Producing the cement for concrete produces a lot of greenhouse gasses.
Cement for granite over concrete.
Concrete is a natural composite material made from an aggregate typically rocks river stones and granite chips combined with a cement binder such as limestone and calcium sulphate and water.
If you re looking for a truly green countertop best to look to something like bamboo or recycled aluminum granite and concrete are both high quality options.
It is used as a binding material when building with brick block and stone.
Both concrete and granite are tough materials that resist scratching.
Cement is a fine binding powder that is never used alone but is a component of both concrete and mortar as well as stucco tile grout and thin set adhesive.
But actually granite countertops are quite trendy at the moment.
If think you would need professional installation.
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Granite tile is an extremely strong and durable flooring product which can be installed in both interior and exterior locations.
You can get it refinished and it would look quite nice.
Iirc frank lloyd wright used decomposed granite concrete for the blocks of the gehry house in la and some blocks at southern florida college it didn t go well.
Can decomposed granite be mixed with cement for use as structural concrete.
Transporting concrete from say italy to new york produces lots of greenhouse gasses too.
The easiest fix would be slapping a laminate countertop on the top in my opinion.
However granite requires less maintenance than concrete over time.
A concrete surface acts as an excellent subfloor for the tiles being both strong enough to bear the weight of the stone and easily prepared for laying the tiles.
Decomposed granite in a crushed stone form is used as a pavement building material.
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It is used on driveways garden walkways and municipal urban park and natural regional and national park sidewalks and heavy use paths.
Decomposed granite paving specifications and granite effect paving flags or cobbles in the uk would depend on the material available and the use to which it is to be put.
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Even when polished to a smooth surface concrete is a porous material.
It can stain easily and harbor bacteria and mold.
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Mortar is composed of cement fine sands and lime.