He aha ka Pōhaku Hae?-pā pōhaku

He aha ka pōhaku hae?

So, let’s answer the most basic question - what is flagstone?

Let’s start with what flagstone is made of. Flagstone is a generic term used to encompass all sedimentary and metamorphic rock that’s split into layers. These rocks are naturally split along the lineation planes of the stones. Encompassing a range of different sedimentary rocks, this term is used to describe the different types of a stone laid as “flags” in patterns.

Loaʻa i kēlā me kēia ʻano pōhaku hae kona mau hiʻohiʻona, akā aia kekahi mau ʻokoʻa kaulana loa, e like me ka pōhaku uliuli, ka limestone, a me nā pōhaku one. A me nā ʻano ʻano like ʻole, nui nō hoʻi ka hoʻohana ʻana i kēia ʻano pōhaku.

Hoʻokō ʻia nā pōhaku hae ma nā ʻano he nui, e like me:

• Kaupaku
• Papa papahele
• Alanui hele  
• Na kapuahi
• ʻanuʻu
• Nā pā hale
• Hale hale.  

Eia kekahi, me nā ʻano kala like ʻole, mai ka uliuli a i ka ʻulaʻula, ʻulaʻula, a me nā ʻano like ʻole, hiki i kēlā me kēia mea hale ke loaʻa i ka mea a lākou e ʻimi nei. A no ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana i nā mea āpau, kūkulu ʻia nā pōhaku hae e mau loa, e hāʻawi ana ma kahi o 50 mau makahiki o ka lōʻihi me ke kūpaʻa ʻana i ka wā wela, ka hau, a me ka ua.

Nā ʻano pōhaku Hae

Nui nā ʻano pōhaku hae i loaʻa i kēia lā. Me kēlā me kēia hāʻawi ʻana i nā hiʻohiʻona like ʻole, a me ka nui o nā pōmaikaʻi a me nā noʻonoʻo ʻana, ke wāwahi nei mākou i kēlā me kēia ʻano kiʻekiʻe o nā pōhaku hae e kōkua iā ʻoe i kāu ʻimi. E luʻu pono kākou!

1. Papapalapala

Slate is one of the most commonly known types of flagstones available. This stone is a metamorphic rock that’s layered with clay-like minerals. Slate ʻoi aku ka palupalu ma mua o nā pōhaku ʻē aʻe, e like me ke one a i ʻole ka quartzite, a he ʻeleʻele loa. Me kēia mau hiʻohiʻona, hāʻawi ia i kahi hiʻohiʻona kahiko. 

Loaʻa pinepine ʻia ka Slate ma Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, a me New York, a hele mai i ke kala hina hina, ʻōmaʻomaʻo, a me nā ʻano keleawe.

Pono:

• Maʻalahi e ʻoki a hoʻohua
• He kūpono no ka pale ʻana i ka paia

Cons:

• Māhele maʻalahi
• Loaʻa palena ʻia i nā nui nui aʻe
• Pono e hoʻopaʻa ʻia no ka pale ʻana i ka ʻili 

2. Pōhaku one

Sandstone is a sedimentary rock that’s formed by layers of sand, as the name suggests. Of the different types of flagstone, this one gives one of the most contemporary or earthy looks. 

Loaʻa maʻamau ma ka Hikina Hema, hāʻawi ʻo Sandstone i kahi ʻano like ʻole, nā kala lepo. Pōhaku one hiki ke hele mai i loko o nā kala pastel palupalu mai ka beige a i ka ʻulaʻula, me ka ʻulaʻula, ka ʻulaʻula, ke gula, a me ka ʻulaʻula ʻeleʻele no kahi koho nui. 

Pono:

• Hāʻawi i nā mahana wela o ka ʻili i ke kauwela
• Kūleʻa ka lewa i nā ʻano ʻano paʻa paʻa

Cons:

• Poha
• Makemake ʻo ia e komo i ka wai e hoʻopōʻino ai i nā pōʻai hau
• Pono e hoʻopaʻa ʻia i mea e pale ai i ka ʻili 

• 3. Basalt

  ʻO Basalt he pōhaku ʻāhuhi, a i ʻole lua pele. He mea maʻalahi ia a loaʻa pinepine ma Montana a me British Columbia. 

  Me kahi ʻano hina maoli, beige, a ʻeleʻele paha, kūpono ʻo Basalt no ka poʻe e ʻimi nei i kahi koho pōhaku ʻoluʻolu.

  Pono:

  • Hāʻawi i ka insulation nui
  • Nā waiwai hoʻoheheʻe kani

  Cons:

  • Hiki ke nānā ʻia ke ʻano pohihihi i ka wā

    4. Kuahaku 

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    Quartzite is a stone that’s a form of metamorphosed rock. It offers a glossy, smooth surface for an ageless appearance that withstands the tests of time. 

    Loaʻa pinepine ʻia ma Idaho, Oklahoma, a me Northern Utah, hāʻawi ʻo Quartzite i kekahi o nā pae ākea o nā kala like ʻole o ka hae hae. Hiki ke hele mai i loko o nā aka o ke kālā a me ke gula, a me nā ʻōmaʻomaʻo māmā, ʻulaʻula, hina, a me nā ʻōmaʻomaʻo. 

    Pono:

    • Kū'ē i kaʻaʻahu a me ka waimaka
    • Kūleʻa i ka ua a me nā mea kemika 
    • He ili pahee ole
    • Hāʻawi ʻoi aku ka pale ʻana i ka ʻili ma mua o ke one

    Cons:

    • Kūleʻa i ka etching
    • Hiki ke paʻakikī i ke ʻano
    • Pono ka mālama mau 

    5. Limestone

    ʻO ka limestone kekahi o nā pōhaku sedimentary maʻamau. Hoʻokumu ʻia kēia pōhaku i ka calcite a hāʻawi i kahi ʻāpana maʻa maoli i hiki ke hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻia. Hāʻawi ia i kahi hoʻopau pōhaku nani. 

    Loaʻa ma Indiana, Limestone hele mai i nā kala like ʻole. ʻO ka laulā o nā hue e pili ana i ka hina, ka beige, ka melemele, a me ka ʻeleʻele. 

    Pono:

    • He kūpono no nā ʻano anuanu
    • Kūleʻa ka lewa
    • Ka lōʻihi

    Cons:

    • Kaumaha nui
    • Hiki ke poino mai ka waika

    6. Travertine

    

    ʻO Travertine kahi ʻano limestone i hoʻopaʻa ʻia, akā hāʻawi i kekahi mau ʻano like ʻole. 

    Ma muli o kāna haku mele ʻana, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka travertine me nā lua lua. Loaʻa kēia mea ma Oklahoma a me Texas ka mea maʻamau akā hiki ke ʻeli ʻia ma nā mokuʻāina Komohana o ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa. ʻO ka maʻamau, hele mai ka travertine i nā ʻano kala like ʻole o ka ʻeleʻele, ʻeleʻele, a me nā uliuli hina.

    Pono:

    • Ka lōʻihi
    • Pōhaku kiʻekiʻe
    • Noho mālie
    • Nui no waho

    Cons:

    • Hiki ke paʻakikī ke hoʻopau 
    • Paʻakikī ka mālama ʻana ma muli o nā lua o luna

    7. Pōhaku Polū

    ʻO ka pōhaku ʻulaʻula kekahi ʻano pōhaku ʻāhinahina uliuli. Eia nō naʻe, ʻaʻole like me ka pōhaku one, hāʻawi ia i kahi haku mele ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī. Ma muli o kēia mānoanoa, pōhaku ʻulaʻula he ʻili palahalaha loa me ke ʻano ʻano ʻano ʻano, hāʻawi i kahi hiʻohiʻona maʻamau no kou wahi. 

    Loaʻa pinepine ʻia ʻo Bluestone ma nā mokuʻāina ʻĀkau hikina, e like me Pennsylvania a me New York. A, e like me ka manaʻo ʻia e ka inoa, hele pinepine mai ia i nā aka uliuli, a me ka hina a me ka poni. 

    Pono:

    • Paʻapū
    • Paʻa paʻa
    • ʻili paheʻe
    • Paʻa i ka hoʻoilo paʻakikī

    Cons:

    • Pono e hoʻopaʻa ʻia e mālama i ke kala
    • Pono e hoʻopaʻa ʻia no ka pale ʻana i ka chlorine a i ʻole ka wai paʻakai
    • Pono e hoʻopaʻa ʻia no ka pale ʻana mai ka ʻakaʻaka a me ka ʻili

    8. Pohaku Hae o Arizona

    

    ʻO ka pōhaku hae ʻo Arizona kekahi ʻano pōhaku one. Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia kēia mea no ka hana ʻana i nā wahi patio, ma muli o kona hiki ke noho mālie i nā kau wela.

    Loaʻa pinepine ʻia nā pōhaku hae o Arizona i nā ʻulaʻula, a me nā ʻulaʻula no ka hoʻopau mahana. 

    Pono:

    • Hāʻawi i nā mahana wela o ka ʻili i ke kauwela
    • Kūleʻa ka lewa i nā ʻano ʻano paʻa paʻa

    Cons:

    • Poha
    • Makemake ʻo ia e komo i ka wai e hoʻopōʻino ai i nā pōʻai hau
    • Pono e hoʻopaʻa ʻia i mea e pale ai i ka ʻili 

    Nā mea e noʻonoʻo ai i ke koho ʻana i ka pōhaku hae

    Nui nā mea e noʻonoʻo ai i ka wā e ʻimi ai i nā ʻano pōhaku hae a me nā kala a me ka hoʻoholo ʻana i kahi e hoʻokō ai i kēia mea nani i kāu hoʻolālā. 

    Ma mua o ka hoʻokō ʻana i ka pōhaku hae, e ʻoluʻolu e:

    • E koho i ka pōhaku hae i loaʻa i nā ʻano like ʻole, ka nui, a me ka mānoanoa e hoʻokō i kāu hoʻolālā. 
    • E hōʻalo i ka pōhaku ʻālohilohi, no ka mea, e nalowale ana kona ʻālohilohi i nā makahiki o ka lole a me ka waimaka. 
    • E hoʻomanaʻo i ka pōhaku ʻulaʻula e ʻoi aku ka palupalu ma mua o nā leo ʻoniʻoni a me nā leo like ʻole. 
    • E hōʻoia ua hoʻāʻo ʻia ka pōhaku ma nā ʻāina noho i ka wā lōʻihi. 
    • E ʻimi i ka pōhaku i puka mai ma kahi kokoke i kāu kahua papahana e hōʻemi i ka uku hoʻouna.
    • E nānā i ka loaʻa ʻana o ka pōhaku ma o nā kumu he nui e hoʻohālikelike i nā kumukūʻai. 
    • Ma nā wahi i waiwai nui ka wai, e pale i nā pōhaku ʻeleʻele e hōʻike ana i ka efflorescence. 

    He aha ke kumu kūʻai o Flagstone?

    ʻAe, ʻike ʻoe i ka pane i nā waihoʻoluʻu e komo ai ka pōhaku hae a he aha ke ʻano o ka pōhaku hae, akā i kēia manawa ka nīnau maoli - pehea ke kumukūʻai o kēia mau mea āpau?

    With a range of flagstone types and colors, the price can vary based on the stone you choose. But is flagstone expensive? It’s not the cheapest material. Oftentimes, flagstone costs $2 to $6 per square foot, just for the stone itself. However, with labor, you will pay closer to $15 to $22 per square foot. Keep in mind, that thicker stones or rarer colors will fall on the higher end of that spectrum.