Stone Cleaning
Stone surfaces are becoming very popular in residential and commercial environments. There many families of stone such as, travertine, limestone, slate, flagstone, marble and granite. There are also many types of stone within each stone family. Travertine in particular has many colors and styles; styles like honed travertine, tumble travertine, tumble travertine with chiseled edges, tumble unfilled travertine. You get the picture.
Just as there are many families of stone like travertine, limestone, slate marble, and granite, there are many techniques for cleaning every stone surface. Each surface must be treated according to its circumstance. Some are sealed, some are not sealed, some have impregnating sealers, some have surface sealers, some are over sealed, some are waxed, some have a grout haze. The Tile & Stone Nerds offer a FREE in home estimate to determine the condition or your floor and what it needs to meet your expectations.
Stone Sealing
Properly sealing all of your stone surfaces will extend the life of your investment and will also protect against damaging liquids and minerals like salt. For outdoor stone, sealing is even more vital to protect against weathering. Just as cleaning requires different techniques so does sealing. Natural stone comes in different degrees of porosity. Generally speaking, the more polished a stone is, the less porous it is. We commonly see honed and polished travertine that has been over sealed by home owners and contractors that don’t understand how seal properly.
There are also many types for sealers; clear impregnating sealers, enhancing sealers, surface sealers, sealers for indoors and sealers for outdoors. The Tile & Stone Nerds will help you determine which is right for you according to it’s location and what you hope to achieve. This approach coupled with good maintenance, ensures a beautiful stone that will stay looking that way for years to come.
Stone Polishing
The Tile & Stone Nerds offers stone polishing for all types of reflective natural stone including: marble, granite, travertine, terrazzo and other natural stone surfaces.
When properly polished the stone will have a vibrant sheen and will also improve durability and stand up better against day to day traffic and spills.
Polished Travetine From Entry
Polished Travertine In Bathroom
Polished Travertine In Office
