Which is better: natural or artificial stone

To say that natural and artificial stone are interchangeable is like offering instant coffee instead of real coffee — anyone will notice the difference. The craftsmanship of nature that created natural stone cannot be surpassed, since every natural stone has a unique combination of colors, shades, shapes, and textures. Therefore, products made from natural stone are also unique, whether it's facing stone for a fireplace or granite paving for a garden path. Natural stone is usually used for facing facades, pools, fireplaces, making stairs, window sills, floors, and countertops. Natural stone is also widely used in landscape design.

Natural stone has beneficial properties — for example, granite, onyx, and marble are natural antiseptics, while artificial stone contains resins whose health benefits are quite questionable. Natural stone in a home's interior is, first of all, a symbol of the owner's prosperity, an object of pride and a highlight of the room's or facade's design solution. Natural stone and products made from it never age and, like true classics, are always in fashion. However, the sale of natural stone has never been aimed at mass demand, since it is an elite, status product.

Magnificent sculptures can be created from natural stone; practically any artist's idea can be realized in marble. But one should not forget the advantages of artificial stone. It is unquestionably easier to process and cheaper, and it is less prone to contamination. Among artificial stones there are different types depending on the material from which they are made. Decorative facing stone, also known as artificial stone, is an order of magnitude cheaper than natural stone, and cladding with it costs less as well. After all, natural wild stone requires anchoring each slab, using ultra-strong adhesive and considerable skill from the installer.

Therefore, the sale of natural stone experiences a certain shortage of the mass buyer, who prefers a simple and inexpensive artificial material. However, it should be noted that the competition between natural stone, ceramic tiles and other artificial substitutes is formal, since these products represent different price niches and satisfy different needs.

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The main aesthetic component, as well as the "armor" role of NORDLAND shingles, is performed by basalt granulate. It is this exceptionally durable mineral that guarantees the shingles will have zero moisture absorption. Basalt granulate is colored in various colors and shades using an exclusive ceramization technology (during high-temperature firing). This technology preserves the unchanged color of the shingles throughout the entire service life of the roof. In addition, basalt granulate protects the layers of bitumen filler from ultraviolet rays and mechanical damage. TEGOLA uses granulate of three different fractions (sizes), thereby ensuring a dense adherence of the basalt granulate. Therefore, if you want to buy shingles for a roof that will last for decades or even centuries, pay attention to TEGOLA-NORDLAND products.
In the production of shingles only high-quality materials are used: natural oxygen-enriched and SBS-modified bitumen compound. It has unique physical and mechanical characteristics compared to other existing bitumens. The modified molecular structure of these bitumens guarantees that the shingles will have exceptional resistance to ultraviolet radiation, to daily and seasonal temperature fluctuations, to atmospheric precipitation and other adverse climatic conditions. The use of high-quality bitumens in production ensures an unusually long service life for the roof. Buying NORDLAND shingles means providing yourself with a reliable roof for many decades.
For the production of flexible shingles, a reinforcing layer of environmentally friendly fiberglass is used. The use of this fiberglass according to TEGOLA's special formulation increases the strength characteristics of the finished shingles by 30% compared to analogs. This property is characteristic of both premium metal-coated shingles and NORDLAND shingles with basalt granulate.