Well Equipped Stone Restorers in Your Area Ready to Renew Your Dull Stone Surfaces

With over 24 years of experience in the stone restoration sector, The Marble Man is Australia’s number one stone polishing, sealing and repair specialist.

We service GOLD COAST | BRISBANE | SUNSHINE COAST | NORTHERN NSW | TOOWOOMBA | SYDNEY | & CANBERRA| Our top-notch restoration procedures bring out the beauty and detail in marble and other natural stone surfaces.         

We polish, seal and repair all stone surfaces. There is not much point having beautiful marble or stone surfaces if they don’t look great.  The most common maintenance required for 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

When we polish your marble or stone surfaces (Benchtops, Floors and Bathrooms) we want you to be assured of our quality and level of service. This is why we offer all our clients a 8 point guarantee.

The Marble Man team offers 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 MM Story of Stone Restoration

The Marble Man was started in 1992 by Shaun Roberts, current owner and Managing Director. Although Shaun’s background was in stone manufacture and installation, he recognised a need in the industry for stone restoration services. At that time diamond abrasive and sealing technology was developing at a rapid rate in the United States yet it was not being widely used in Australia. The Marble Man began using this new technology and found that it was extremely effective and produced amazing results.

The Marble Man has continued to grow since then and now has a team of expert stone restoration specialists and a large fleet of vans in your area ready to restore your stone surfaces. It is the largest stone restoration company in the QLD and NSW region and continues to grow due to its reputation for providing quality stone care service. The Marble Man uses cutting edge technology and will continue to update its equipment and services so it remains at the forefront of stone restoration in Australia.

Our administration and sales team are trained and available on line and on the phone to answer your questions. If you would like us to inspect your stone and advise on its repair or restoration, an experienced technician will visit at a time convenient to you and provide a no obligation, free quote.

Call us on 1300 627 626 or visit our Website now.

Natural Stones Need Regular Check Up & Maintenance to Keep Their Classic Beauty & True Elegance

Adequate stone care and maintenance will allow your natural stone surfaces to remain beautiful and last their full lifetime. There is a growing demand for maintaining and restoring marble, granite and other natural stone from all parts of the country.  

Polished natural stone floor tiles can become worn and stained over time and require stone restoration treatment. Over time these floor tiles will become dull and scratched and possibly have spills on the surface that cannot be cleaned off. These require professional stone restoration and polishing such as the ones offered by The Marble Man.

The stone restoration processes involve the resurfacing of marble and natural stone to regain their original perfect gloss - the restoration also includes the removal of stains and cleaning and sealing of stone surfaces.

Polished natural stone showers can become dull and stained from the use of incorrect cleaners and as a result become mouldy and dirty, as they are so harder to keep clean due to the dullness.

To clean the shower walls, our stone care experts use special detergents and scrapers to remove all excess soap scum from the surface of the stone walls and glass shower screens. Over time it is hard to keep up the cleaning of the shower areas, which is why it is a good idea to have them professionally cleaned every 12 months.  The floor is repolished using abrasives to remove the dull and etched surface off the stone tiles, which are usually caused by harsh cleaners. We recommend sealing of all stone showers after cleaning. This will help keep the surfaces clean and reduce mould growth.

The Marble Man provides excellent stone care service in the field of natural stone repair and restoration works for homes, office buildings, hotels, hospitals and luxury residential complexes and corporate facilities. We have the facilities and manpower for large and small scale stone repair and professional cleaning job.

We specialise in Polishing, Repairing, Cleaning and Sealing marble and other stone surfaces. Our successful and reputable business, based with head office on the Gold Coast, has been servicing Northern NSW to the Sunshine Coast for the past 23 years.  We have now been operating in Sydney, Canberra and Newcastle for the last 2 years.   

CALL us today on 1300 627 626 and book an appointment, so a stone care specialist will visit you at a time convenient to you and discuss Polishing, Sealing or Repair of your stone surface as per the requirement. We provide this stone care evaluation free of cost.

Specifications of Marble Floor Polishing and General Stone Restoration Tips

There is nothing more enjoyable than being welcomed by a mirror like marble floor in your home or office! Marble floors look beautiful and elegant but they become rough with scratches, stains and dirt over time. Polishing is essential to remove the foreign particles that have been rooted in the pores of marble. Polishing removes scratches and restores the marble to its original colour and appearance.

Why Floor Polishing Required for Marble and Other Natural Stone?

Over time, the surface of your marble floor becomes dull due to grime, spills, scruffs and scratches. When the original surface is thus spoiled, it opens the door to further damage. Stains caused by spills become more visible when the shine of the marble floor starts to fade. You can protect your marble flooring with regular buffing and polishing. Since this is a short term fix, you need to invest in professional stone restoration if you want to get better results.

Polishing protects your marble floor from future damage. The smooth and reflective marble floor after polishing will leave the visitors breathless. In addition, the cost of restoring and polishing your marble floor is nothing when compared to the price that you would pay for replacing it.

How to Keep the Lustre of Marble Floor Intact?

One easiest and affordable way to clean marble floor is by spray buffing because this method removes dirt from your marble floor and applies a layer of polish without using water on the marble floor. Stone polish is an effective sealant and therefore it prevents the porous marble to absorb stains and liquid spills. Buffing is not recommended when you wish to clean the marble floor yourself. 

Buffing and polishing require expertise and technical knowledge; therefore you are advised to hire an experienced stone restoration and repair company to do this job. These professionals will thoroughly clean the surface of your marble floor and then they will apply polish on the top layer. This will restore the original glassy shine and will provide much more dazzling appearance to your marble floor.

Professional stone restoration is not a single step process. It is quite detailed and is useful to maintain the shine of marble surfaces. Here are some simple everyday tips that can help you to keep your marble floor polished:

• Use mildest detergent to clean your polished marble floor.
• Always try to dry the polished marble floor after washing because it will prevent soiled water from running over the marble and dirtying it again.
• Ask from your stone restoration specialist about the best sealer that can be used to protect your marble floor.
• Change the water of your bucket when it becomes dirty while cleaning or else you will just move the dirt from one place to another part of your marble floor.
• When anything such as tea, coffee or red wine spills on the marble floor, wipe it out immediately. This will prevent staining your floor if you manage to remove it on time.

In the end, just make sure to keep a regular professional marble polishing schedule so as to make your floor last longer and always look dazzling. For further details, visit The Marble Man, Australia’s No.1 stone restoration and repair specialist or call them right now on 1300 627 626 for a free quote. 

Why Does a White Marble Surface Change to Yellow?

It is a common problem that white marble gradually changes to yellow colour when not maintained properly. Although flooding is the common cause for the marble to turn yellow, there are also several other reasons for this change. Natural Stone Restoration specialists like The Marble Man from Gold Coast can rectify the damage after finding the appropriate cause for the colour change.

Possible causes of marble colour change:

Not doing regular maintenance: When the marble is not maintained regularly, the finely polished surface gets scratched and gets worn out. This causes the marble surface to become pitted, rough and scratched, making it to attract all the dirt and debris. As marble flooring is porous, improper maintenance and improper cleaning can cause the pores in the white marble to collect dirt and discolour the marble to yellow and even to brown colour also. Substandard cleaning products, dirty mop, infrequent cleaning are the most causes of yellowing.

How to cure: The stone cleaning product should be alkaline as the acidic cleaners make the stone dull. Apply the appropriate cleaner and scrub with a soft brush. Then rinse the floor thoroughly. Repeat the procedure till all the imbedded dirt is completely removed. Even after so many repetitions if the marble remains dull then consult a Stone professional like ‘The Marble Man’ for stone repair and stone maintenance.

    

Wax Coating Build-up: Marble flooring should not be coated with acrylics, waxes urethane and many other coatings. The poor quality of these irrelevant coatings can cause the white marble to turn yellow. When these materials are done multiple coatings, the layer becomes quite soft allowing the dirt and debris to get embedded in the layer of the coatings. So these coatings should be frequently stripped but they are often neglected.

Recrystallization is a process to polish the marble floors. When the marble floors are polished in the moisture condition it will turn the white marble to yellow colour.

Method to Cure: To remove this yellow colour on the white marble, it has to be stripped well with commercial wax stripper. It is wise to do this stripping with the help of stone restoration professional. When you do it yourself, there is possibility of the abrasive pads to scratch the marble surface. If the marble is re-crystallized, it is necessary to remove the crystallized layer with the help of the experienced professionals by polishing and then honing.

             

Yellow due to Iron Staining: The white marble contains naturally the deposits of iron. When the iron becomes oxidized due to exposure of water, household bleach and acid cleaners, it will discolour the polished white marble stone. So it is highly recommended not to use white marble for showers. The main cause for the change of white marble to yellow or brown is iron oxidation. Like the rusting of metal, when the stone gets exposed to air and water, the white marble discolours to yellow or brown. If this colour change is left unattended it is difficult to reverse and may lead to tile replacement.

The change of white marble to yellow colour is a common problem. The new installations should be well sealed with good quality sealer or impregnator which will prevent the oxidation of the iron by not exposing to moisture. Marble floor Restoration to their original beauty and shine can be done professionally by the expert team of ‘The Marble Man’. It may be yellowing due to oxidation or improper maintenance or water staining or abrasion or scratching, the expertise of The Marble Man will restore your white marble to its original white shine and beauty. Call now: 1300 627 626.