Tips & Articles

Hollow tiles or cracking tiles and grout? Read this before ripping it all out.

When you walk across your tile and grout floor, does it sound more like cheap laminate? Or when you drop a spoon, does it sound like it’s landing on an empty container? Is your grout cracking? If so, some of your tiles may be in the process of separating from the underlayment. Before you rip it all out, read these simple and inexpensive possible solutions.

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Why Use a pH Neutral Cleaner for Granite Countertops

Perhaps you have been told that your granite countertops can be cleaned with glass cleaner or a solution of dish soap and water. According to Maurizio Bertoli, the “Godfather” of natural stone care, using a pH Neutral cleaner is the only way to properly clean your granite countertops.

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Sealers…. are they always necessary?

The following article was written by Maurizio Bertoli,  considered by many to be the 'godfather' of stone restoration. He passed away in 2008 but his influence in the industry continues on. The past 12 to 15 years witnessed the birth and phenomenal surge of a type of product for which nobody had ever felt the need...
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