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.
Who are we?
We are based in Hertfordshire but cover North and West London as well. We are professional tile restorers and work with all types of natural stone and are able to completely grind and resurface, deep clean or polish and maintain these materials.
Our service is pretty comprehensive and we can offer deep cleaning of all types of tiles as well to include, Cement encaustic tiles, Quarries, Victorian and also exterior tiles. With in depth knowledge of deep cleaning techniques and processes we are fully equipped to bring your natural stone back completely.
Limestone polishing and refurbishment
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
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.
Deep cleaned and then polished
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!
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.
