Marble floor restoration in Bracknell

 

Marble floor restoration in Bracknell

 

Marble is one of the most sought-after stones on the market because of both its beauty and its high resistance to damage. There are times when marble restoration services like ours are needed because marble floors are not completely indestructible.

When it comes to marble tile restoration, Tile Cleaning Agents has the know-how to get the job done right. When your marble flooring is in need of some TLC, here are some tips from our team to help you out.

Even if you can't prevent or control any damage, our marble repair team is always ready to assist you in any way possible. Avoid panicking or doing anything that could worsen the situation.

 

Removing Marble Scratches

If your grandchildren come over for tea and instead of using crayons on paper they prefer to draw with little sharp items into the soft stone, you'll have a scratch on your marble. The best thing to do in this situation is to contact in the professionals, as our marble restoration services team can have the surface re-polished within an hour.

When tiles are small this creates a lot of potential for lippage. This is when the machine can’t reach the lower tiles. Before the larger machine could be brought in, these scratches had to be cleaned up manually because of the lippage.

 

Marble with a Vinegar Stain

It doesn't matter how quickly you wipe up an acidic spill on your marble floor; it's already too late by the time it reaches the surface. We sand and polish stone to remove vinegar stains from marble, a process that is only possible because of the stone's thickness and resilience. We can use hand-tools, but this could make the targeted region deeper than surrounding stone, so it's recommended to utilise a larger floor-rotary machine so that the repaired marble can be seamlessly integrated with other tiles. "Feathering in" is a term used to describe this method.

Marble-like qualities can also be found in limestone, particularly when the stone is dense and polished. When the light bounces across the surface, the spilling stain may be clearly seen even if you're standing above it. After the service you'd never know there had been a spill on this floor!

 

Marble Floor Efflorescence

When salt moves through marble, it creates a white hue on the tile's surface, which is known as efflorescence. Marble tiles which have recently been installed and the tiler may have forgotten to use an impermeable glue that would otherwise separate the cement, which contains the salts, from the permeable stone above. Whenever the floor gets wet the water dissolves the salts which is then form a solution which is wicked to the surface of the stone. As the solution dries the salts crystalise at the surface. These crystals need to be removed on a regular basis until the salts beneath the tiles are depleted.

 

It can take months or even years for cement to harden. Cement dehydration can cause some movement in tiles, which could cause them to shatter and release their efflorescence at the same time.

 

Correcting Marble Floor Lippage

Lippage, which occurs when one or more tiles are put higher than the rest of the tiles, is another problem that our marble restoration team encounters on a regular basis. Tile polishing materials can be damaged even if there is only a minor amount of protrusion.

Lippage can cause the diamond pads, which marble restoration professionals use to restore the shine to stone floors, to crack throughout the service because they are made of resin, which is hard and can't bend. Because the discs were unable to reach the lower area of the tiles around the borders, this resulted in the tiles not being sanded properly. Using this technique, you end up with an unwanted picture-frame effect.

It's for this reason that softer sponge-type pads have been developed by several vendors, which allow the restoration experts to reach the lower areas of tiles. However, instead of a super-flat mirror finish, these types of pads generate a surface with an orange-peel effect and low clarity of reflections.

As a result, there is a noticeable decrease in sharpness and a noticeable increase in lumpiness in the finished product. Softer stone particles are knocked off by the sponge's gentle pressure, which only leaves behind the more durable stone. An unattractive appearance can be achieved in some limestone tiles that are made up of rough tiny particles. On the other hand, Carrera marble with its beautiful wavy patterns can produce a lovely velvety texture, revealing the gentle curves of the stone. This is both visually and tactilely appealing to the eye and the touch. This tumbled effect is often created for gneiss stone kitchen counter tops.

Marble restoration is often better left alone until professional services like ours can be called upon, as we've seen on a number of occasions. The last thing you want to do is inflict more damage on the situation by attempting to fix it yourself.

Several widely recognised professionals have taught us at Tile Cleaning Agents about marble repair processes. A safe solution to deal with these challenges has been developed.

Just as importantly, we're able to provide that mirror quality independent of any damage caused by spills or lippage. The reason our prices are so low is NOT because we sacrifice quality, but rather because we have learned how to be more efficient! Consequently!

 

If You Have Marble Repair Concerns, Please Contact Us! Get in touch with us right away!

 

Just fill out the form on our website here: https://www.tilecleaningagents.co.uk/ and we'll get back to you as soon as possible with a free estimate for your marble restoration needs. Call us at 01344 374671 or text us at 07919 624005 to get in touch with us directly today.