Sofala Quartzite Tiles, Pavers, Cladding and Mosaics
Sofala Quartzite - #1 Best Seller
Sofala quartzite has been our best selling stone tile for 6 consecutive months. We surveyed our customers who had purchased sofala and these are the reasons for buying:
Colourful Stone - "Bright, Happy Colours that Blend Easily"
Sofala quartzite contains an array of really appealing colours that livens rooms, verandahs and outdoor areas. According to our customers these colours blend nicely with garden plants, pots and outdoor furniture but just as well with soft furnishings indoors.
"Indestructible Stone" - Immune to Kids & Dropped Objects
The stone is very dense and tough and nothing seems to damage it. "Our son ran over the new quartzite floor with his bicycle with a flat tyre and the scraping rim didn't make a scratch"
"Impossible to Stain" - Spills Wiped Off Easily
Stains can always be a problem but "not even coke" stained this floor and "coffee just wipes off with no marks".
Quartzite "Doesn't Show the Dirt"
"The floor gets dirty but you don't notice it - the grey and gold colour disguises it beautifully". This make cleaning and maintenance less stressful.
Tiler said "Great Quality Stone"
The tiler said that he had laid a lot natural stone but this was one of his favourites because the stone was "dense with impressive quality and almost no breakages and chipping" occurred when he unpacked the crates.
Sofala Quartzite Body Tiles & Bullnose Coping
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Specifications
Body tiles - 300x300x9-11mm, 400x400x12-14mm & 600x600x12-17mm
Bullnose coping - 300x300x25BN, 400x400x25 & 600x400x28-32mm
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Stone Quality Rating - Sofala Quartzite
(5 stars = best quality)
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Indicative Test Results
Slip resistance (AS/NZS 4586-2004) - 52W (risk of slipping when wet = low)
Flexural strength (ASTM C880) (dried) - 21.7 MPa
Flexural strength (ASTM C880) (wet) - 23.7 MPa
Density (ASTM C97-02) - 2718 kg/m3
Water absorption (ASTM 616) by volume (porosity) - 0.06%
Water absorption (ASTM 616) by weight - 0.18%
Resistance to salt attack weight loss (AS/NZS 4456.10) - 0.05%
Resistance to salt attack classification (AS/NZS 4456.10) - AA (highly resistant to wet, dry & salt attack cycles)
Resistance to salt attack (AS/NZS 4456.10) mode of decay - no decay visible
NB The benchmarks for use of stone around salt water pools is 0.1% weight loss or less with a minimum slip resistance classification of W.
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