Chipped Floor Tiles – Lippage
Chipped tile edges on natural stone and marble floors are usually caused by the marble tiles being uneven. We call this lippage on marble floors. Where the lippge is small, say under 1mm, and then the tiles can be honed flat.
In most cases this will remove small chips from the marble surface. Colour-matched epoxy filler can repair holes and larger chips.
If the lippage is over 1mm, then the floor will need to be ground to make the marble stone smooth. Then the floor can be honed to remove the scratch marks from the grinding.
Again any remaining chips can be filled with an epoxy filler.
Dirty Grout
Sometimes the investigation will show dirty grout on marble flooring. Dirty grout is usually a result of not understanding of marble cleaning; the importance of using a clean mop and using too much water. A wet mop will just move surface soil into the grout lines, causing a buildup that is difficult to remove, so you will need to call on professional cleaning services.
Our cleaning services use a specialist marble cleaning solutions that a homeowner can not get their hands on. We also have specialist equipment to deep clean and rinse the grout. We can then apply a grout sealer. The grout will stay cleaner if you damp mop using a microfiber mop system.
Alternatively, we can grind the marble tiles down to the grout. The floor will be smooth and much easier to keep clean.
Spots and Stains
A marble surface installed in a bathroom, toilet, kitchen or dining room often suffers from ugly etch spots and stains. The majority of food spills contain dyes and have chemicals that can affect a marble surface.
Baking Soda is seen as a common remedy. However we find that while Baking Soda can soak up spills, the Baking soda has difficulty preventing or removing stains.
Check out our guide to stain identification and stain removal.