Detailed description of the sea-washed stone products

1. Product Overview

Sea-washed stone, also known as water-washed stone or exposed aggregate, is a classic and highly expressive landscape and architectural facing material. It mixes natural colored stones, quartz sand and other aggregates with special binders through a special process, spreads and compacts them, and then washes them with water before the surface cement begins to set, revealing the texture and color of the natural stone and gravel, creating a natural, retro and richly textured decorative effect. Its name, "Hai Xi", vividly depicts the visual effect of its surface being as smooth and simple as if washed by the waves.

2. Core Features and Advantages

Natural aesthetics, rich texture: Retains the original color, shape and texture of natural pebbles, offering a variety of particle sizes (such as 3-5mm, 5-8mm, 8-10mm, etc.) and color combination options, creating a unique visual and tactile experience.

Durable and resistant to pressure and wear: The surface stone grains have high hardness and are closely combined with the binder to form a high-strength surface layer, which can withstand long-term pedestrian trampling and general loads, and has excellent durability.

Anti-slip safety: The exposed surface of the stone grains provides excellent friction, maintaining outstanding anti-slip performance even in damp environments. It is suitable for areas with high safety requirements such as swimming pool edges, walkways, and slopes.

Permeable and environmentally friendly: By adopting special paving techniques (especially in combination with the cushion layer), excellent permeability can be achieved, which helps rainwater seep in quickly, replenish groundwater, alleviate the urban heat island effect, and is in line with the concept of sponge city construction.

Easy to maintain: The surface is dense and not prone to dirt accumulation. It only needs to be rinsed with clean water on a daily basis to stay clean, and the maintenance cost is low.

Flexible design and strong plasticity: It can be applied to various substrates such as flat surfaces, curved surfaces, and vertical surfaces, and can achieve complex patterns, logos or artistic creations through processes such as inlaying, grid division, and color matching.

3. Main technical parameters

Aggregate types: natural river pebbles, quartz stone, granite gravel, colored artificially burned stones, etc.

Common particle sizes: 1-3mm (fine particles), 3-5mm, 5-8mm, 8-10mm (coarse particles).

Bonding material: High-performance colored cement or special resin-based binder.

Surface layer thickness: Usually 10-20mm (depending on the particle size of the gravel).

Compressive strength: ≥ 25 MPa (adjustable according to project requirements).

Scope of application: indoor and outdoor walls, floors, landscape walkways, squares, around swimming pools, tree pits, flower beds, artistic sculptures, etc.

4. Application scenarios

Landscape gardening: Park paths, square paving, courtyard walkways, retaining wall finishes, water feature revetments.

Building facade: The exterior wall decoration and column cladding of the building provide a unique texture and feel.

Interior space: Distinctive background walls, exhibition hall floors, and partial embellishments in commercial Spaces add a natural and artistic atmosphere.

Municipal engineering: permeable slow lanes, bus stops, and surfaces of urban furniture (such as seats and flower boxes).

Specific areas: Kindergarten activity area (safety and anti-slip), blind path (with tactile guidance available), anti-slip ground in the swimming pool and hot spring area.

5. Brief description of construction techniques

Base treatment: Ensure that the concrete or mortar base is solid, flat and clean.

Line marking and division: Mark lines according to the design pattern and install partition strips (such as copper strips, glass strips, etc.).

Spreading the slurry: Evenly mix the special slurry for sea washing stone in proportion and spread it on the base layer, with a thickness slightly higher than the designed surface layer.

Compaction and smoothing: Use a trowel to thoroughly compact and smooth the stones to ensure they are evenly distributed.

Water washing to expose the aggregate: When the surface cement begins to set (with slight marks left by finger pressure but not sticky to the hand), evenly rinse the surface cement slurry with a spray gun until about 1/3 to 1/2 of the gravel is exposed, with a clear and beautiful texture.

Maintenance and protection: After cleaning, cover for maintenance. Once completely dry, apply a transparent protective agent to enhance color and stain resistance.

6. Optional styles and services

Color customization: Single color series (off-white, gray, black, brown, etc.) or mixed color series (seven-color mixed matching, customized color matching) are provided.

Pattern customization: Supports custom inlaying of enterprise logos, cultural symbols, and artistic patterns.

Surface effect: Standard natural surface, highly smooth surface (treated with special techniques), antique and aged surface.

Supporting services: Provide technical consultation, sample making, on-site construction guidance and suggestions for later maintenance.

7. Our commitment

We carefully select high-quality natural aggregates and environmentally friendly bonding materials, strictly control production and process standards, and ensure that every square meter of sea-washed stone presents outstanding durability and artistic beauty. We are committed to working closely with designers, developers and construction parties to transform creative ideas into accessible natural landscapes.