Construcciones Yamaro: More about Construction Materials

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Types of rocks
At Construcciones Yamaro, the team is always seeking to keep the public informed about various construction materials. Today, we have prepared some information provided by Yamaro about some rock types that are used in the construction industry.
It is well known that when making the choice of materials for a project, you must keep in mind the guidelines to follow previously:
  • Consideration about what you need: less resistant materials or not.
  • Considerations about the place you will be working at.
  • Budget.
  • Use of the structure.

Different uses
Different uses
All these factors and others, tell you what are the materials you will need to use:
Sandstone: it comes in a range of varied colors; they could be brown, red, white and gray, tan, yellow, or pink. It is commonly used in the construction industry because it is very resistant to different hard situations, as well as for being easy to work with. For its heat resistance, it is commonly used in floors, fireplaces and cobblestones. Among the minerals that make up the material we can find quartz and feldspar.
Sandstone
Sandstone
Slate: it is a sedimentary rock formed from clay and volcanic ash. Is an extremely hard, non-porous rock. Among its uses we can distinguish flooring and paving stones. This type of rock can usually come in shades of gray, but is also found in shades of blue, green and purple.
Finishes of marble for interiors
Finishes of marble for interiors
Marble: it is one of the most used rocks in the construction industry. It is usually polished to give a better finish. Its uses range from countertops, floors and through a variety of decorative finishes. Its weather resistance makes it ideal for buildings and we can see in colors like white, brown, gray, pink, green, blue, black and yellow.
Granite: it is commonly used in floors or counters. Granite is formed by magma and also contains uranium. We can find this rock from pink to gray colors. It is used to give a better finish to construction details.

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