Terrace, aisle, swimming pool … The stone carpet adapts everywhere. It replaces conventional coatings without large work. Resistant and elegant, it lasts over time while embellishing the exteriors.
Floor covering that is both flexible and hard, the stone carpet is made up of small gravels of less than 5 mm, from granite, marble or quartz crushing. They are then linked together using a polyurethane resin which allows the carpet to resist in time, bad weather, frost, UV, as well as foam. Unlike epoxy, polyurethane is ecological and non -toxic.
Presented in the form of a roller, the stone carpet is similar to a classic carpet. It can also be sold in kit in which the gravel used are free and must be applied to the Taloche, then leveled before being covered with polyurethane resin. Although one and preferably requiring the intervention of a professional to put it, the stone carpet is a very good thermal insulation. Easy to maintain, it resists scratches, heat and cold.
In the same way as a floor resin, the stone carpet allows many combinations thanks to its wide choice of colors – from slate gray to beige, brown or even ocher shades. The use of stone carpet is recommended to dress the pool beaches. Its non-slip character, its main advantage, considerably reduces the risk of slides when the soil is wet. Unlike the stone slabs, the carpet avoids the stagnation of water.
Depending on the nature of the floor covering that you will cover, The stone carpet can be placed directly. As with a concrete slab, it applies on a flat surface with a 2 % slope to allow the water to evacuate and obtain a uniform rendering. Proposed in the form of a pack including all the necessary equipment as well as the installation tutorial, The stone carpet is a simple floor covering to apply and accessible to all good handymen. After having prepared the ground with a grip primary or a primer, which will allow the grip of the gravel, it is then necessary to pour the aggregate previously mixed with the polyurethane resin and smooth the whole using a Taloche.
The price per m² of the stone carpet
Depending on the thickness (generally less than 1 cm), the stones used in the composition of the aggregate and the quality of the binder, the stone carpets in rolls can be sold between 50 and 150 euros in strips 10 m in length by 60 cm in width. The free installation depends on the total area to be covered and the desired colors. If you call a professional, count between 30 and 75 euros/m². If you want to get into the installation, the kit – composed of a 25 kg of granulate bag and a 1.5 kg pot of polyurethane resin – allows you to cover 1.78 m² for sixty euros.
