Description
When consulting Jim Lytell Marble and Stone Restoration, it is good to know the basics about your natural stone floors.
Natural stone can be grouped into three classes
- Igneous rock is formed when molten rock (lava or magma) cools and hardens. Granite and serpentine are examples of an igneous rock.
- Sedimentary rocks formed by deposition of particles, or “sediments” laid down in successive strata and cemented together by another agent. The materials of which they are formed are derived from preexisting rocks or the skeletal remains of sea creatures. Limestone and sandstone fall into this category.
- Metamorphic rock altered in appearance, density, crystalline structure, and in some cases, mineral composition, by high temperature and intense pressure. Includes slate derived from shale, quartz based stone from quartzitic sand, and true marble from limestone.
When it comes to choosing cleaning products, natural stone can simply be classified into two general categories according to its composition: siliceous stone or calcareous stone. Knowing the difference is critical when selecting cleaning products.
Free on site estimates for your natural stone floors and counter tops.
Services offered:
Natural stone restoration:
- Grind natural stone, polish natural stone, and seal natural stone
- Grind natural stone, hone natural stone, and seal natural stone
- Flatten the natural stone surface, hone and seal the natural stone
- Natural stone flattening, natural stone polishing, and natural stone sealing
- Fill holes in the natural stone
- Fill cracks in natural stone
- Efflorescence Removal from the natural stone
Natural stone maintenance:
- Clean natural stone and seal natural stone
- Clean natural stone, hone natural stone, and seal natural stone
- Natural stone cleaning, natural stone polishing, and natural stone sealing
- Scratch Removal from natural stone
- Stain Removal from natural stone
- Fill holes in natural stone
- Fill cracks in natural stone
- Efflorescence Removal from natural stone
