Professional Tile and Stone Restoration London
Cleaning, polishing and refurbishment of tile and stone
Professional Tile and Stone Restoration London

Stone & Marble Polishing (North London & Herts)

 

There is nothing quite like freshly honed, polished, sealed and buffed natural stone!

Well at least to me anyway, and when one  looks closely there can be found appreciation and variation in every natural stone floor that is refurbished because they are all unique in their own way.

Our stone and marble polishing service

We are based in Hertfordshire but cover North and West London as  well. We are professional tile and stone restorers and work with marble, limestone, granite , quartz, Silestone, Corian , slate and most natural or man made stones. Our service is pretty comprehensive and we can offer deep cleaning of natural stone as well as resurfacing, honing, polishing and crystallising to super high shine!

Limestone polishing and refurbishment

light brown limestone kitchen floor tiles with mid sheen , polished and sealed in St Albans

Limestone is a lovely material to work with and always produces a satisfying result after restoration. Limestone is a calcium based sedimentary  stone and is very porous so although it is fairly easy to resurface and polish it is subject to staining and regular maintenance is important.

Marble polishing and refurbishment

stunning large format cararra marble tiles resurfaced and polished to a high shine near Potters Bar

Marble truly is a beautiful stone! Marble is a metamorphic rock that basically was limestone millions of years ago before all the heat and pressure in the earth transformed it into this stunning material. Although less porous and harder than limestone , marble is still calcium based and therefore severely impacted by acidic chemicals. You would be surprised how many liquids in the home are acidic! Proper maintenance and periodic sealing are essential to keep your marble at its best.

HIGH GLOSS CRYSTALLISED WORKTOPS

Dark grey limestone marble kitchen worktop that has had crystalliser polishing paste applied to create very high gloss in North London Crouch End
High gloss limestone marble after crystallisation polishing paste applied

Why not treat your old limestone and marble work surfaces to an attractive super high polish. This finish involves a chemical that helps the stone to achieve a durable crystal like finish. Its more scratch resistant and just looks amazing! I offer kitchen work top polishing all over North and West London. Also Herts, South Bucks and Bedfordshire.

thorough restoration of limestone floor tiles in this farm style living area in a Hertfordshire property. Tiles were grimy and dirty but completely brightened up and look great after extensive resurfacing and polishing. Chemical cleaning was also undertaken
These limestone travertine floor tiles had not been touched for 20 years. I made use of steam cleaning (sparingly and with caution) to reach deeply ingrained dirt deposits and then polished the stone up to perfection. It looked like a completely different floor!

Deep cleaned and then polished

limestone in the process of being deep cleaned. Image shows half a tiled floor dirty and the other half clean. The difference between clean and dirty is huge.

Above we can see the deep cleaning process ( involving safe alkaline detergents) that lifts heavily ingrained dirt and grime out of the pours of the tiles. This is a good opportunity to detail scrub the grout lines and remove any dirt that is too deep for the resurfacing process to remove. This deep cleaning really works well on pitted limestone and Travertine that may have allot of holes in it.  The stone always lightens up and looks nice and fresh from the deep clean!

stunning marble floor polished up in Hertfordshire. Image shows before and after restoration. Marble is a nice grey and creme combination
This grand hallway was in a dull flat state. Polishing really brought these marble tiles alive again!
This white marble bathroom tiled floor was crystallized to get that extra high shine
This white marble bathroom tiled floor was crystallized to get that extra high shine

Polishing your stone tiles

 

Once all nice and clean we are able to recondition the surface of the tiles to either bring up a shine , crystallise or leave them more of a matt sheen if the client prefers. Stone polishing requires diamond pads with a wet process to cut slight layers off the stone to bring it up to higher smoother levels to create a shine. The stone is finally buffed to bring out a natural shine in the stone.  Deep scratches and etches will require a deeper cut on effected areas.