I am thinking of paving my front porch with Arizona sandstone, to be placed on top of an existing cement porch. I notice that it is very grainy and tends to shed grains of sands when rubbed. And it is extremely porous, and will leave a reddish trace on your hands after water is applied and it is rubbed.
So, as a front porch material, will I have to guard against people tracking red sand into the house? is that really a problem? And does its high porousness make it more susceptible to erosion and breaking down after installation?
I assume it will stain fairly easily. Should I treat it with anything to prevent against staining?
And finally, will it get slippery when wet? It seems to be non-slip, but a good rain might make it slippery/
I do not live in the Southwest. I live in Maryland, but I love the stone and would love to use it. I am just not sure that it would be the right choice.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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