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WELCOME! What if noble and natural materials were part of your daily life? Welcome to the blog Living'ROC, you will find useful information to better understand "the" natural stones, their composition, finishing and maintenance. A small expression that fits your decor desires and will accompany you to make the most of the opportunities offered by our site livingroc.net. You will also discover our new products and latest designs for home and garden. Enjoy your visit!

4/24/14

Transformations!

Cocoon


As a caterpillar transforms from Cocoon to a beautiful butterfly as does our natural stone products.


From a block of stone our LivingRoc stonemasons and craftsman can transform stone to art.





Oval oblong natural stone vessel sinks will make your bathroom outstanding, unique, and evoke a place of well-being and healing.

This vessel sink is not only beautiful to look at it is also functional with its height and its edges allowing a large amount of water.
Cocoon Shadow

One will have difficulty in choosing which vessel sink to enhance their bathroom with. From the softness of the gray granite of Cocoon to the strong dominate black basalt granite of the Cocoon Shadow, and we must not forget the gentle touches of yellow streaked thru out Egyptian marble which is Cocoon Sunny

Cocoon Sunny






Transform your bathroom into an oasis of elegance, calm and tranquility with any of our creations here on our site.

4/22/14

Spring Cleaning!

Now the weather has cleared and Spring has arrived. Days of entertaining or relaxing in your outdoor space has arrived.

Alicante Outdoor Patio Table

Yearly maintenance is highly recommended here at LivingRoc to help your stone keep its original prestige appearance.

Besides your daily cleaning habits with the Triple Effect cleaner it is most important to help your stone stay waterproofed yearly with Waterproof Stone sealer. 

After time stain, odor, and discoloration can happen. With the help of chemical sealers, the durability of the stone is ensured, whether your stone is indoors our outdoors preserve the life and beauty of the stone.

Waterproof Stone Sealer 




We invite you to see our line of Stone Care products to enhance all your natural trendy stone products.

4/18/14

Garden Patio

Here at LivingRoc our passion is so strong for the natural stone we love when our customers share their completed projects with us.

LUXOR






Here is the LUXOR table presented my Mr. C. Thank you for this picture made with our Diamond chairs (whose cushions were not installed).









TUSCANY




We would also like to thank Mr and Mrs J they have installed the TUSCANY in their garden for many enjoyable summer days with the family. 










Discover our other outdoor Garden Patio tables here, Let in the excellence within your homes environment. 

Welcome to our Living Room!

Whether you are entertaining, enjoying a lazy afternoon, or having a splendid evening with your family LivingRoc invites you to imagine how natural stone can enhance your living space.

Antica
          
Let yourself succumb to the charm of ANTICA.
Carved by water-jets ANTICA design is gorgeous! The use of marble is carefully chosen at LivingRoc.

 The outstanding opportunity to make your world unique.....



Arabesque





ARABESQUE model is a round natural stone coffee table. With very slick, pure lines you will surprise your guests with its unique design.








Modern lines, clever storage with a stunning glow enhanced by warm colors. There is no other models similar to ORIGAMI's  
Origami



We invite you to look into all of our Living room tables that could enhance your home.

4/16/14

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!

4/15/14

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 patiodining, and living room  here!