Expert Answers in stone

ANSWER – I have seen Carrara Marble installed in showers and steam shower successfully, but I have also seen where there were staining problems.

Many marbles contain pyrite (iron sulfide) minerals which is a natural…

ANSWER –  I assume  that when you said “tikes” you meant “tile”.  So I assume you have marble slabs installed on your floor, and that you are saying that an 18 square inch spot on…

ANSWER – If you have a number of wet/dark spots on your newly installed marble slabs, it may be that the marble slab was installed in a spot bonded method.

If the marble slab was…

ANSWER – If you have dark stains at the seams of the limestone fireplace, that suggests that the stone installer used a sealant or resin for those joints that bleed into the stone leaving a…

ANSWER – Quartz Stone is a man-made material that is about 90% natural quartz suspended in a resin base.

Natural stone and quartz stone can be affected by various chemicals.  The chemicals whether very acidic…

ANSWER – Marble is made up mostly of calcium carbonate, which is a material that is sensitive to acid.  Lemon juice is acidic with a pH around 2; neutral is a pH of 7.   So…

ANSWER – Depending on whether the travertine tiles have been maintained properly or not over the years, it may require a more in-depth cleaning; particularly if there is staining in the stone.

Generally speaking, on…

ANSWER – There are many different types of stains, so the trick is to try to determine what caused the stain, because if you know that, then you have a chance at figuring out how…

ANSWER – There are many different types of stains, so the trick is to try to determine what caused the stain, because if you know that, then you have a chance at figuring out how…

ANSWER – First of all natural stone can vary in appearance and performance depending on which quarry it comes out of or what portion of the quarry it comes out of.

Some natural stones have…