Floor cleaning tips
To clean, maintain and protect your floors, coverings and borders, Fabistone offers a range of products developed with the best quality. Here are some floor cleaning tips about 5 essencial products:
Shampooing
Developed for deep cleaning while maintaining the original colour of floors and coverings in outdoor spaces, whether made of concrete or natural stone. It is a non-aggressive product, both for the materials mentioned and for the environment.
Rust remover
To remove traces of rust from floors and coverings. Preserves the integrity of floors, coverings and borders as it does not contain hydrochloric acid.
Effectively dissolves stains caused by rusty water drips, steel grooves, fertiliser granules, etc.
Cleaning acid
For the most encrusted dirt and stains, this product replaces pure muriatic acid in cleaning.
It is also perfect for preparing surfaces before applying paint or a coating, as it improves penetration and adhesion.
As well as being effective, it is more pleasant to use because it releases minimal odours and leaves no residue when washed.
Removal agent
If you want to remove paintwork, traces of tyres, chewing gum or asphalt residue, this is the perfect product to help.
It is effective at cleaning stains and residues from floors and coatings.
Grease Remover
Developed to dissolve, remove and capsulate grease from floors, borders, pavements, coatings, protected or unprotected surfaces.
Efflorescence cleaner
Cleans deeply without deteriorating or discolouring. For uniform cleaning and protection of the colour of your floor.
Replaces muriatric acid, dissolving efflorescence (whitish salt), dirt and cement stains in joints.
We recommend applying with a sprayer.
To purchase these products, contact our sales team on 253 603 600 or info@fabistone.com.
Protect your pavement – Autumn is here
Autumn is the ideal time to prepare and protect your pavement and outdoor space to face the dampest and coldest days.
After a more thorough clean, we recommend applying a specific product that will protect your flooring, as well as giving it some treatment for the erosion already experienced during the summer.
And while we’re on the subject of increasing the protection of your pavement and durability of your floors, here are some of our products:
Invisible protection
A dual action product that fights the penetration of dirt, such as oil and grease stains, while also increasing the resistance of floors to abrasion.
Its mineralisation ensures deep hardening.
Wet look protection
For a wet look and greater enhancement of the original colour and beauty of the floor, this transparent microporous resin allows proper maintenance against oil and dirt on the surfaces of Fabistone floors and coverings.
Natural satin look protection
To protect and preserve the natural look of the floor, especially lighter tones, this transparent microporous emulsion stops the penetration of oil and dirt and prevents the appearance of moss.
To purchase these products, contact our sales team on 253 603 600 or info@fabistone.com.
Clean summer memories from your pavement / floor
It’s time to wash and clean your pavement / floor. Summer brings back more than just memories of hot days and the pleasure of the shadow of your garden.
They are the lasting memories of get-togethers between friends and families, of barbecues that lasted for hours and were filled with all kinds of colours and flavours.
The simple moment of meditation at the end of a cosy day, listening to the birds chirping as they hurry to prepare their nests.
That garden tells summer stories in every nook and cranny, and the paving stones and barbecue bear witness to this.
It’s also time to wash and clean your pavement, not of the good memories, but of the little incidents of the food that has been put down, now impregnated, and the drinks that have been spilt due to carelessness or funny exaggerations.
Fabistone also has the solution for this, in its tips and recommendations for the products to use. We recommend that you:
Start by collecting surface dirt with a broom.
Next, use the water pressure washer, initially in a less visible place to test that the distance and pressure you’ll be using won’t damage your floor.
For more pre-existing and impregnated stains, use suitable, neutral products so as not to damage the floor or any nearby plants.
Here are our different recommendations for different types of dirt.
If you have any questions, please contact the Fabistone team on 253 603 600 or info@fabistone.com.
Traverti Pavement
It was for a villa located in the warm and sunny Alentejo that Marta Aranha chose Traverti flooring. The aim was to give new life to the area outside and around the villa itself and the swimming pool.
In a complete renovation of this estate, Atelier Joana Andrade’s architect integrated Traverti, developed in a custom colour, in an original way, full of beauty and art.
This is a range of paving and walling that recreates the charm of the legendary Travertine, in reconstituted natural stone made from natural limestone aggregates and high-strength hydraulic binders.
Developed for indoor and outdoor use, Traverti flooring has been tested in an independent laboratory, complying with high quality criteria in accordance with standards EN 1339:2010 and DIN 51097:1992. Anti-slip, it also offers low temperature absorption, making it safe and comfortable for bare feet.
Made from authentic models, it resists weathering and offers the physical and chemical qualities of raw natural stone.
Architect Marta Aranha heads the studio’s architecture department and has been choosing Fabistone products for six years.
Data Sheet
Product: Traverti pavement
Dimensions: 60×40
Color: customised
Project: remodelling the exterior of the villa and the area around the swimming pool
Responsibility: Architect Marta Andrade from Atelier Joana Aranha
Location: private house in Alentejo
HD Protector
To increase the protection and durability of your surfaces, we present Protector HD.
Protector HD is a surface hardening additive for concrete, mortar and fibre cement. It can be used on industrial floors, attics, garages, car parks, terraces, ornamental panels, deactivated concrete, etc.
This product penetrates by impregnation and acts by reinforcing the structure and increasing waterproofing. It causes surfaces to harden, preventing the penetration of stubborn stains and protecting against oils and grease.
– Protector HD is a hydrophilic product that is easy to apply by spraying and dries quickly at room temperature in about 30 minutes.
– If necessary, Protector HD can be diluted with water (from 10 to 20%) to favour penetration.
– For concrete protection, the application should be made on hardened concrete (minimum 7 days).
For more information, contact our sales team on 253 603 600 or info@fabistone.com.
Bracara Pestana Coping
With its high degree of softness, resistance and functionality, the Bracara coping adds the elegance your outdoor space is missing.
Non-slip and not very sensitive to temperature, these Fabistone products are perfect for the perimeter of your pool.
The discreetly worked surface makes Bracara coping a product of choice. We developed the Bracara Pestana edging from this product.
The innovation and the real highlight is its curved edge, which provides a perfect finish to hide imperfections in the upper part of the pool and can even be applied to fibre pools.
It is available in the colours Blanc, Gironde, Albero and Pirineus and can be customised on request.
For more information, contact our sales team on 253 603 600 or info@fabistone.com.
Fabistone at Cevisama 2024
From February 26 to March 1, Fabistone was present at the 40th edition of Cevisama. A trade fair dedicated to the ceramics, natural stone and bathroom fittings sector, which takes place every year in Valencia.
As in the previous year, the number of visitors from the professional sector of these markets was similar. Around 70,000 professionals came from all over the world. More than 20 countries visited our stand, including: Australia, the United States, Holland, England, Dubai and, of course, Spain.
With excellent organization and great quality from the exhibitors themselves, this was also the time for the presentation of Fabistone’s latest product: the Bastide coating, which adds to the collection of high-quality design coatings.
As well as meeting market trends, this new item attracted a lot of attention, even after the event, with contacts being made on the American continent, such as Costa Rica and Panama.
More than being satisfied with this participation, there is an enriching feeling of pride that motivates us to continue innovating and pushing new boundaries.
Today, and increasingly, Fabistone is a brand present all over the world, with a growing reputation, the result of the high quality of its products and all the work carried out by an experienced and dedicated team.
All you need to know
Fabistone is an RPI Group company specialized in the development, production and marketing of articles for construction and decoration in reconstituted natural stone.
From its headquarters in Braga, it produces and sells a wide range of products all over the world, enabling construction solutions suitable for living spaces, gardens, swimming pools, patios, terraces, …
Fabistone’s 15,000 m2 factory includes a fully automated production line, a warehouse and a showroom, where it develops, produces and sells interior and exterior floor and wall coverings, borders and cladding.
With a notable and growing presence on the world markets, Fabistone products stand out for their resistance and aesthetic quality, their design and comfort and, even more so, for the high level of safety that anti-slip flooring provides.
A range of products have been developed and chosen for projects and works by important names in architecture, construction, interior design and decoration
The paving designed and produced by Fabistone has factory production control in accordance with the NP EN 1339:2010 standard.
Fabistone in Tektónica 2019
It ended, last weekend, the 21st edition of Tektónica.
Fabistone marked its presence by demonstrating a complete range of reconstituted natural stone products.
From pavements, coverings, walls and borders, which, besides the design, comfort and high security, highlight the charm of the gardens, swimming pools, patios and terraces, indoor or outdoor.
In this edition, the Muralis coating range had the spotlight for its functionality, possibility of customization and sophistication. With its decorative potential attracts decorators, designers and, with great feedback in this edition, the architects.
Fabistone, which since 2004 has become a market leader, is still present in the main world markets as a company specialized in the development and manufacture of flooring, coatings and borders, competing with a product of excellence.
Visit us on 21st edition of Tektónica
Fabistone is present, once again, in Tektónica – Feira Internacional da Construção e Obras Públicas
(Public Works and Construction Internacional Fair).
You could visit us at Pavilhão 1, Stand 1D25, from today until may 11, on FIL – Parque das Nações, in Lisbon, since 10 a.m. until 7p.m.
The 21st edition of Tektónica advertise itself as a lider on construction fair in Portugal that suport companies, promotes internationalization of the constrution sector and explore the oportunities of the national market.