Why a Marble Floor Maintenance Program?- Maintain the desired finish year-around
- Keep it clean
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- Avoid high restoration costs |
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| Our Solution |
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| As part of our year-around maintenance program we will execute the following procedures, when applicable, on a monthly basis. |
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| Crystalization (also
known as vitrification) - a marble polishing
process using steel wool and flourosilicate
compounds to protect stone while adding
shine. |
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| Diamond Honing - a process of smoothing the stone, particularly in high-traffic areas (i.e. elevators, entranceways) using diamond abrasives. |
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| Diamond & Powder Polishing - this process uses a combination of super-fine abrasive powders and super-fine diamond abrasive discs to return worn surfaces to a high reflective finish. |
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| Emergency Maintenance - as part of the annual contract, we will respond as quickly as possible in the event of an emergency maintenance need (i.e. sudden stain / etching as result of spill). Since marble is a porous stone, time is of the essence and stains should be addressed in a timely fashion to avoid permanent damage. |
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| Daily Maintenance Recommendations/Tips (for in-house cleaning crew) |
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| The three most important tasks that can be done on a daily basis to keep stone looking new and extend the time before restoration is required are: DUST MOP, DUST MOP and DUST MOP. The most destructive material to stone is sand, dirt and miscellaneous grit. If these substances could be eliminated, then maintenance would be almost non-existent. |
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A stone floor can never be dust mopped too often. Use a clean, non-treated, dry dust mop at least two to three times a day in high traffic areas and less often in low traffic areas. Walk-off mats placed adjacent to entrances will also eliminate a good portion of sand, dirt and grit. It takes approximately seven steps to remove all loose dirt from the bottom of one’s shoes. Keep this in mind when purchasing walk-off mats. Remember if sand, dirt and grit are eliminated, there will be nothing left behind to scratch and dull the stone.
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