Month: June 2014
New ideas for your home
Due to the wide range of stones that Marfilpe has at its disposal, makes possible to our customers create many ideas for your home.
Projekta Constroi Angola Fair
Marfilpe participated for its second term in the Projekta By Constroi Angola Fair 2013 held in Luanda from 24 to 27 of October.
An article about decoration
The walls were lined with stones a big hit in interior decoration in the 50s , a trend that was eventually replaced by other textures over the years 70 .
The walls lined with stone again be featured in the early 2000s and currently supply on the market is so diverse that you can find the same type of stone in different shades , shapes and sizes , whether square , irregular or filleted . Your choice will depend on how you want to decorate the space .
This decoration can be used in most rooms of the house such as living rooms, bedrooms , bathrooms , kitchens and balconies . Unless you want to give a rustic environment division , choose to take just one wall of the room for a modern , elegant and comfortable environment . But to achieve this result , the ideal is to combine the remaining decor with the tone and style of the coated wall, in order to balance the environment .
Given the growing demand for this type of decor and due to the nature of the material , the choice of decoration may prove a bit costly so it is important to inform and seek all possible solutions according to your budget . Moreover , given the difficulty of its implementation , it is recommended that the application is made by a professional . Anyway , here are some tips when you apply the stones in the wall :
- Before applying, make sure the wall is clean and no signs of moisture. If it does not find level should correct the same, and where the wall is too smooth, it will sprinkle with mass for the stones have a greater adherence
- Its application is always done from the bottom up with a concrete adhesive. You should always leave a few inches at the top and bottom of the wall, in particular, the boundaries between the wall to the ceiling and the floor given the likelihood of the stones dilate slightly with temperature. Apply silicone in these spaces to prevent moisture rising
Like other decorative elements, the stones also require some maintenance and cleaning. In the market there are some products to be applied on the rocks that protect them from moisture and prevent the emergence of a micro organism that may arise on the rocks over the years and does change its color.
Source: Complexo Magazine
Batalha Monastery
The Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória ( better known as the Batalha Monastery ) is located in Batalha, Portugal , and ordered the construction in 1386 by King John I of Portugal as a thanksgiving to the Virgin Mary for the victory in Aljubarrota . This Dominican monastery was built over two centuries until about 1517, during the reign of seven kings of Portugal , although since 1388 there have already lived the first Dominicans . Example of the Portuguese late Gothic architecture , or Manueline, is considered World Heritage by UNESCO , and July 7, 2007 he was elected as one of the seven wonders of Portugal . In Portugal , the IPPAR still classifies it as a National Monument since 1910 .
At the start of the building of the Monastery of Batalha was built a small temple , the remains of which were still visible in the early nineteenth century. It was in this building – Santa Maria – a-Velha , also known as Old Church – who celebrated Mass, giving support to the shipyard workers . It was a poor work done with limited resources .
In – schematic traits knows the evolution of the site itself and the degree of progress of the works . It is known that the initial project corresponds to church , cloister and monastic dependencies inherent , as the Chapter Room , vestry , dining and attachments . It is a model that resembles the adopted , in terms of internal organization , the great monastery alcobacense .
The Founder’s Chapel , funeral chapel , was added to this initial draft by King John I own , as did the roundabout Funeral known for Imperfect Chapels , the initiative of King Edward .
The lower cloister and adjacent dependencies , would be due to the initiative of King Afonso V were observed, the disinterest of John II the building . Would receive the royal favor with Manuel , but only up to 1516-1517 , ie , until its decision in favor decidedly factory Jeronimos Monastery .
The monastery was restored in the nineteenth century , under the direction of Louis Mouzinho Albuquerque , according to moth Thomas Pitt, the English traveler who had been in Portugal in the late eighteenth century , and who had known all over Europe through the monastery of his prints . In this restoration , the monastery suffered more or less profound changes , including the destruction of two cloisters , near the Unfinished Chapels and a framework of extinction of the religious orders in Portugal , the total removal of religious symbols , trying to make the monastery a glorious symbol of Avis dynasty and especially its first generation ( generation illustrious said Camões ) . Date that time the current configuration of the Founder’s Chapel and the extension of the term Batalha Monastery (celebrating Aljubarrota ) over Santa Maria da Vitoria, in an attempt to eradicate the title which definitely remember the religious past of the building .