Check out how good this 30 year old slate floor cleaned up.
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Marble Polishing and Etch Removal Round Rock
Below is a before and after picture of a marble floor we restored. You can see some heavy etching in the before picture on the marble that polished out.
Efflorescense Removal Austin
Here’s some pictures of some efflorescense on a flight of stairs at a commercial building. You may notice the before pictures look like the efflorescence was pouring out from the tile on the step. That’s because it is. The step is hollow because the thinset holding it in place has lost it’s bond with the [...]
Efflorescence
So what is efflorescense? What causes it? Efflorescense is the salts and minerals in cementatious materials like grout, thinset & concrete. All grouts, thinsets and concrete have it present. The problem is when the efflorescense comes to the surface. Water is the culpret here. Water/moisture brings the efflorescense to the surface. Water can come from [...]
Slate Enhancing Austin
Some of you watched the slate cleaning video I posted. Here are some pictures of the slate during and after the enhancing process. I love the way enhanced slate looks. Not all stone enhancers are the same though. All the cleaning, sealing and restoration products we use are from Modern Stone Technologies.
