Scratches
Sand and grit carried from outside by shoes can easily scratch and abrade the marble surface like a sandpaper. Unprotected furniture legs may leave scratches too. Dragging heavy objects or sharp items on the floor can cause verydeep scratches or gouges that may be permanent.
Prepare the floor for flattening. This part of restoration is the most powerful and dynamic. It’s lippage removal or flattening. It step consist of grinding and leveling floor. Even new installed marble tile floor can have some tiles be upper or lower of floor flatness. This step removes all ledges, roughness and brings flatness to marble floors. Also, this step can remove the deepest scratches and stains.
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting mostly of calcite and dolomite. Marble is actually formed by the metamorphism of limestone, over time and temperature changes. When most people think of marble, they imagine a hard stone that is white with gray markings. In reality, it can also have irregularly colored marks due to the presence of impurities such as silica and clay.
Marble is a metamorphosed limestone composition. It started out as limestone which over many years in the earth’s crust has recrystallized due to heat and pressure. The original carbonate minerals and the fossils become coarse grains of calcite.
DO clean up spills immediately to minimize damage to your stone.
DO use trivets or mats under hot dishes and cookware.
DO use place mats under china, ceramics, silver and other objects that can scratch the stone’s surface.
