Description

Red travertine stone

Azarshahr red travertine is a stone with a red and brown background and white streaks can be seen on the surface of this wavy stone. Most of them use this stone in combination with light travertine stones (cream, white, brick-like, composite). The processing of this stone is antique, leather and guillotine. In European countries, this stone is known as Red Soraya. Travertine stone is cut in the form of slabs, guillotine and winder.

Features of red travertine stone

The following can be mentioned among the most prominent features of this stone:

• Red travertine has a beautiful appearance and special design.
• Red travertine has a good price because it is produced in domestic mines.
• The external surface of red travertine is processed with resin, therefore it is resistant to cold and does not crack or fall.
• Red travertine keeps the cold in itself, that’s why it is insulated against sound and heat.
• Red travertine is a lightweight stone because it has a lot of porosity and holes.
• Red travertine is easy to clean and maintain.
• This stone is resistant to weather changes, wear and discoloration, etc.

Types of red travertine stones

Red travertine has two types, waved and non-waved. Red wavy travertine has parallel veins that may be lighter or darker than the background color, in some cases these veins are irregular. Unwaved red travertines are flowery and have more variety and color play.

Applications of red travertine stone

• Due to its special color, red travertine stone can be used as dividing lines in the interior floors of buildings and courtyards.
• Due to the light weight of this stone, we can use it in the exterior and interior of the building. It is possible to use this stone in the form of guillotine, wind, brick facade and composite facade.
• We can use this red travertine stone for the surrounding pavement.
• This stone can also be used to make stone tools.
• This stone can be used as a complement to other stones.
• It is possible to use this stone in an antique way in the TV room and kitchen.
• The crushed pieces of this stone can be used as tiles in toilets and bathrooms.
• It is also possible to use red travertine in the form of slabs for home and office floors.

Advantages and disadvantages of red travertine stone

The advantages of red travertine stone include the following:

• Red travertine has a reasonable price.
• Polishability is high in this stone.
• Red travertine has a special and almost uniform color.
• There is color stability in this stone.
• Red travertine is cold and heat insulating.
• Red travertine has a low weight, which has made the final weight of the structure lighter.
• The presence of holes on the surface of this stone causes more adhesion with mortar.

The disadvantages of red travertine stone include the following:

• Water absorption in red travertine stone is very high.
• Red travertine has high porosity.
• In cutting this stone in a wavy way, the stones are broken and thrown in the wave part.

Red travertine mines

Red travertine is mined around the city of Azarshahr, which is located in East Azerbaijan province.

The purchase price of red travertine stone

The price of red travertine stone depends on various factors, which we will mention below:

• The quality of stone is one of the factors affecting the price of stone. Quality means both physical quality and chemical quality.
• The quality of the stone is another factor affecting the price of the stone. The more uniform and free of lumps the stone has, the better the price.
• The more beautiful the color and pattern of the stone, the higher the price will be.
• The porosity of red travertine is another factor affecting the final price of this stone.
• The required thickness and dimensions are also other factors affecting the price of stone.
• The type of processing done on the stone will also increase the price of the stone.
• The price of red wavy travertine stone is higher than that of undulating, because when cutting in a wavy way, the stone throw is very high, which causes the production costs to rise.

Available dimensions of red travertine stone

Akam Stone Company can provide red travertine stone in the form of slabs with dimensions 1/50, 1/60, 1/70, 1/80, 1/90, 2/60, 2/70, 2/80, 2/60, 2/70, 2/80,2. 90/90 and provide it in the form of tiles with dimensions of 40*60-40*80-40*100-40*120.