What are the differences between marble and engineered stone? 

1. Appearance

Marble is known for its natural beauty and luxurious appearance, each slab is unique making uniformity difficult for large projects. Engineered stone offers a wide selection of both designs and finishes, with versions identical to marble and other natural stones. There are formats with uniformity options to achieve large-scale sequences. 

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2. Durability & Resistance

Despite being durable, marble is fragile and very susceptible to stains & scratches, and to maintain its appearance, it requires constant maintenance. In contrast, engineered stone is highly durable and has properties that protect it from stains or scratches. Being non-porous, keeping it clean is easy & simple. In the coming days, we will let you know more about the differences between marble and engineered stone.

3. Costs & Availability

The marble and other limited natural stones tend to have very high prices in unique colors or designs, due to their scarce availability, making it very difficult to find these exotic pieces and transport them to their destination. Technological stone in its latest versions has designs, textures, and colors identical to these natural stones, at a lower cost, and constant availability; even if you wanted to, you couldn't differentiate natural stone from technological stone.

The installation of technological stone saves you a lot of headaches, as it has constant width and measurements, is easy to install and maneuver. Marbles require cuts, polishing, and a more complex installation.

5. Environmental & Social Impact

The marble industry is highly polluting, from its extraction, transportation, and processing, it creates a negative impact on our planet, not to mention that the industry is sustained by the exploitation of human beings in third-world countries. At Interni Austin, we are proud to say that we work with sustainable technological stone factories, in line with the latest Italian regulations, helping to make a change in the finishes industry to continue pushing towards a sustainable world without sacrificing the finishes we use in our spaces. Now that you know this, will you continue to use marble and other natural stones in your projects?

To learn more about our technological stone and how it can transform your projects, explore our website o visit one of our showrooms.