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Marble floors

Started by esteban
about 14 years ago
Posts: 35
Member since: Jun 2010
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I have marble floors in my kitchen and two baths. They are dulled, a couple of tiles have liquid stains, and a couple of other tiles are cracked/broken. Any hope of refinishing it to look like new again or would I be better off buying new marble or other tiles? Who does good marble restoration work? Thanks.
Response by bramstar
about 14 years ago
Posts: 1909
Member since: May 2008

Marble will etch, stain, and dull if not properly taken care of. Ideally, you need to seal the stone every 6 or so months. A good fabricator should be able to polish/buff out some of the stains. As for the cracked pieces--nothing to do about that except replace.

If you do decide to replace the entire surfaces, I would strongly recommend going with porcelain tile rather than marble. Much more durable--less likely to crack and stain.

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Response by Primer05
about 14 years ago
Posts: 2103
Member since: Jul 2009

Esteban,

I have someone who can refinish your marble. Each time he has done it for me the marble looks like new

Email me at primerenovations@mac.com

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Response by midtowner
about 14 years ago
Posts: 100
Member since: Jul 2009

what is the name is the marble sealer?

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Response by NYCMatt
about 14 years ago
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Member since: May 2009

Rip it up and replace with linoleum.

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