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Stone Polishing and Restoration in New Orleans
We provide stone polishing in New Orleans, LA, and restore marble, travertine, limestone and terrazzo floors in homes and businesses from Metairie to the Northshore. The work comes down to honing the surface flat and polishing it to the sheen you want, then sealing it.
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How stone polishing in New Orleans works, step by step
This page is for owners with dull spots and scratches, or old terrazzo hiding under carpet. It covers how stone restoration runs, why old terrazzo is worth saving, what each kind of stone needs day to day and what changes the price.
Restoration follows the same order on most stone floors. What changes is how deep the damage goes.
Inspect
We start by working out what's wrong. A stain sits in the stone, an etch mark is damage to the surface itself, and scratches or lippage (tile edges sitting higher than their neighbors) need grinding. The Natural Stone Institute says products containing lemon, vinegar or other acids can dull or etch calcareous stone, which is why some dull spots never wash out.
Hone
Honing grinds the surface with finer and finer abrasives until scratches and etch marks are gone. The Natural Stone Institute says etched areas need refinishing or repolishing, and this is the step that does it.
Polish
Polishing brings the honed stone up to the finish you choose, from a soft matte look to a high gloss.
Seal
A sealer goes on last. The Natural Stone Institute says sealing makes stone more stain resistant, not stain proof, so spills still need wiping up.
Built for New Orleans
Can old terrazzo in New Orleans be restored?
Often. After Katrina, the National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association (NTMA) reports, terrazzo floors generally survived intact even though water stood in the city for weeks, many of them in older buildings.
What Katrina showed
Most other floors were lost, from wood and carpet to ceramic tile and VCT, according to the same account. Most of the terrazzo needed nothing more than polishing and refinishing.
A local example
The NTMA account includes the restoration of the Lakefront Airport terminal to its original 1929 design.
Terrazzo under carpet or tile
If you pull up old carpet and find terrazzo, have it looked at before anything new goes over it. We check for cracks, adhesive residue and missing sections, then quote the honing and polishing.
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How it works
What marble, travertine and granite floors need
Different stones react differently to cleaners, so care starts with knowing what you have. Our natural stone flooring page covers the types in more detail.
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Marble, travertine and limestone
Calcareous stone such as marble is made mainly of calcium carbonate, and the Natural Stone Institute says calcium carbonate is sensitive to acidic solutions. Clean it with mild, non-acidic products only.
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Granite and slate
These get the same inspect, hone, polish and seal sequence, with abrasives and sealer matched to the stone. See our granite flooring page if you're still choosing.
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Everyday care between visits
The Natural Stone Institute says sand, dirt and grit are abrasive and can damage natural stone, so dust mop often and put mats at the doors. Efflorescence, which the Institute traces to mineral salts carried by water from below the stone, means moisture that needs fixing before any polishing.
What affects the cost of stone polishing
Every stone floor is priced on site. These are the things that move the number.
- Type of stone Marble, travertine, granite and terrazzo each take different abrasives and sealers.
- Square footage A bathroom and a whole ground floor are very different jobs.
- Depth of the damage Light dulling takes less work than deep scratches, etching or uneven tiles that need grinding flat.
- Repairs and grout Cracked tiles and worn grout lines add steps. Our tile and grout cleaning and restoration page covers that work.
Where we polish stone and how to get a free estimate
We restore stone floors across New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, Gretna, Mandeville and Covington. See all our service areas.
For a free estimate, tell us the type of stone if you know it, the rough square footage and what's bothering you: dull spots, scratches, stains or uneven tiles.
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