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Do you want to know more about "pietra salentina"? Read the frequently asked questions that we have prepared for you.

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One of the many problems that can be solved with Pietra Salentina is dampness. For its natural provenience, Pietra Salentina is transpirable and it avoids marks’ formation. For a better effect, you can create a little tube for air recycling, at 20 Cm from the floor.

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Pietra Salentina has all the characteristics that make it suitable for outside, both for walls and floors. For its compactness it is carriageable, frost-proof and abrasion-proof. A particular manufacture gives also anti-slip characteristics to the stone.

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Its versatility makes Pietra Salentina suitable to different styles and background, covering baths and shower cubicles and creating particular environments: from the rustic of dairy farms or of the famous Turkish baths, to the spaces in which the stone couples well with steel or crystal materials.
From the functional point of view, Pietra Salentina allows an easy cleaning, guaranteeing the maximum of hygiene.

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During the installation, the stone is treated with water-repellent that brightens its aesthetical characteristics, avoiding the absorption of grease stains and allowing an easy cleaning. Moreover it does not suffer the consequences if exposed to heat.

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You can clean the stone also with water, and, at the same time,  you can use any product for house cleaning without damaging the stone.

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Once treated with water-repellent during the installation, the stone does not need further following treatments.

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INSTRUCITONS FOR INSTALLATION: “Pietra Salentina” is easy to lay because of its gauged thickness. You can install the stone through adhesive, spread with a still, toothed float. We recommend anti-slip adhesives for vertical surfaces.CAUTIONS BEFORE INSTALLATION: Make sure surfaces of installation are lacking in grease. We recommend removing friable pieces for a good adherence of the stone. If you have dampness problems and you want to have a better effect, you can create a little tube for air recycling, at 20 Cm from the floor.

STONE INSTALLATION: It would be better to start the application from bottom up, for vertical surfaces (of any format). Before the application the stone should be allowed to be dry. With shapeless stones there is no plan to follow but, for good results, it would be better to put the pieces beside as much as possible, and you have not to realize joints of the same size. For regular stones we suggest to leave joints of 3 mm at least. Apply sufficient pressure onto the stone in order to ensure good contact. Leave the adhesive dry for 12/24 hours.

WATER-REPELLENT TREATMENT: After the installation of the stone, it is advisable the application of one coat of impregnating water-repellent colorless treatment in order to make the cleaning of the subsequent grouting, easier. Then, leave the water repellent dry for 6/12 hours.

STONE GROUTING: Grouting is important so you have to weigh the choice of the grout color. Through a caoutchouc float you can apply the grout over the stone, pressing into the joints. Before the drying, clean the surface with the sponge float so to remove the external grout and to give prominence to the stone’s manufacturing. Clean then with a duster so to remove any dirt’s residual. Leave the grout dry for 24/48 hours (according to atmospheric conditions).

WATER-REPELLENT TREATMENT: The last step is another application of impregnating colorless treatment in order to make the joint water-repellent and to revive the natural stone without further following treatments.

Do you want to follow live installation phases of Pietra Salentina? Look the video we have created for you!