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Niwala White Sandstone
Niwala White Sandstone's properties help keep temperatures stable inside a building by absorbing heat during summer and reflecting cooler air into the interior spaces during winter. Read More
Niwala White is the perfect white sandstone for interior and exterior design, offering neutral white colours and homogeneous patterns accented by natural fossils with beige and light grey sitting over a clean white surface.
Niwala White is a warm white stone ideal for covering the walls and floors around the bathrooms or perfect for creating an impressive interior room with a sophisticated and modern entrance, hallway, and floors.
Its natural seashells make up small beige spots across the white slab, which completes its nautical feel with the fossils.
What makes Niwala White Sandstone Unique?
Niwala White limestone is a stone from the Miocene Era discovered approximately 18 million years ago. It is a perfect example of how natural ocean rocks can transform the look of urban spaces with their sedimentary surfaces.
Niwala White Limestone is a unique and beautiful stone with many desirable qualities. It is renowned for its soft, white colour and porous nature, making it naturally slip-resistant. This type of sandstone has been prevalent in many architectural projects, from temples to manor houses. Its versatility means that Niwala White Limestone can be used for both indoor and outdoor surfaces, such as flooring, wall cladding, worktops and more.
In addition to being slip-resistant and visually appealing, this stone also offers other benefits due to its porous nature. For instance, it helps keep temperatures stable inside the building by absorbing heat during summer and reflecting cooler air into the interior spaces during winter. Furthermore, Niwala White Limestone is highly durable and will last for years without any maintenance or repair work required.
Niwala White limestone Origin & Use
Niwala White Sandstone is a type of natural stone quarried in Spain. It comes from Albacete, the capital of the province of Albacete, located in the Spanish community of Castilla–La Mancha. With a population of approximately 180000, it is the biggest municipality in Castilla–La Mancha, located halfway between the Mediterranean coast and Madrid.
Niwala White is known for its white colour, fine grain, and durability, making it a popular choice for building and construction projects. In modern architecture and interior design, Niwala White Sandstone is often used as a decorative element for cladding, flooring, worktops, and other surfaces. It is also used to create sculptures, statues, and other decorative elements.
One famous building known to use Niwala white sandstone is the Taj Mahal, a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. The Taj Mahal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is considered one of the world’s most iconic and beautiful buildings.
Other famous buildings that may use Niwala White sandstone include the White House in Washington, D.C., Buckingham Palace in London, and the Sydney Opera House in Australia. However, these are assumptions rather than statements of facts.
Niwala White Limestone Design Combinations
The beauty of this natural sandstone material lies in its ability to be cut and moulded into any shape desired, allowing for an infinite number of possibilities. For example, you can use it as part of flooring designs or install it as a focal point within walls or ceilings.
Niwala White Limestone works well with various wood furnishings and other stones, such as marble or granite, for stunning visual appeal.
- Minimalistic design: Niwala White limestone as the backdrop for the interior, coupled with sleek and modern furnishings in neutral colours such as black, grey, or white, can achieve a minimalist design. This provides a clean, uncluttered look that is both soothing and elegant.
- Rustic theme: For a more natural and rustic feel, consider pairing Niwala White Sandstone with warm wood accents and earthy tones, as it will create a cosy and welcoming atmosphere while maintaining a contemporary and chic aesthetic.
- Industrial style: You can apply this white stone to an industrial-inspired design paired with exposed brick, metallic elements, and black or grey furniture. It makes the room edgy and urban but still sophisticated and elegant.
Niwala White Sandstone specifications
Material: Sandstone
Colour: White
Price Group: 1
Finishes: Polished, honed, Bush-hammered, Flamed
Thicknesses: 2 cm, 3 cm
Average slab size: 280 x 180 cm
Style: Plain, Fossils, Seashells
Heat resistance: 350 °C
Hardness: 6.5 (out of 10 on Moh’s scale)
Applications: kitchen worktops, barbecue, pool liner, fireplace, interior and exterior walls, house fronts, furniture, splashbacks, shelves, columns and other interior and external applications.
Usage: Indoor and outdoor
Natural marble is a fantastic option for kitchen worktops, upstands, or walls in homes and businesses. It has remained the king of worktops for centuries thanks to the mix of eternal beauty, high performance and affordability it offers.
- Natural marble is UV suitable, making it a perfect outdoor worktop material.
- You can choose marble in various finishes: Polished, Leather, Honed, Bush-Hammered, Satinato, and more.
- Each slab of natural marble worktop is unique to you and your project. Nature does not create two identical marble slabs.
- Marble can withstand exceptionally high heat (up to 300 degrees Celsius) and offers excellent scratch and stain resistance performance.
- When you embark on a kitchen or bathroom renovation, you will most likely consider how the material would improve the appearance and functionality of your house. However, with marble, you can also consider how it can boost the property's value. Your home is a significant investment, and adding marble worktops can help increase its value in the future.
Niwala White Sandstone's technical features are the following (petrographical classification):
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Density: 2300 kg/m3
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Water Absorption: 3,9%
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Flexural Strength: 12 MPa
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Fire reaction: Class A
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Open porosity: 14,7%
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Resistance to abrasion: 20 mm
As an organic material, marble's warranty comes from nature. And because marble is a natural product, it has inherent flaws and fractures that make it unique.
You can select from our Sensa, Naturamia, and Granith stone collections of branded natural materials if you prefer marble with a warranty. Our manufacturer's warranties for natural stone worktops range from 2 to 15 years.
Niwala White Sandstone belongs to our Price Group 1 ;(one), representing a low price point.
The final price of a Niwala White Sandstone surface depends on the size of the worktops you require, the location, and the accessibility of the property for its installation, dictating the number of installers your project may require.
The white tones in Niwala White Sandstone result from fossils and calcite. in the stone, providing its peculiar antique feel
Niwala White is a natural stone classified as a Lumachelle petrographically, a sedimentary rock (it contains sediments from the ocean) comprising broken fossils and seashells that have beenput together into the material over time thought natural processes.
RETURNS AND SHIPPING POLICY RETURNS
Except for damaged surfaces, all sales are final. Please call 020 39760029 or email HELLO@WORKTOPLIBRARY.CO.UK for more information before mailing exchanges or purchasing return products installed in faulty or damaged condition.
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We process all orders within one business day. However, specific stones may have longer lead times due to high demand or special-order items from other countries.
DELIVERY & INSTALLATION COSTS
We compute delivery and installation costs at the time of purchase. Our team of professional stone fitters install all stone surfaces.
Installation and delivery charges vary depending on weight, site access, and delivery location from our workshop in West London, United Kingdom.
INSTALLATION & DELIVERY ADDRESSES
Stone worktop installation is available in London and up to 150 miles of surrounding areas. Don't hesitate to get in touch with our Worktop Library Service Team at (20) 39760029.
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