Bluestone Versus Flagstone: What’s The Difference?

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Zoo nkauj pob zeb taug kev, Patios, thiab vaj

Ib txoj hauv kev nrov los txhim kho kev zoo nkauj ntawm koj lub tsev yog nrog txoj kev caw, patio, lossis lub suab paj nruag. Thaum qee tus xaiv siv cib los yog kev tsim kho vaj tse, ib qho qauv uas tau txais kev nyiam yog kev siv pob zeb. Nov yog ob qho kev xaiv uas peb cov neeg siv khoom nyiam.

Txhim kho koj txoj kev taug kev nrog Flagstone

Flagstone yog cov pob zeb sedimentary feem ntau ua los ntawm cov xuab zeb ua ke los ntawm cov zaub mov xws li silica, calcite, lossis hlau ore. Lub pob zeb tiaj tus yog zoo meej raws li lub pob zeb paving thiab feem ntau siv rau kev taug kev, patios, thiab phab ntsa. Lub pob zeb tseem tuaj yeem txiav thiab zoo li hauv ntau txoj kev, tso cai rau cov qauv tshwj xeeb.

Flagstone paub thiab hlub rau nws cov nplua nuj kev ntxhib los mos nyob rau hauv ntau yam xim - xim av, greys, kub, thiab xiav. Nws yog ib qho kev xaiv zoo rau kev saib ntau rustic, thiab nws khaws ib qho ntsuab thiab hauv av hauv koj thaj chaw toj roob hauv pes.

Nco ntsoov tsis yog flagstone los yog bluestone yog slate uas yuav tsum tsis txhob siv vim nws yog nkig heev thaum ntub thiab nws delaminates sai.

Ib kauj ruam saum toj no nrog Bluestone

Ntau tus yuav tsis paub tias bluestone yog technically ib daim ntawv ntawm flagstone. Lub pob zeb sedimentary no yog tsim los ntawm kev sib xyaw ntawm cov khoom tso los ntawm cov dej, dej hiav txwv, thiab pas dej. Nws feem ntau muaj qhov nruab nrab textured nto. Bluestone tuaj nyob rau hauv xiav thiab grey ntxoov, tab sis 'tag nrho xim' muaj lwm cov tones sib xyaw.

Bluestone yog ruaj khov. Nws los nyob rau hauv tej yam ntuj tso cleft thiab xaiv qib. Nws yog me ntsis ntau resilient tiv thaiv cov ntsiab lus, ua rau nws huab cua-resistant. Bluestone lav qhov zoo nkauj classic, txawm tias ntawm cov nroj tsuag thiab lwm yam ntsuab.

Lub downside ntawm bluestone? Nws yog me ntsis kim dua thiab muaj qhov zoo tshaj plaws.

Nrhiav Lub Pob Zeb rau Koj Lub Tsev

Yog tias koj tseem tsis paub meej tias lub pob zeb twg siv rau koj qhov kev tsim kho vaj tse, xav txog seb koj lub pob zeb yuav raug tsis tu ncua. Yog tias lub pob zeb nyob ze ntawm lub pas dej, koj qhov thawj koom ruam zoo tshaj plaws yog mus nrog bluestone. Nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb uas yuav tsum nco ntsoov tias bluestone yog lub pob zeb tsaus nti uas khaws cov cua sov ntau dua li cov pob zeb sib zog thiab tuaj yeem yog qhov kev xaiv kim dua ntawm ob.

Thaum nws los txog rau nws, ob qho tib si yog cov kev xaiv zoo thiab koj qhov kev txiav txim siab zaum kawg yuav yog nyob ntawm qhov zoo ntawm pob zeb. Cov xim tshwj xeeb ntawm bluestone sawv tawm hauv toj roob hauv pes, thaum nruab nrab flagstones sib xyaw thiab ua ib feem ntawm cov toj roob hauv pes.