Get the Natural Gloss Back to Your Tired Looking Marble and Other Stone Surfaces

The Marble Man polishes, seals and repairs all stone surfaces. 

There is not much point having beautiful marble or other stone surfaces if they don’t look great.  Here’s what one of our valued customer writes, “Well I have marble kitchen benches that are 5 years old and I’ve just had them re-honed and polished, so let me tell you what you need to know.” She is from DIY Decorator. She further wrote, “I called The Marble Man in Brisbane to re-hone and polish my marble kitchen benches.  Here’s what they did….” She was pretty happy about the outcome that she put the Before & After pictures of her stylish kitchen in her blog article.

The most common maintenance required to stone is to have the surface polished occasionally to bring the natural gloss back to the surface. Polishing of marble and stone floors and benchtops can make the difference between a dull tied bathroom or floor and a brand new looking stone surface.

At The Marble Man, we use several different polishing techniques to produce amazing results to tired looking marble and stone surfaces. Does your marble or Stone look Dull, Worn, Stained or Scratched? Need it polished and looking like new again? YES

The Marble Man provides 5-Star service on Polishing Marble and Stone Benchtops, Floors and Bathrooms.

Marble Polishing Guarantee

We offer an 8 point guarantee to showcase our quality and level of service.

Marble and Stone Polishing

Our technical stone restoration team extends a huge range of polishing systems to produce many different finishes depending on your requirements.

Kitchens and Vanity Benchtops

Marble or Stone benchtop Polishing

Marble or Stone Benchtop Honing

Floor tiles

Marble or Stone Floor Polishing

Marble or Stone Floor Honing

Bathrooms

Marble or Stone Shower Polishing

Marble or Stone Wall Polishing

Marble or Stone Vanity Polishing

The Marble Man operates in Gold Coast|Brisbane|Sunshine Coast|Byron Bay |Sydney| Canberra| Newcastle|Central Coast. Our customers recommend us as Australia's Number One Marble, and Stone Restoration Specialists.

Stone Care

It is a common misconception that natural stone surfaces are pretty easy to maintain as they are strong materials, but the real thing is that even though stones are robust and highly resistant, they require regular maintenance. Most natural stones are porous like our skin and this makes them vulnerable too. The maintenance needs are professional cleaning, sealing and polishing. And after professional restoration, your stone surfaces will look fresh and new for six months to one year by protecting against moisture and harmful spills.  

The Marble Man has a team of experienced technicians who receive hands on, practical training on stone care processes and are kept up to date with the latest techniques and technology.

Call us on 1300 627 626 to arrange an obligation free stone restoration quote, or even better email us some photos of the Marble/Stone surface so we can advise of the results we can achieve.

Know Your Natural Stone - Commercial Care & Cleaning

Basalt Paving

The most popular igneous stones used in building construction are granite and basalt, which means that they are cooled from the magma stage of molten rock, minerals and gases. Both contain large quantities of quartz and silica, but it is the heavy metals such as iron and magnesium that give the stones their dark colour.

Granite

Granite is great stuff. It's coarse-textured rock in which individual mineral grains are easily visible. Granite is strong and extremely durable. It mainly contains the minerals potassium, feldspar and quartz with small amounts of mica. Most of the continent is made of granite.

Granite is one of the hardest, most popular building materials used in the world and is commonly used indoors for kitchen benchtops, bathroom vanities, floors and furniture. Outdoors it is used in large structures such as bridges, monuments, retaining walls and steps and in large public floor areas due to its solid character and ability to withstand deterioration. Granite is usually used as a slab rather than a tile, so its weight must be considered when choosing an application.

Polished granite is hard wearing, easily maintained, heat, chip, bacteria, fire and scratch resistant and is not affected by acidic liquids such as juice, coffee, tea and wine when treated with a good quality penetrating sealer. Granite has an ageless beauty, is longer wearing than manmade stones and will retain its colour and finish longer than other stones.

Colours are usually shades of black, grey, brown, red, pink and yellow, which are determined by the minerals trapped when the stone is forming.

Basalt

Because the magma comes out of the earth and cools very quickly, the minerals have very little opportunity to grow. Basalt is thus extrusive and very fine grained.Basalt is also known as bluestone. It was traditionally used for cobbled roads and laneways due to its durability and because water drained away from the surface efficiently allowing it to dry quickly. It was also popular due to its texture, which made it a non-slip surface. It is now commonly used in outdoor areas for paving, stairs, exterior wall cladding, ponds, landscaping, pathways and indoors for countertops, walls and floors. 

Colours are usually blue-grey, green-grey, grey and black.

Formation & Characteristics of Igneous Stones

Igneous stones are exposed to extreme heat, hence the name ‘igneous’, which comes from the Latin word ‘ignius’ meaning fire. Igneous stone is either ‘intrusive’ or ‘extrusive’. ‘Intrusive’ stone is formed underground where rock located up to 40km under the earth’s surface melts at temperatures of up to 900 Degree C and becomes magma. The magma rises and cools slowly, trapping gases and minerals, and eventually solidifying into stone that has large crystals and a coarse texture. Granite is ‘intrusive’ stone.

‘Extrusive’ stone such as Basalt develops above the earth’s surface. It is formed from lava that flows from volcanos on to the earth’s surface and into the sea, or from volcanos under the sea. The lava settles on the earth or on the ocean floor and cools. The faster cooling process, due to the lower temperature at the earth’s surface and under the ocean, encourages smaller crystals to form.

Stone Restoration Service by The Marble Man 

It is a common mistake to think that granite and basalt stones are pretty easy to maintain as they are made of strong natural stone quarried from the mountain ranges. But the real thing is that even though they have a strong surface and are highly resistant, it needs regular maintenance that includes cleaning, sealing and polishing as per the usage. These stone surfaces can be maintained to look as new for six months to one year by protecting against moisture and harmful spills.  

We have a team of experienced technicians who receive hands on, practical training on stone care processes and are kept up to date with the latest techniques and technology. We provide service at: Gold Coast|Brisbane|Sunshine Coast|Byron Bay|Sydney|Canberra|Newcastle|Central Coast.

If you would like us to inspect your stone and get advice on its repair or restoration, an experienced team member will visit at a time convenient to you and provide a no obligation, FREE Quote. Call our office today on 1300 627 626 or Email us to book your onsite evaluation.

Order Your Christmas Stone Restoration & Cleaning with Discounts

It's Christmas time. 
Did you have your natural stone surfaces restored to welcome the guests?

In Australia, we have Christmas in midsummer. People celebrate their Christmas day having picnics on the beach, and surfing or spending their time playing cricket, football or other outdoor games. So Santa Claus is coming to beach but before that, he gives the reindeer a rest and uses kangaroos for his fun ride!

In place of the usual fur-lined red suit, Santa Claus rocks swim trunks and sunglasses. Santa also gets numerous letters filled with gift ideas from all the youngsters, and on Christmas night he brings gifts to all good girls and boys – the interesting thing here is that six kangaroos will be found pulling his sledge in the night sky.

Many offices have pre-Christmas lunches or parties on Christmas Eve although these events may occur as early as the 2nd week of December. People hang wreaths on their front doors and sometimes go out Christmas carol singing on Christmas eve. People also decorate their houses and gardens with Christmas Trees and Christmas lights.

Preparations for Christams starts in October or even earlier; all the shopping, renewal of home decor etc. are done well in advance. Being Australia's Number One Marble, Granite, Travertine, Stone Benchtop and Tile Restoration Specialist, The Marble Man used to have busy time these days. Because we give special discounts for Christmas, many households take this as an opportunity to repair or restore the whole marble or stone surfaces in their house.  

At The Marble Man,  we mainly do stone Polishing ( Benchtops, Floors and Bathrooms), Sealing (Kitchens and vanities, Floors and Bathrooms), Repairs (Kitchen Benchtops and Floors) and Cleaning (chemical, abrasion, and heat methods are applied according to the type of the marble or natural stone surfaces).  

To help you best we recommend that you phone us to discuss your stone surface restoration job or even better email us some photos of the material so we can advise of the results we can achieve. 

Get a free stone restoration quote:

Phone: 1300 627 626.

Website: The Marble Man

7 Tips to Keep Your Natural Stone Surfaces As Good As New

If your lovely natural stone surfaces are not properly maintained, everyday wear and tear can badly affect their appealing qualities. Natural Stone is delicate and porous, so it easily absorbs spilled liquids and oils causing staining. In order to preserve the beauty of marble, granite and other natural stones and also to get the longest life, one has to be very careful and observe the following stone care and maintenance tips:

• It’s good to use coasters under all glasses, while you serve alcohol or citrus juices. Acids in our common foods and drinks can etch the natural stone surface.

• Avoid placing hot items directly on the stone surface. Even though many stones can withstand heat, make it a habit to use trivets or mats under hot dishes.

• Spills are to be removed immediately. Don’t wipe, only blot the spill with a paper towel. Flush the area with water only after the spill is completely removed. Residues from cooking oils and everyday food spills, as well as hairspray or other cosmetics are harmful to natural stone. Frequently clean interior floors with warm water and a clean, non-abrasive dry dust mop. Sand, dirt and grit do the most damage by scratching the delicate stone surface.

• Employ only neutral, pH-balanced Cleaners formulated for natural stone. Never use vinegar, lemon juice or cleaners that contain acid such as bathroom cleaners, grout cleaners or tile cleaners on your precious natural stone surface.

• Use rugs at door entrances to avoid sand, dirt and grit coming in contact with stone surfaces. This simple step can save your stone floor from scratching.  

• Natural stone surfaces must be protected with a penetrating sealer to maintain their natural beauty. Sealing is a must have investment in the future longevity of your new or existing stone surfaces.

• Particular care is to be given to your natural stone in the bath or other wet areas. Hard water or soap scum can damage the sheen of stone surfaces. First ensure that the sealing is intact in the area. Remove the Soap Scum on a regular basis using a non-acidic scum remover. 

For deep stains and etch marks, we recommend professional refinishing that’ll only restore the fresh, new look and feel of your benchtops or tile floors. There is not much point having costly marble or stone surfaces if they don’t look great! For detailed information about stone maintenance, visit our Website or call us now on 1300 627 626 for a free stone restoration quote.