Stone Restoration Can Save You Money… But It Can’t be Cheap
One of the most costly decisions you can make is choosing a contractor based on price only. A contractor who has not had the proper training or who has little o...
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How to Get a Poultice to Stick to a Wall
A Stone Advisory Magazine reader asks, “How can I get it to stick to the wall?” We can almost see the cartoonish frustration of one attempting to make liquid de...
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Grout Color Sealing
One fastidious customer shares her motivation for getting her grout cleaned then color sealed, and how it was 'life changing' and reputation salvaging for her.
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Hollow tiles or cracking tiles and grout? Read this before ripp...
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 co...
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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, ...
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What You Need to Know About Caring for Soapstone
Do you have or are you considering soapstone for your countertops? Here are some tips for caring for soapstone and keeping it beautiful.
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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 hi...
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Color Sealing your grout… is it all it’s cracked up to be?
Grout color sealing is all the rage, and for good reason. Mostly. Learn what you need to know about this service and how it can be the service you are the next...
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Do’s and Don’ts for Routine Care of Your Kitchen Co...
First rule for proper care of your countertops, table tops, vanities, etc.: make sure they are properly sealed. To check, spill a little bit of water onto them ...
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Stain Removal On Natural Stone Surfaces
Stain Removal is the ONLY service that a stone restoration company CANNOT guarantee. Stains are the result of colored liquid being allowed to seep into the ston...
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Why does white marble turn yellow ?
The problem of yellowed white marble is not uncommon. All over the United States I have encountered marble that has turned yellow, and even brown. Although floo...
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Know About Sealing Your Natural Stone
Worried about stains on your marble, granite and other natural stone, but terribly confused about whether or not to seal? Many people find that they are given a...
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The Lemon Juice Test
Thinking about buying new countertop? Here is an easy but very effective way to test any granite for usability…
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Marble Cleaning?
We get many calls from homeowners asking for Marble Cleaning services. While we do offer marble cleaning, we rarely find that what the customer is actually look...
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The Ten Most common Stone Problems
The Ten Most common Stone Problems by Frederick M. Hueston
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