Boston area marble restoration jobs vary from house to house and from commercial building to commercial building. This particular job was a sunroom for a fine home just South of Boston on Route 128. They had several rooms of polished Crema Marfil, fairly large 13 inch tiles.
According to MSI, “Crema Marfil Marble from Spain is a classic cream marble with tan undertones. This collection is ideally suited for indoor bathroom and kitchen applications, such as backsplashes, flooring, countertops, and wall coverings”. It looks stunning in this setting, creating almost a monochrome color for the room.
The Marble Restoration Process – How It Works
This marble restoration job was a honing and polishing job in Canton, just south of Boston. That involves running diamond abrasive pads over the floor to remove a very thin layer of stone. Essentially, the process exposes the fresh stone underneath.
First, we needed to move some of the furniture out of the way. When polishing a floor, we want to do the whole floor, from wall to wall. Then the honing process takes several stages, so it’s not a one pass procedure. It’s more like the way wood floor refinishers sand and refinish floors. Wood floor companies sand the floor several times, starting with rough sandpaper grits and gradually proceeding to finer, smoother grits to leave the floor very smooth for the final finish.
That’s how marble restoration works as well, whether in Boston or anywhere else. At first we start with a low grit, rougher diamond. For example, a typical starting grit might be 60 grit or 100 grit. (The grit system for our diamonds is exactly the same as the grit system for sandpaper, but the abrasive’s form is different than sandpaper used by wood floor companies).
One important difference, though, is that we always do our diamond honing wet. That keeps the dust from becoming airborne. It makes some mud on the surface of the floor, but that’s easy to vacuum up and wash. So there’s no vast dust cloud all over your house!
End results? The floor came out awesome and the client was very happy!
If you have a marble floor that is showing its age and you’d like it restored, feel free to get in touch if you’re in the metro Boston area. You can call or text us at 617-221-4002 or just fill out the form below.
Our contact information:
Act One – Marble and Tile
15 Main Street # 138
Watertown MA 02472-4403
https://cleanpolishmarblegraniteboston.com
617-221-4002 Text or Call
