Golden Granite (Litchi Surface): A Textural Journey from Quarry to Building Facade

Golden Granite with a litchi surface is the "textural standout" of modern building exteriors. Its rough yet uniform surface texture retains the natural hardness of granite while providing exceptional slip resistance and visual depth through specialized processing.

Production Process

1. Quarry Extraction: Intact stone blocks are separated from Suizhou's local golden granite quarries using wire saws and controlled blasting, ensuring raw materials are free of cracks and feature consistent color.
2. Cutting & Shaping: Blocks are cut into standard slabs with infrared bridge cutters, with thickness controlled between 20–30mm to meet structural requirements for exterior dry hanging.
3. Litchi Surface Processing: High-pressure pneumatic chisels create dense, lychee-like indentations on the slab surface, with a depth of approximately 1–2mm, while maintaining clean, smooth edges.
4. Polishing & Protection: The surface is lightly polished to remove burrs, then coated with a waterproof protective agent to enhance stain resistance and weather durability. Final quality inspection and graded packaging complete the process.

Industry Applications

It is primarily used for dry-hung facades of high-end residential buildings and commercial complexes, as well as outdoor applications like plaza paving and landscape retaining walls. Its warm yellow tone complements modern, New Chinese, and other architectural styles, making it particularly popular in premium real estate projects across the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta regions.

Transportation & Handling

1. Transportation: Packaged in wooden pallets with foam corner protectors, secured with steel straps during full-load transport to prevent surface friction damage. Long-distance shipments require rainproof covers to avoid water absorption and weight gain.

2. Handling: For exterior dry hanging, stainless steel brackets and expansion bolts are used, with 8–10mm gaps between slabs to accommodate thermal expansion. Before installation, verify texture direction to ensure visual coherence.