gently and make sure to clean it dry until it is shiny again. You also have to sweep and vacuum the floor as often as possibly to remove the loose dirt on your   marble tiles  ’ surface. You have to let you marble tiles be sealed and polished every several months to maintain its shine and to protect it from dirt and stain.
    
Eliza Maledevic Ayson  
  Marble Tile TileNet.Net  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:19:35 +0000</pubDate><link>http://tilenet.net/resources/home/keep-your-marble-floor-clean-to-maintain-its-shine/</link><guid>http://tilenet.net/resources/home/keep-your-marble-floor-clean-to-maintain-its-shine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marble Tile As A Decorative Choice For Your Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marble tiles are some of the best building materials that any person can use in constructing their dream house, office space, or any particular room in any structure since this particular type of tile is considered to be very resilient and durable, while being very aesthetically pleasing. The use of marble tiles can help create a feeling of exquisiteness and regality to the room that it is going to be used on, improving the overall look and aesthetic value of the room.
    
This is probably one of the reasons why marble was as popular as a building material during the times of the Greeks and the Romans, wherein they used slabs and tiles of this natural stone to create works of art and sculptures, as well as wonderful architectural structures, which is why marble tiles are a great decorative choice for your home.
    
Marble’s Decorative Features
    
One aspect of marble tiles that makes them such a good decorative choice for your home is that it comes in an abundance of variety in colors, shapes and design patterns, giving its users a wide array of choices in improving their home’s aesthetic value. What is good about this is that the tiles can be chosen and incorporated to your home’s design, making it easier for you to find tiles that would simply complement the existing design of your home instead of changing everything just so your home or a particular room in your house and your marble tiles would complement each other. The myriad of choices allow you to pick the best marble tiles that would best accent your room or house without making too many drastic changes in your home.
    
Also, the variety in colors, shapes and designs allows you to incorporate the marble tiles in almost anywhere in the house possible. You can use these marble tiles as countertops, wherein it can make your kitchen look even more beautiful. You can also uses these marble tiles as flooring materials, giving you with very little need for other improvements in the house since your floor alone is able to raise the aesthetic value of the house. And with the variety of colors, such as green shades, peachy-tones, shades of white, black and gray, and other colors, you can create whatever design and look that you want for a particular room or for the house in general.
    
Aside from these, marble tiles are also known for its versatility, wherein you can literally create different structures and sculptures using marble. The use of marble is not only limited to flooring and wall tiles, but it can also be used for sculptures and for other structures as well, giving you a wide array of applications for this type of natural stone. You can create sculptures to accent the look of your main hall way, or even create most of the structures in your home using marble as the main material, giving your home an imperial regality to it.
    
Marble tiles can also be created to give off a certain shine to them, thereby greatly improving the overall look of the room, or wherever you may choose to put it. And if installed properly, these marble tiles will require very little attention in terms of its maintenance, making it ideal as a   Mosaic  choice for your home, especially since these types of tiles are resilient and durable against certain damages, giving you very little reasons to worry.

    
Vanessa Arellano Doctor  
  Marble Tile - TileNet  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:51:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://tilenet.net/resources/news/marble-tile-as-a-decorative-choice-for-your-home/</link><guid>http://tilenet.net/resources/news/marble-tile-as-a-decorative-choice-for-your-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Top 3 Most Popular Types Of Marble Tile Flooring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marble tiles, which was very popular with the ancient Greeks and the Romans, have always been one of the best kinds of tiles to use for flooring.
    
It is formed when limestone is heated and pressurized within the earth’s crust. It offers strength and durability as a flooring material since it is denser than most other types of flooring tiles such as granite and ceramic, although it is not the hardest natural stone out there. marble tiles are also known for being resilient and exquisite at the same time, making it more appealing to a lot of people who wants quality tile flooring for their homes or offices. It is not only very effective as tile flooring due to its hypoallergenic qualities, but is also being used for its aesthetic value that it brings to the overall look of the structure wherein it is placed.
    
Flooring, which plays a significant role in the overall look and functionality of the house, is just as important as the furniture that you put in the house. Since marble tile flooring helps create an aura of elegance and functionality, it is considered to be one of the best materials to be used for flooring tiles. There are a lot of different types and kinds of marble tiles out there, each one varying in color, texture and veining, as well as its finishes and overall look. These different marble tiles offer different uses and applications, which makes some people favor certain types of marble tiles over the others.
    
One of the most popular type of marble tile flooring are those that have a glazed or polished finish. This type of marble tiles offers one of the best aesthetic-improving qualities for marble tiles. Glazed or polished marble tiles give the flooring tile an intense shine to it, making its color and design stand out. The shine helps emphasize the flooring tile’s aesthetic value, as well as make it look a whole lot cleaner. Although this particular type for marble tiles make it difficult to maintain since scratches and smudges on the tile’s surface can damage its finish, which is highly visible. However, such marble flooring tiles are relatively easier to clean, especially since marble tiles possess the characteristic of being hypoallergenic, making it difficult for bacteria to survive on its surface.
    
Another popular type of marble tile flooring is a marble tile that has a honed finish. This type of marble tile offers a more matte-like appearance and quality to the flooring tile, making it more ideal in places that have high-traffic, as compared to polished or glazed marble tiles. marble tiles with honed finishes are more resilient to damage that can be caused by being constantly exposed to friction done by shoes or other hard materials.
    
Tumbled marble tiles are also very popular with people who aim to recreate an antique appearance to their floors. The tumbled marble tiles are able to have that antique look due to the process that it undergoes, which involves tumbling these marble tiles inside a large drum with sand, resulting to marble tiles whose corners are a bit rounded with its edges slightly chipped.
    
  Marble tiles  , regardless of shape, color, style and design, still remains to be one of the best flooring tiles out there, especially if you are looking for a combination of quality and beauty.

    
Vanessa Arellano Doctor  
  TileNet.Net Marble Tile Manufacturer  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:03:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://tilenet.net/resources/home/the-top-3-most-popular-types-of-marble-tile-flooring/</link><guid>http://tilenet.net/resources/home/the-top-3-most-popular-types-of-marble-tile-flooring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan Set To Become Marble And Granite Leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pakistan Stone Development Company (PASDEC) has called in five of the country's top geologists for a survey project that will determine Pakistan's granite and marble production capacities.
    
According PASDEC chairman Ihsanullah Khan, the undertaking presents a major growth opportunity for the Pakistani economy and is expected to help fuel export activity to $1.5bn by 2013, from just around $29m at present.
    
The move is part of the Federal Secretary Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives' goal of bringing the country's marble and granite output to the international level. Pakistan is said to have enough granite and marble potential to be considered a world leader.
    
Vanessa Arellano Doctor  
  TileNet.Net - Marble Tile Manufacturer  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:58:30 +0000</pubDate><link>http://tilenet.net/resources/news/pakistan-set-to-become-marble-and-granite-leader/</link><guid>http://tilenet.net/resources/news/pakistan-set-to-become-marble-and-granite-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Are Marble Tiles Made?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marble tiles are some of the best materials that you can use in to create aesthetically pleasing but functional architectural designs. These marble tiles are more commonly used in residential areas such as the bathroom, fireplaces, even the hallways of your home as well as the countertops on your kitchen. marble tile is definitely a remarkable material, one that is difficult to imitate.
    
marble, which is a metamorphic rock, conveys different characteristics indicative of its development stage. marble is usually formed from a re-crystallization process whereby different elements from the rock, such as fossil material and other sundry minerals combine under extreme heat and pressure, resulting into the new rock which is marble.
    
The re-crystallization process of the marble tile also helps create the unique and aesthetic designs of the marble surface, which are the vein-like virulets that run along the marble slab. These virulets differ in their patterns and designs. No two marble tile or slabs have the same pattern and design, thanks to the virulets, making each marble tile unique.
    
Each marble can vary in color and size, which is also the same for the vein-like virulets that give the marble tile its pattern. Once these marble slabs are cut into whatever size they are needed for, they will bear the design patterns that the vein-like virulets have left on them.
    
Once the marble has been formed from the combination of elements, it is now ready to be quarried and used to form the marble tiles that we all love to use in our homes, whether as décor or as an integral part of the house. marble is usually quarried in large amounts and size, whereby it will be removed from the bordering rock that it is connected to by cutting large chunks of the marble rock, separating it from the bordering rock.
    
Once the marble rock has been removed, it is then placed in nearby mills wherein it is delivered to be sized. The largest of the marble slabs are usually the first ones to be cut down first since it is the largest. The process continues on until you reach the smaller marble tiles. These small marble tiles are the ones that are used as flooring tile and wall tile in your homes.
    
In order to give your small marble tiles a well-worn, antique look, you must need to subject it to a process wherein the tile undergoes a tumbling process with sand inside a large drum. It is during this period that the marble tile chips its edges and corners slightly, giving the marble tile a more round appearance. The chipped corners, along with the sand in the tumbling large drum, the marble tile is now processed to have a finished look which is called a tumbled marble.
    
Once these processes are done, they are immediately polished to give them an elegant look. They are also checked for cracks and “faults” which should be filled by pigmented resins immediately in order to avoid the materialized small fissures to grow in size and damage the marble tile.

    
Vanessa Arellano Doctor  
  TileNet.Net Marble Tile  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:29:38 +0000</pubDate><link>http://tilenet.net/resources/news/how-are-marble-tiles-made/</link><guid>http://tilenet.net/resources/news/how-are-marble-tiles-made/</guid></item></channel></rss>
