Stair Stone

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The most often used stones for stair construction are shown in the section below. This link also shows you every stone that has been used for staircases.


Why A Stone Staircase?

The material of the stairs can be stone, wood, glass, metal, and artificial materials and artifacts. But, in general, the best, most beautiful, and most popular materials for making stairs are stone. Because, in addition to its beauty and variety in natural colors and designs, stone has considerable resistance.
Since they can withstand more pressure than the floor, Stairs must have adequate resistance. Due to the passage of time and unfavorable conditions, its color does not change, nor does it break. That is why stones are the right choice.

A Guide For Selecting The Best Floor Stone

The Standard Choice For Stairs Stone

The standard for choosing a stone for stairs can be divided into two significant factors: inside and outside the building. Since these are essential factors in the choice of stone, the type of stone and stone processing depends on the application in one of these two cases.


Stairs in interior spaces should be more beautiful, and more delicate, with a glossy and transparent surface. Outdoor stairs must withstand harsh conditions (both in terms of weather and in terms of use). Besides, they must not be slippery and have good surface friction.
In general, stair stones should be selected with a thickness of more than 3 cm to have high compressive strength.


The Price Of Stair Stone

In February 2024, granite stair stone ranges in price from $6 to $26.

In February 2024, marble stair stone ranges in price from $7 to $30.

In February 2024, crystal marble stair stone ranges in price from $9 to $24.


Stair Stone Gallery


Staircase Stone For Interior

1. Marble Staircase

The interior of the building includes the building’s stairs, duplex stairs, and even the threshold of the interior doors. Marble stairs are among the most common and suitable choices for these places thanks to their reasonable price, beauty, variety of colors and designs, standard resistance, and easy cleaning and maintenance. These stairs are used with a glossy surface finish.

Harsin marble staircase
The most common and best types of stair stones are Harsin marble and Dehbid marble.

The Khoy marble stair stones with exquisite stone handrails are shown in the two photos below.

These photos show a stunning combination of salsali marble and spider marble stones in an apartment staircase in Tehran. You may find it simple and secure to purchase online stair stones from Vazinstone.

You can see a great look at the black veins in the Pietra grey marble in the photos of the staircase below. To avoid slippage, the stair edges were given a scratched finish.

This staircase has a unique appearance thanks to the combination of Qorve crystal marble and Pietra grey marble stones.

2. Granite Staircase

In the next stage, there is granite. Although it has a higher resistance than marble, it does not have a variety of designs and colors. It is heavier than marble and will increase the weight of the building. The color variation in domestic granite quarries includes light gray, dark gray, black, red, orange, and green.

Black granite stone at the entrance of the building in the outer space

3. Onyx Staircase

In the next stage, there are Onyx stones that often have all the proper factors and are reasonably priced. Onyx stairs are used in luxurious and ceremonial spaces and buildings and the Shrines of Imams and religious places.


Staircase Stone For Outdoor Space

Outdoors are exposed to the open air, direct sunlight, drought and humidity, rain and snow, and harsh conditions. so :

  • Outdoor stairs should not have a completely polished and slippery surface.
  • Outdoor stairs should be highly resistant to impact, scratches, and extreme conditions.
  • The outdoor stair stone should be resistant to coldness and heat so as not to be subject to weathering and cracking.
  • Also, the beauty and harmony of the outdoor stairs should be in line with the architecture of the building.

1/ Outdoor marble staircase

It may come as a surprise to you that marble is also used indoors. Why?

The issue is that it all comes down to stone processing. Marble often has all the above conditions to be placed outdoors. But the following tips must be considered:

  • Outdoor marble should have a non-slip and polished surface. To do this, you can use flame sandblast on stone.
  • Weathering is general between many marble sorts. So be careful not to use it outdoors. Also, using polished surface marble is not recommended due to the possibility of scratches and weathering.

2/ Outdoor granite staircase

Granite stones are a good option for outdoor stairs under the following conditions:

  • It does not ruin the color harmony of your space.
  • Apply the necessary friction on the stone to prevent pedestrians from slipping with the Flamed Sandblast stone.
  • Use the types with less iron to avoid rust.

granite- stone stairs - outdoor

3/ Flagstone Outdoor Staircase

Flagstone is also one of the attractive, durable, and widely used options for exterior space stairs, gardens, villas, etc. The flagstones are 2 to 5 cm thick, made of outer igneous rocks, and come in gray to red colors. These stones can also be used as steps in Malone (cut and smoothed) or cubic processes.

Flagstone Outdoor Staircase
Outdoor staircase with gabion and pebble

4/ Outdoor staircase with gabion and pebble

Gabions are basket-shaped metal nets filled with objects such as stone, wood, rubble, glass, etc., and are used in various places. One of the uses of gabions is in the construction of stairs. To make gabion stairs, you can use gabion to create uneven surfaces and stone or other materials for the floor of the stairs. In addition, this model is considered a cheap stair stone.

5/ Basalt Staircase Stones in the outdoors

Basalt stone with its unique features, such as very high resistance and unique appearance, can be considered a suitable option for indoor and outdoor space. In the opposite gallery, you can see an example of the work of this stone in the outdoor space with hidden lighting.

Basalt Staircase Stones in the outdoors

White Staircase Stone

White is the most widely used and most common color in stairs; besides, it is strongly recommended to use white stair stone on floors that do not have adequate space and light. White stones for stairs can be marble stones such as Shahiyadi – Salsali Roshan – Koh Sefid, as well as white crystal marble stones such as AligudarzAznaNeyriz. The price of white floor stones is higher than other colors due to the popularity of this stone. You can see the most up-to-date price of white floor stone in SangeVazin.

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Unique Stair Stones

The gallery below shows some exquisite and unique stair stones that you can see. These stair stones are generally streaked and continuously behind one another, and make a sophisticated and eye-catching view. If you put a lamp behind marble stones, you can get a lovely effect as light passes through the stone`s texture.


Frequently asked questions

  1. Why should we use staircase stones at all?

    In addition to the beauty and variety of natural colors and designs, these stones have very high resistance. Since the stairs bear more pressure than the floor covering, it should have an acceptable resistance, so that its color does not change, does not break, chip, etc. due to the passage of time and unfavorable conditions. Therefore, staircase stone is a better choice for stairs as it has more resistance.

  2. What factor should be taken into account when buying a stair stone?

    Whether it is going to be used inside the building or outside is the most important factor to bear in mind.

  3. What stones are suitable for an indoor staircase?

    Marble stone
    Granite stone
    Onyx stone

  4. What stones are suitable for an outdoor staircase?

    Outdoor crystal marble stair stone
    Granite outdoor stair stone
    Outdoor stair stone with flagstone

  5. What is the stairstone`s thickness?

    The stair stones are usually 3 cm thick. Sometimes, granite stones that are 2 cm thick are used as stair stones. In this case, the edges of the stairs are doubled, which makes it more beautiful. Also, as you can see in the gallery, stair edges are occasionally built to 5 or 7 cm thick in various ways.


Factors affecting the price of staircase stone

  • Type of stone
  • Stonemasonry craft design
  • Dimensions and thickness
  • Requested size
  • Loading and unloading place
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