Masonry Magazine August 2014 Page. 20
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Mortar Isn't the only thing that will need to be cleaned from the stone's surface after Installation. Any calcium extruding from the mortar joints will need to be cleaned before it has achance to build up and become extremely problematic, again requiring more aggressive cleaning and possibly damaging the surface of the adjacent stone.
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MANUFACTURED STONE IS EXTREMELY FRAGILE, and cleaning experts always are cautious when recommending how it be cleaned. From stone to stone, characteristics can vary greatly regarding aggregates, color added, etc. -While one manufactured stone can take a more effective cleaning procedure, a psi of 400 will wash the color right out of another. Chemical manufacturers simply cannot put just one cleaner on the m arket to clean all manufactured stones in the same way.
BY JENNIFER MORRELL
CULTURED STONE PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF JEREMY DOUGLAS
18 MASONRY � August 2014 � www.masoncontractors.org The Voice of the Masonry Industry
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