Nā pōhaku maoli ʻo ia kekahi o nā mea maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia ma waho a i loko paha o nā hale wale nō akā ʻo kekahi hale. Eia naʻe, ʻaʻole paha i noʻonoʻo ka hapa nui o ʻoukou i ke ʻano o kēia mau pōhaku a i ʻole ko lākou ʻano. Ma kēia pou moʻomanaʻo, e hoʻāʻo mākou e wehewehe i ke ʻano o ka hana ʻana o nā tile pōhaku kūlohelohe a me ko lākou mau ʻano.

Hana ʻia nā pōhaku kūlohelohe ma luna o nā haneli haneli mau makahiki a ʻo nā ʻano pōhaku i hana ʻia ma muli o ka hui ʻana o nā mineral like ʻole ma muli o ko lākou wahi.
Hiki ke hele mai ka pōhaku mai nā wahi a pau o ka honua, a ua hoʻoholo ʻia ke ʻano o ka pōhaku e kona kumu. Nui nā ʻāpana ʻāina nui ma ʻAmelika, Mexico, Kanada, Italia, Tureke, Australia, a me Pasila, akā naʻe hiki i nā ʻāina ʻē aʻe a puni ka honua ke hāʻawi i nā tile pōhaku maoli. He nui nā ʻeli pōhaku maoli i kekahi mau ʻāina a he kakaikahi wale nō.

Marble is actually the result of limestone that is altered through heat and pressure. It’s a versatile stone that can be used almost for any application, this includes statues, stairs, walls, bathrooms, counter tops, and more. Marble can be sourced in many varying colours and veining, but the most popular seems to be the white and the black marble ranges.

Hoʻokumu ʻia ʻo Travertine i ka wā e holoi ai ka wai maoli i ka limestone. I ka maloʻo ʻana, paʻa nā minelala ʻē aʻe e hana i kahi mea ʻoi aku ka nui o ka travertine i kapa ʻia he travertine, aia nā māka like ʻole o ka travertine, he pōhaku ʻoi aku ka ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi o nā lua a me ka laulā me nā puka liʻiliʻi a ʻoi aku ka maʻamau i ka wā o ka hana ʻana. ʻO kahi koho maikaʻi loa i ka marble a i ʻole granite ma muli o kona lōʻihi akā he ʻano pōhaku ʻoi aku ka māmā a maʻalahi hoʻi e hana pū me. Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ʻo Travertine ma nā papahele a i ʻole nā paia, a inā mālama mau ʻia, ua manaʻo ʻia e lōʻihi loa ia.

Hoʻokumu ʻia ka Quartzite mai kekahi ʻano pōhaku ʻē aʻe ma o ka wela a me ka hoʻoomi ʻana, ʻo kēia pōhaku ka pōhaku one. E hele mai ana i nā waihoʻoluʻu like ʻole, ʻo ia kekahi o nā ʻano pōhaku maoli paʻakikī, e lilo ia i mea koho maikaʻi loa no nā counter-top a i ʻole nā hale ʻē aʻe e pono ai ka pōhaku kaumaha.
ʻO ka Granite ma mua he pōhaku ʻaʻa i ʻike ʻia i ka pelemaka (lava) ua hoʻololi ʻia me ke kōkua ʻana o nā minerala like ʻole i ka wā. Loaʻa pinepine ʻia ka Granite ma nā ʻāina i ʻike i ka hana lua pele kiʻekiʻe i kekahi manawa, loaʻa i nā ʻano kala like ʻole mai ka ʻeleʻele, ʻeleʻele, ʻulaʻula, keʻokeʻo, a kokoke i nā waihoʻoluʻu āpau i waena e lilo ai ka granite i koho kaulana loa a ʻo ia kekahi o nā kala. ʻO nā pōhaku paʻakikī a ma muli o kāna mau antibacterial maikaʻi, ʻo Granite kahi koho maikaʻi loa no nā lumi kuke a me nā lumi lumi.

ʻO Limestone, ʻo ia ka hopena o ka hoʻopaʻa ʻia ʻana o nā ʻākoʻa, nā ʻili kai, a me nā ola moana ʻē aʻe i hui pū ʻia i loko o ka hapa nui o ka limestone, ʻike maoli ʻia lākou no laila e hāʻawi i kēia ʻano pōhaku i ke ʻano kūʻokoʻa. Aia kekahi ʻano limestone ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī i piha i ka calcium, a ʻoi aku ka palupalu me ka magnesium. Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ka limestone paʻa i ka ʻoihana hale me kāna mau waiwai kūpaʻa wai, kūpono ia i nā wahi āpau o kou home.
Hoʻokumu ʻia ka Slate i ka wā i hoʻololi ʻia ai ka ʻili a me ka lepo-pohaku lepo ma muli o ka wela a me ke kaomi. Hiki mai nā kala mai ʻeleʻele, poni, uliuli, ʻōmaʻomaʻo, a hina. ʻOiai, ua lilo ka slate i mea koho kaulana no ka uhi ʻana ma muli o ka hiki ke ʻoki ʻia i ka lahilahi a kū i ke anuanu. Hoʻohana ʻia nā tile Slate e like me ka papahele a me ka pā pōhaku ma muli o kona ʻano paʻa.
Pono kēlā me kēia ʻano pōhaku maoli i ka mālama pono. E ʻoluʻolu e ʻike pono ʻoe i nā mea kemika e pale aku ai a pehea e mālama pono ai i ka pōhaku āu e koho ai e kōkua i ka mālama ʻana i kona ʻano kūlohelohe i kona wā e ola ana.