When you think about renovating your kitchen, bathroom, or outdoor living space, there are many great options in terms of masonry materials. You can add a limestone tile back splash above your oven. Or you can use thin brick for covering the base of a kitchen island or even an entire wall. Concrete can also be used on floors (with a nice finish to add color and texture), counter-tops, and in other places throughout your home.

While brick and concrete offer much versatility, a material that is sometimes overlooked is limestone. This is unfortunate because limestone is equally as versatile as brick and concrete. It is also durable enough to withstand normal wear and tear in a home and it offers an interesting color palate, which can really make your renovations stand out.

Limestone comes in shades of gray, blue, and sandier colors. It is usually cut into tiles, which can be installed like normal ceramic tiles. While it is always smart to consult with a professional for any renovation, it is possible to install limestone tiles on your own. Simple clean the area you want to place the tiles on (be sure to replace any old or water damaged surfaces beneath the tiles). Then, affix the tiles to the surface and grout in between them. Be sure to thoroughly clean the grout off of each tile and then seal the tiles to protect them from water. This process is simple, quick, and useful in many places.

Limestone tiles can be placed inside and outside your house. Try them for bathroom floors, inside showers, and on bathroom counter-tops. They look especially nice when accented with a few ceramic tiles in a design. Mixing colors and textures of limestone and then combining this with a stand-alone, glass panel shower configuration can also create a unique bathroom look. In the kitchen, limestone tiles can cover floors and counter-tops. They are also nice accents to backs plash (as mentioned before) and wainscoting. Beyond the bathroom and kitchen, take limestone outside for more interesting options.

Outdoors, you can use limestone tiles to build patios, accent outdoor kitchens, and to cover the superficial surfaces of cooking islands, grill platforms, fountains bases, and raised flower beds. As in the bathroom, the advantage of using limestone lies in the way you can combine colors and mix and match with other materials like ceramic tiles, concrete, and brick. Limestone is also nice outside because it is an all-natural material. It will blend in with both the blues of pools and water features, or in more gray or beige tones it can complement flowers, shrubs, and trees. It is also more sustainable than some other masonry materials, and can help you build a particularly green outdoor space.

Since they are so lovely, versatile, and easy to install, head on down to your local masonry materials store so you can explore the possibilities of limestone tiles in your next renovation project!

Author Bio: Mr Masonry renovates with Limestone tile. All his Limestone comes from General Shale.

Category: Home Management
Keywords: Limestone