How are your products made

Ever wonder how we transform a stone into art?

Here we have our master Livingroc team of masons creating one of our natural stone bathroom vessel sinks. With precise movements this piece becomes something to admire.







We invite you to gaze into our bathroom selection. You will be amazed at the beauty the natural stone can hold.

Natural stone or reconstituted stone?

What are the differences between natural stone and engineered stone? 

This is a question here at LivinRoc that comes up regularly in your messages. Many often wonder if our products are actually made ​​of natural stone. The answer is YES! All our products are made ​​from stone blocks are 100% natural, whether travertine, granite, lava stone or marble.

Let us look at the characteristics of these two materials.

The price: it is clear that the reconstituted stone is still a little cheaper than natural stone. However the price difference tends to diminish over time,     

Renewed interest in natural stone sharpened competition and served as leverage to decrease the price significantly. 

 However, be careful to choose a material suitable for the intended use:

> Hard outdoor stone ( if you live in areas with harsh winters )

> Stones slightly porous with a water repellent treatment for easy maintenance inside.

Being a 100% natural material, it is necessary to treat it with respect.

All materials are created equal and it is necessary to seek advice from your mason or dealer to have a long lasting purchase.

- Manufacturing  Reconstituted stone is a semi- natural product. It is a mix of concrete and minerals while remaining closer to the concrete structure as natural stone. Its main advantage is to imitate with talent rendering and texture of natural stone and offer further advantages of modularity in manufacturing that are not uninteresting. Fits particularly well for all uses, indoors and outdoors, and maintenance is very easy.

- Maintenance : Natural stone will provide lasting effects with easy maintenance provided, you follow some basic rules, such an informed choice of stone depending on the intended use, provide protection and maintenance suitable for the type of stone selected. Using our appropriate Stone Care cleansers and waterproof sealers.

For paving, cleaning with hot soapy water or a non-caustic detergent will be sufficient in most cases, whether natural or reconstituted stone.

- Prestige of the material: it goes without saying that a noble and authentic materials such as natural stone will undoubtedly be an addition to your home that will withstand compared to a semi- natural or synthetic material value!

How to set the price of stone?

LivingRoc only will use all natural pure stone in our product line.

Granite Quarry

The kind of material:

The strength varies from one material to another. Some harsh black granites are difficult to extract or cut and require appropriate equipment and a suitable service (worn saw blades ). This will help decide the cost of the product.

The volume of extraction.

Some varieties of stones are scarce because of the quality or operation of the deposit options, impacting the quarrying costs and therefore the selling price of the blocks directly. 

In some cases you will have to sacrifice a part of a block or a slice to use only marketable portions. "Waste" generated at a cost that must be factored into the purchase price of the material.

The cost of labor.

Natural stone in its transformation involves intensive labor. It must be extracted, then worked with infinite precision. Extraction in shaping the cost of labor is an important factor which depends on the origin of the stone and the country in which it is worked.

Rocks are unique, like a diamond. A diamond starts out as a shiny rock that has to be cut and shaped. So too does your granite.

You can view our line of natural stone suited to embrace your bathroom, kitchen, garden patio, dining, and living room  here!

Black Granite Design Vessel Sink 27.5"x15.7" - Luxurious Bathroom design...

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FOCUS: maintenance of granite

Granite in rock form

 Granite is a very hard rock. Once worked and formatted into a basin, sink, fountain, paving or whatever the artist creates, it requires minimal maintenance.

Indeed, unlike marble or limestone, more porous materials more easily absorbs stains, granite requires very little maintenance. It is usually the most expensive stone that is obtained in generally difficult mining conditions.

Granite that we use in connection with the manufacture of bowls, shower bases and sinks on our site ( Alpha , Dune, Torrence etc. ..) , is a very low porosity and requires no specific maintenance. We improve further its impermeability by applying successively at our workshop two waterproof layers.

TIPS - maintenance of natural stone

Use only neutral detergents (which contain no acidity) and in no case undiluted detergent that can attack the stone.

Clean with soapy water (dishwashing liquid 'neutral', for example) or hot water with a drop of vinegar.

Use stone care products that will help ease your care in maintaining your stone to keep its natural beauty.

We are at your disposal for further information about our natural stone products. We also would like to invite you to discover the beauty granite has become at LivingRoc.net.

Why granite?

Granite is a natural material commonly used for kitchen worktops.

Less fragile than marble or travertine, second hardest material, diamond being first.

This subject speaks in volume about its reliablity in a bathroom!

TORRENCE

Some significant advantages:

- A hard material and heat resistant and aggressive agents (protection is still recommended).

- Very low permeability = dirt is kept out!

- Durable, long preserves its natural glow. Time and years will have no impact on its original beauty.

- Material virtually unalterable, particularly resistant to scratches and shock

- Requires no specific maintenance (available cleaners, without abrasives).

Learn more about our other models of granite vanity top vessel sinks.

The trendy shade of Gray!

Our LivingRoc readers can rest assured that no, we do not dwell on the bestsellers whose whole blogosphere we end up talking about! No need to worry, if we bring you a bit of reading we will stay closer to our trade.

So then what is the gray that everyone is talking about? Gray: a dull color? A dark color?

Bali

Some may use the term mouse gray, dull, dark, and even depressing. We say Really?

If we look closer, we can see that the anthracite can rest assured, beautiful days are still ahead of him. Indeed, if we take a deeper look we will have the sense of warm and inviting colors, naturally blending in with our surroundings.

Rondo

Gray, which has the rare power to agree with everything. It can be combined with any other color without resistance. Gray has become the new white.

Take the example of our shower bases that will blend harmounously with your bathroom by bringing a modern and majestic touch without limiting yourself with the elements of your design.

Spacium

Gray in our eyes has become a color that will bring depth to subtle colors and help bring your surroundings to a higher standard and make your vision a masterpiece.

And we hand you the choice for you to make your opinion on the matter of Gray.

(BEST SELLER) The vessel sink Torrence is first in your bathroom!

Torrence is called the inevitable bestseller!

Here at LivingRoc the undeceivable Torrence is undoubtably the best value that is sure to please. 

The decor is no exception to the rule, and we see the customers choices for one product over other trends. And if there is indeed a must in the year 2014, it is well for our vessel bathroom sink Torrence!

Shaped entirely with trendy gray granite, this pretty range has combined trendy and modern in a  design of today's sinks.

Its generous dimensions (24" x 16" x 5") make it a centerpiece in your place of comfort for both a touch of natural daring boldness and elegance.

Its interiors softened sloping back allows easy water flow. Our customers were not misled, vessel sink Torrence is a gem that is waiting to join your home.

 Can be delivered within 4-5 working days, So don't miss out on this Best Seller TORRENCE.