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When it comes to fireplace design, natural stone is simply the most elegant, durable, and efficient choice.
Natural stone has been used as a prime building material throughout history and continues to be a popular choice for new home construction and renovation projects. Today’s homeowners opt for natural stone over other materials for a variety of reasons.
Travertine has been used for thousands of years in many amazing structures all over the world. It is a type of limestone that is created from very high heat and pressure. Travertine is very porous and somewhat resembles marble. It is even referred to as onyx marble at times. It is formed and imported from areas in Italy, Turkey, Mexico, and the Middle East. It comes in many earth tone hues, such as walnut, cream, gold, beige, ivory, and coral red.
Hand selecting stone slabs is one of the most important components to meeting a buyer’s expectations. The purchaser should hand select the specific stone slab or slabs that they want to purchase, which then need to be tagged with the purchasers information.
Join the professionals at G.M.S. Werks, the Midwest’s premier stone fabrications company. We have been around since 1923 and set the standard for quality stone products like countertops, kitchens, bathrooms, etc.
At GMS Werks, we are involved in projects all across the Omaha community. We have recently had the pleasure of installing Dekton in to the new offices of the Sherwood Foundation.
Granite countertops have been on trend for more than a decade and have become the standard for kitchen countertops. Granite is typically more expensive than other countertop materials, but that’s not what makes it the number one choice amongst homeowners.
The countries that many of us use for our traveling destinations are often the same ones that the natural stone in our warehouses comes from. Today, we’re going to be taking a little adventure around the globe to see where our favorite stones come from, and we’re going to be throwing in some interesting facts about quartzite, limestone, marble, and a few of our other favorites.
Are your clients curious about where their natural stone comes from and how it came to be the beautiful form that it is now? Well, now you have the answers!
Summer is in full swing and it’s the best time to start tackling some of those items on your home maintenance checklist that you’ve been putting off for warmer weather.
