Marble Tile Repair and Polishing in Cambridge

Cambridge Massachusetts is home to many fine stone floors, built back in the day when stone installers took a lot of pride in their workmanship. But over the years, ‘life happens’ and the floor can get dull from foot traffic and wear and tear. This example was about marble tile repair, regrouting and polishing.

We were called to help solve a problem with a kitchen floor. In fact, several tiles right near the refrigerator had cracked and the grout had become worn and was hard to get clean.

Unfortunately some times a repair is not feasible. If the subfloor is too weak, or if it’s not stable, it may not work. For example, there may be no matching tiles available.

Fortunately, the homeowner had saved extra tiles from the original installation, so we knew the marble tile repair would blend in naturally. The plan was to replace the cracked tiles, polish the whole floor and then regrout the whole floor so all the grout would look the same. No one would ever know there had been a problem – an ‘invisible repair’!

If you need a marble tile repair, feel free to get in touch with us. Initially, we usually ask folks to start by sending us a photo or two of the area. And also tell us whether or not you have the original matching tile and we’ll get you a quote in writing asap.

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Our contact information:

Act One – Marble and Tile
15 Main Street # 138
Watertown MA 02472-4403
617-221-4002 Call or Text

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We Service All of Eastern Massachusetts

Restoration of Historical Tile Floor in Copley Square Boston

You never know what ‘buried treasure’ you’ll find underneath old floors in Boston! Tile restoration can bring an old floor like this back to life.

One gentleman in Copley Square was renovating his condominium and discovered that the cheap carpeting that had been thrown down all over his unit was actually hiding an old floor, undeniably a very old floor.

In fact, this floor was so old it was original to the building, when it had been a hotel to some of Boston’s finest. It reminded me of the individual piece custom built patterns of old Victorian homes. (Some of which you can still buy today, a shameless plug for Original Style in England). He wanted to restore it to its former state, but due to age and being covered with thick old carpet glue, it was a real project to get it clean and refinished!

How We Got the Floor in Shape

We actually had to actually use paste paint remover to get the blackened glue off the face of the tile. Along with a LOT of scrubbing! We then used a gloss sealer to add a light shine that he wanted. It was missing a few tiles, but he was OK with a bit of imperfection, as long as the majority of the floor looked great.

As a result, he got to have his floors restored to their proper historical state and we got a few nice before and after photos from a job well done.

If you have an old floor or tile or marble surface you’re considering having refinished or restored, give us a call or text at 617-221-4002 or fill out the form below and we’ll see if we can help!

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

Service Area Map of Eastern Massachusetts
We Service All of Eastern Massachusetts

Need Tile Repair in Eastern Massachusetts?

Recently a fairly famous local restaurant called us for a ‘semi-emergency’ tile repair and refinishing. They’re a local Boston legend in fine dining circles and were nearing the end of their renovation, which had to provide a true ‘first class’ experience.

However, one of their dining rooms just wasn’t working out right. The floor was a magnificent old handmade Mexican Saltillo tile. Overall, it had just become worn down from foot traffic and we needed to do some heavy duty refinishing. Plus, one tile had come loose and it was not going to be possible to find a suitable replacement – these tiles were somewhat unique in size and color.

Oh, By the Way, This is a ‘Rush Job’ Tile Repair!

Oh, and we needed to finish the job by this weekend, as in 100% done by first thing Monday morning! In addition, they had a long list with a lot of other tile cleaning, tile repair and refinishing to make the restaurant look good as soon as possible. Monday morning – white glove inspection time!

If you give this job to someone who doesn’t know any better, he can actually ruin the floor. That’s because Saltillo is soft and can dissolve under heavy abrasion. Literally disintegrate!

So we used strong but safe cleaning liquids, minimal abrasion and commercial strength floor finish along with some hand scrubbing and TLC. They wanted the lighter color grout lines colorsealed (that’s a recoloring process for sanded grout lines).

Results? Monday morning the floor was ready to host a party and easily passed inspection. If you click on the photos above you can get a higher resolution picture that shows the detail better.

If you have a Mexican handmade Saltillo tile floor or any tile you’d like us to repair or any refinishing or tile replacement in the Boston/Cambridge/Eastern Massachusetts area, feel free to call or text us at 617-221-4002 or fill out the form below for a free price quote. We’ll take your work seriously!

Our contact information:

Act One – Marble and Tile
15 Main Street # 138
Watertown MA 02472-4403
617-221-4002 Text or Call

Service Area Map of Eastern Massachusetts
We Service All of Eastern Massachusetts