NATURAL STONE
The stone, in the broad sense, is a sedimentary rock constituting the earth's crust. It is a hard and solid mineral material.
France is a country with particularly good careers. The use of the stone under construction goes back to the dawn of time, in the form of blocks, rubble stones, columns and then later, in the form of massive slices from 10 centimeters thick and finally in classical slices of 2, 3, 4cm.
The most famous stones: Pierre de Taille, Pierre de Bourgogne, Pierre de Chauvigny, Pierre de Saint Maximin, Pierre du Gard, etc ...
This list is incomplete since there are hundreds of stones whose characteristics differ in appearance, hardness, porosity, resistance to the weather etc ...
There are soft, semi-hard, hard, gel or ingelious stones that are used indoors or outdoors.
The stones are used for many works: paving, tiling, walls, wall coverings, kitchens, fireplaces, fountains, stairs, mass ramps, etc ...