There are truly few flooring materials that can match marble when it comes to timeless class, luster, and beauty. That’s likely why you sprang for a marble floor in the first place. But all that beauty and shine doesn’t necessarily remain timeless on its own. It’s in fact a real hawk-eyed process to ensure marble continues to look as beautiful as the day it was installed. While it doesn’t require round the clock care, a marble floor will wear and wither if you allow it to without doing routine maintenance and restoration when necessary.
Below are some of the most important things to know about the marble restoration process and the importance of it for your floor.
Marble is not invincible
While marble is one of the sturdier and longer lasting materials for a floor, it won’t last you forever. How many times have you walked through old buildings with marble stairs and found dips in each stair where people routinely walk? Marble will breakdown. It can loose its shine, it can become physically worn in high traffic areas, and it can even crack if enough force hits it or a small chip is left to erode over time. Don’t think your marble is impenetrable because it needs care and attention.
Enhance look and fix damage
The most important reasons to get an inspection on your marble floor and a quote for restoration is to make it beautiful and even safe again. Aesthetically speaking marble will wear own, become rough, and loose its shine over time. This is likely the first sign of aging and a cry for help from a neglected marble floor. That’s a procedure that involves polishing and refinishing. Marble, like any stone, can also crack and chip, which requires professionals to repair before the crack grows. If left alone, even a small bit of damage could grow larger and even eventually pose a safety risk.
Save money in the long run
Repairing a marble floor can get expensive fast. That’s why it’s so important to have a routine inspection and maintenance routine for your marble floor to catch potential problem areas before they become expensive to solve. And marble floors that have lost their sheen can be bad for resale value if you go to sell your property and your marble floors are going to require the new owners to do some maintenance themselves.
Additional Questions
How do you restore a marble floor?
Polishing is the most common form of marble floor restoration, and it is one you can see to yourself if you’ve got a small area of marble without a ton of damage or wear on it. A mixture of baking soda and water applied with a nonabrasive cloth and left to soak for a few hours is a good polish mixture that is safe for both the floor and your home.
Hiring a professional floor restoration company is probably the smartest and safest option. Depending on the size of the area and amount of wear, tear or damage a stone restoration service will produce beautiful floors that you will admire for years. It is an expense that is more than worth it, especially if you love the look and feel of timeless marble.
How often should I get my marble floor polished?
This will depend on how much traffic your marble floor gets and how big of an area it takes up but a good rule of them is at minimum once every three years or so. When your marble floors are professionally restored, polished, and sealed, they will probably last longer than that. Ultimately, it’s a personal preference. If the marble is in a small area, you can polish it yourself at your discretion.
Talk to a Stone Floor Professional
Marble is adored by many and for good reason, so reviving your marble floors is a no brainer. Restore-A-Floor in Brighton has both the knowledge and expertise to help you bring back the look and feel of the marble you originally installed. Our stone refinishing professionals are skilled in special techniques, as we use the best tools and products for each stone restoration project.
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