Cov txiaj ntsig ntawm kev siv cov xuab zeb xim ntuj rau cov chaw ua si lom zem: Cov xuab zeb xim pheej yig heev. Cov xuab zeb xim ntuj feem ntau raug xaiv ua cov xuab zeb xim puag ncig, vim tias cov xuab zeb xim puag ncig muaj tus nqi tsim nyog, ntug du, thiab tsis muaj ntug ntse, ua rau nws tsis tshua muaj kev phom sij rau menyuam yaus. Cov xuab zeb xim ntuj muaj xim ntshiab, zoo nkauj, thiab zoo nkauj.
Cov xuab zeb xim ntuj yog ua los ntawm cov pob zeb xim thiab cov pob zeb raws sijhawm xws li marble thiab granite, uas tau xaiv los ntawm kev dag, av, txhuam, ua tiav, ntim, thiab lwm yam. Cov xim yog ntuj, tsis muaj cov xim pleev xim, tsis muaj tshuaj lom, tsis muaj ntxhiab, tsis muaj kuab paug, tiv taus corrosion, tiv taus acid thiab alkali, tiv taus hnub, thiab tsis hloov xim.
Cov xuab zeb xim ntuj siv tau rau hauv cov xim pob zeb tiag tiag, kev kho kom zoo nkauj hauv tsev, cov pob zeb terrazzo, cov xim xuab zeb, thiab lwm yam. Cov xuab zeb xim ntuj siv tau los ua marble, vuas pem teb, vuas duab, thiab cov khoom siv kho kom zoo nkauj, nrog rau qhov zoo ntawm qhov kaj, du, ruaj khov, thiab tiv taus kev hnav.
Cov xim pleev xim siab heev uas ua los ntawm cov xuab zeb xim ntuj, cov xim pob zeb phab ntsa sab hauv thiab sab nraud, cov duab kos, thiab lwm yam khoom tiav lawm muaj cov yam ntxwv xws li kev tiv taus kev hnav, kev tiv thaiv dej, kev tiv thaiv xeb, tsis muaj tshuaj lom, kev nplaum zoo, kev xav zoo nkauj, xim mos, thiab kev nkag siab peb sab zoo. Lawv siv dav hauv kev tsim kho vaj tse, kho kom zoo nkauj sab hauv, cov duab kos, thiab lwm yam.
Cov xuab zeb xim siv tau rau hauv cov xim pob zeb tiag, uas kuj yog ib hom xim pob zeb cuav. Cov xim pob zeb cuav yog hais txog ib txheej uas ua kom zoo nkauj ntawm pob zeb, thaum cov xim pob zeb tiag yog hais txog ib hom xim pob zeb cuav uas muaj cov xuab zeb xim pob zeb tiag hauv nws cov khoom, nrog rau cov teebmeem zoo sib xws. Cov xuab zeb xim feem ntau yog siv rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv tsim kho, xws li cov vuas asphalt xim siv hauv tsev villas, cov ntaub thaiv dej SBS hloov kho ntawm hom schist, cov plag tsev epoxy xim, cov xim pob zeb tiag, thiab cov laug cam sandstone.