Stylish Lapitec® is the world’s first and only silica-free stone, making it the safest choice for your home.
Your home should be a haven. The right products can make all the difference when it comes to the house’s overall look and feel. Enter Lapitec®, a stylish silica-free, 100% natural stone that has all the beauty of nature without any of the health risks that come with engineered stone products.
It’s no secret that there are devastating conditions associated with engineered stone. Silicosis is a serious disease that affects the lungs. Beginning with symptoms such as shortness of breath and tiredness, it can lead to difficulty walking and eating, and increases the risk of tuberculosis, emphysema, kidney damage and lung cancer.
From July 2024, most states in Australia will ban the cutting of engineered stone to protect stonemasons and fabricators from this life-altering condition. Thankfully, there’s an alternative on the market — and it looks good.
Unfortunately, many tradespeople have been exposed to the risk of silicosis by companies who have not adhered to the strict safety rules,” Samuele Tosi, Lapitec Australia’s Managing Director, says. “But this risk can now be removed with Lapitec® stone which provides a totally safe alternative to existing building products.”
Lapitec® is the world’s first and only 100% silica-free stone. This innovative product is designed and manufactured in Italy via the sintering process, a completely safe method of production. A mix of natural materials free of silica, inks, resins and petroleum derivatives are subjected to heat and through the patented vacuum-vibro-compression process to create Lapitec, resulting in a product that looks good and measures up when it comes to durability and design.
The safety and quality of Lapitec has been proven internationally. Lapitec has been recognised by the European Commission as the first and only sintered stone in the world (CE mark). Today, Lapitec® is present in over 70 countries worldwide.
In addition to this, in June 2022, Lapitec was tested by TestSafe Australia, the specialist chemical analysis branch of Safe Work NSW, and certified to be a crystalline-silica free and Cristobalite-free stone product.
This is a huge breakthrough for the industry and a game-changer for Australian homeowners who now have access to Lapitec, the first product of its kind to hit Australian shores.
Choosing Lapitec® in your home is choosing safety and style. By selecting this product, you can have confidence that you’ve done the right thing by industry workers while still enjoying high-quality Italian craftsmanship.
And this product has many benefits. Lapitec® is hygienic, antibacterial, stain and scratch- and chemical-resistant, as well as being strong enough to withstand heat and frost. It’s easy to clean, UV stable and is a full-body material is a full-body material with through veins, no print, ensuring it’s diverse enough to suit a range of applications. Of course, it’s also silica and resin free. Lapitec® is also VOCs-free (volatile organic compounds) which means that is safe when in contact with food .
Lapitec® is the best stone for your kitchen, with benchtops and splash-proof cladding available. In the bathroom, elegant Lapitec’s non-porous, non-absorbent, moisture-resistant qualities make it inhospitable to mould, making it the perfect choice for this space. It’s also non-slip, ensuring safety for yourself and those you love.
Elsewhere in the home, Lapitec® is suitable for use in most places you’d find stone, including indoor flooring, indoor cladding, customised furniture pieces and fireplaces. Externally, think building cladding, the pool and spa, the outdoor kitchen — the only limit is your imagination.
Lapitec® comes in a range of colours and styles, ensuring it will suit any design aesthetic.
Ask your building designer or architect about choosing this safe and stylish stone today, and rest easy in the knowledge that you’ve chosen a product that promotes the sense of serenity you want in your home — without causing harm to anyone else.
Visit the Lapitec website today to find out more.
