Use of Granite

Granite is one of the most popular building materials. It has been used for thousands of years in both interior & exterior applications. Granite dimension stone is used in buildings, bridges, paving, monuments & many other exterior projects. Indoors, polished granite slabs and tiles are used in kitchen tops, countertops, vanity tops, reception areas, Offices, floors, staircases & many other design elements in the form of random slabs & tiles. Granite is a prestige material, used in projects to produce impressions of elegance & quality. Granite is one of the most exclusive stones amongst all building stones. It generally possesses fascinating colors, heavy gloss mirror polish & textural patterns. Granite tiles & granite slabs are extremely popular in the interiors of new age homes. Granite is also used for making graves 8L tombstones in loving memories of the deceased.

Standard Specifications.

Available in various forms viz. random slabs; polished, calibrated & beveled tiles; cut-to-size blocks; pavers, flagstone, fascia tiles and more. We can also supply granite stones in various other sizes & specifications to fulfill individual customer requirements. Each granite stone is unique in its character/properties & hence variation must be expected. The given sizes & thickness is an approximation only & the stone pieces may vary in color, tone, marking and texture.

Applications

As a building material, granite stone is widely used for kitchen tops, countertops, worktops, bathroom Vanity tops, receptions areas, offices, staircases, graves, wall cladding, flooring and a variety of other interior & exterior applications. The stone shows consistency in color and texture 8: the hardness of granite lends it excellent wear.

Terrazzo

Terrazzo is a composite material poured in situ or precast, which is used for floor & all treatments. It consists of marble, quartz, granite, glass or other suitable chips; sprinkled or un-sprinkled, & poured with a binder that is cementitious, chemical or a combination of both. Terrazzo is cured, ground & polished to a smooth surface or otherwise finished to produce a uniformly textured surface.

In general, terrazzo is a mixture of marble chips & colored cement or epoxy that is poured into an area & given time to cure. Once the terrazzo has hardened, it is ground down to expose the interior of the marble chips among the colored matrix.

There are several different terrazzo systems that vary according to their matrices, aggregate, substructure, appearance & texture. Depending on the existing floor, owner preferences or architectural design, there are many suitable options available that will yield a beautiful flooring system.

Terrazzo is an extremely versatile material that can be applied in situ to floors & other surfaces made into tiles or cast into molds to almost any shape.

It is probably the most widely used of all hard floorings, certainly in heavily trafficked areas. It is to be found in commercial/industrial places like shopping malls, airports, factories, hospitals, universities, warehouses & supermarkets.

What does terrazzo consist of?

In addition to marble chips, other materials may be used to complement the terrazzo floor. Glass, metals or mother-of-pearl may be used to create an attractive and unique floor surface. Different sized chips may be used together to create an interesting look. These aggregates are then mixed into a matrix that may consist of either Portland cement, epoxy resin, or some other bonding agent.

Other Products

We also have extensive experience in new general construction & remodeling of building works. Since the incorporation of our company, we have accomplished many construction Projects nationwide both government & private. We own all construction machines like concrete mixtures, porker-Vibrator, lifts & other tools & machinery. Our trucks & other vehicles add extra advantages to our company for the transportation of goods & other materials in time to the respective places of works. Our good relations with our suppliers make our flow of works to be more fluent & efficient. Our experienced workforce has a capacity to complete in given time all works however small or big tasks allotted to them. At our large workshop in Kampala Uganda, we hold extensive stocks of granite, marble, granite tiles and terrazzo related materials. We also import IK White cement our importation is majorly from India, China, UAE, Egypt & neighboring Kenya. So our Clients are rest assured that they are dealing with a reputed & a trustworthy company which will render them with quality works at affordable prices. Last but not least, Topcon gives the state of art quality works and an ultimate solution to the day to day housing finishing to the curious customers.